Orthodox Christianity: Overview and BibliographyCarl S. Tyneh Nova Publishers, 2003 - 347 pages The Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity. There are over 300 million adherents throughout the world. The Orthodox Church is a fellowship of independent churches, which split form the Roman Church over the question of papal supremacy in 1054. The Orthodox adherents include people in: Greece, Georgia, Russia, and Serbia. There are an estimated one million members in the United States. This Advanced book explains the basic principles of Orthodox Christianity and describes in detail the holidays observed by the Orthodox Church. In addition, relevant book literature is presented in bibliographic form with easy access provided by title, subject and author indexes. |
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... Paul assure us of this . The Prophet David says , " The Heavens proclaim the glory of God and the firmament announces the works of His hands » ( Psalm 18 , 1 ) ; while the Apostle states , < « < For the invisible things of him from the ...
... Paul assure us of this . The Prophet David says , " The Heavens proclaim the glory of God and the firmament announces the works of His hands » ( Psalm 18 , 1 ) ; while the Apostle states , < « < For the invisible things of him from the ...
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... Paul writes : << God , who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets , hath in these last days spoken unto us by His son " ( Hebrews 1 , 1 ) . In both these passages we find both ...
... Paul writes : << God , who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets , hath in these last days spoken unto us by His son " ( Hebrews 1 , 1 ) . In both these passages we find both ...
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... Paul : « Faith is substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen » . This means that Faith is the absolute certainty and unshakable conviction that I , the believer , will enjoy in the future blessings which do not now ...
... Paul : « Faith is substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen » . This means that Faith is the absolute certainty and unshakable conviction that I , the believer , will enjoy in the future blessings which do not now ...
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... Paul says , " every house is built by some man ; >> therefore , << he that built all things is God » ( Heb . 3 , 4 ) . The existence of the world , then , presupposes the existence of God . Just as a building points to its builder ...
... Paul says , " every house is built by some man ; >> therefore , << he that built all things is God » ( Heb . 3 , 4 ) . The existence of the world , then , presupposes the existence of God . Just as a building points to its builder ...
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... Paul the Apostle cites : << The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen , being understood by the things that are made , even his eternal power and Godhead " ( Rom . 1 , 20 ) .2 And indeed , what clear ...
... Paul the Apostle cites : << The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen , being understood by the things that are made , even his eternal power and Godhead " ( Rom . 1 , 20 ) .2 And indeed , what clear ...
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Page 15 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor...