Most Bible sceptics tend to take scriptures out of context by not reading the whole chapter or section of a topic that seems contradictory to them. There is important contextual information about the gospels that can help resolve many difficulties around the differences in the accounts of the four gospels. Point 1: The gospels are four books written by four different people that tell…
Before we can look for the Trinity in the Old Testament, we need to clarify a few points about the Trinity itself. What Christians believe concerning the Trinity Christians believe there is one God. Biblical scholars refer to this characteristic of God as “the Oneness of God," clarified as being a single being. We are each a human being, God is a Divine Being.…
Let’s begin with a story. Sarah has been married to Jake for 55 years. As she observes her children and grandchildren, she wishes they could have the same type of loving marriage she has had. She decides to write a letter addressed to her loved ones in which she lists actions, concepts, and attitudes that she believes are needed for a successful, happy, and…
Below are six reasons we do not allow women to be ordained as priests in the Orthodox Church. God came as a man. When man (i.e., Adam and Eve) sinned and fell, the Almighty, Omnipresent, Omnipotent God took flesh and became man to restore humans to their original incorruptible state, i.e., to redeem them. Some Church Fathers write and say that God has no…
