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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... become God by grace , as our Christian faith teaches us . And thus , though man's soul is already endowed by God's grace with immortality , he now achieves eternal blessedness . He becomes blessed in and through God . But let us expound ...
... become God by grace , as our Christian faith teaches us . And thus , though man's soul is already endowed by God's grace with immortality , he now achieves eternal blessedness . He becomes blessed in and through God . But let us expound ...
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... become faithful and believers ; they fall on their knees to pray and to ask God to help and protect them . 5. The Various Types of Religions As we all know , all men do not have the same religion . There are many and varied religions ...
... become faithful and believers ; they fall on their knees to pray and to ask God to help and protect them . 5. The Various Types of Religions As we all know , all men do not have the same religion . There are many and varied religions ...
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... become Christ - like , that he will rise from the dead and inherit the heavenly kingdom . And even in matters concerning our earthly life , he hopes that God's promises to protect us from every danger in our lives and to save us from ...
... become Christ - like , that he will rise from the dead and inherit the heavenly kingdom . And even in matters concerning our earthly life , he hopes that God's promises to protect us from every danger in our lives and to save us from ...
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... becomes wine and takes on a new appearance and taste ... In the olive it becomes oil ... and is transformed into bread when mixed with flour ... and into many others creatures and crops " . We have become accustomed to view as ...
... becomes wine and takes on a new appearance and taste ... In the olive it becomes oil ... and is transformed into bread when mixed with flour ... and into many others creatures and crops " . We have become accustomed to view as ...
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... become » . Yet despite all this , we can know God , for God « did not leave Himself without witness >>> ( Acts 14 , -17 ) . He did not leave Himself completely unknown and hidden . Of course it is impossible for us to have a complete ...
... become » . Yet despite all this , we can know God , for God « did not leave Himself without witness >>> ( Acts 14 , -17 ) . He did not leave Himself completely unknown and hidden . Of course it is impossible for us to have a complete ...
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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...