by Richard A. Shaward Matthew 8:28-34 REB When he reached the region of the Gadarenes on the other side, two men came to meet him from among the tombs; they were possessed by demons, and so violent that no one dared pass that way. (29) Son of God, they shouted, what do you want with [...]
Church Timeline
For the first thousand years of her history, the Church was essentially one. Five historic Patriarchal centers (called the “Pentarchy”) – Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome, Alexandria, and Constantinople – formed a cohesive whole and were in full communion with each other. There were occasional heretical or schismatic groups that arose going their own way, but [...]
Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture
by Stephen Methodius Hayes In the past Western Christians were roughly divided into those who believed in an infallible pope, and those who believed in an infallible Bible, and great were the arguments between them. Nowadays the arguments have become somewhat muted, as many Protestants have stopped believing in the Bible, and many Roman Catholics [...]
The Real Reasons why Protestants Don’t Have Bishops (Anymore)?
by Richard A. Shaward I am immersing myself into the [unnecessary as an Orthodox Christian] “Bishops, Elders, and Deacons” controversy for a particular reason I do not want to indulge right now. But in my mass repository of articles I have read is this interesting honest admission (?) about what happened to the 1500 year [...]
What are the Roots of Your Faith?
by Richard A. Shaward Wait !! Don’t say from the ‘bible alone’ because that really is silly. No one goes to the ‘bible alone’ or else there would not be 1000’s and 1000’s of differing competing churches. “If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Catholic Church, [...]
Ignatius of Antioch and the Early Church (Part VI)
An excellent article I have saved on my computer, that fits in with my series of posts on Ignatius. Ignatius is especially dear to my heart because when I became Orthodox I took his name as my Saint name. Also, my family were received into the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese, under the leadership of the Patriarch [...]
Orthodox Justification By Faith
by Richard Shaward There is continuing fighting and bickering and raging debate within Protestantism itself [mostly in Reformed and Presbyterian circles] over the doctrine of “Justification by Faith.” From continuous splits in the North American Reformed communities since the 50′s over this and other issues, with Norman Shepherd being fired in the late 80′s [...]
Reply to Jonathan Edwards’s Treatise on the Will
by Father John Whiteford First of all, Edwards’ treatise seems to me to have more to do with John Locke, than it does with the view of the will found in the Bible. John Locke was a great thinker, but was essentially a theistic empiricist. His views on human psychology seek to apply the principles [...]
Another FREE Resource – Harmony of the Gospels
Here is another great FREE resource in the New English Translation project. A Harmony of the Gospels with Eusebius Reference Notes and other great features. Single PDF file. Enjoy !!! Harmony of the Gospels
The Ascension – MAY 24
