Patristics – Orthodox Servant: Recent Episodes
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This article analyzes the origin of the Feast of Nativity (Christmas) in the early Church. Based on the writing of…
According to many in the Eastern Orthodox Church, God is “essence and energies”. While the church fathers made a distinction…
Jeremiah 33:16 ‘In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name…
St. Basil the Great St. Basil – Exegetic Homilies, Homily on Psalm 48 Every captive has need of ransoms for…
Isaac the Syrian (Nestorian) Isaac the Syrian is acknowledged for his ascetic writings. However, not only was he ordained bishop…
If Christ did not bear the punishment for us, what is the meaning of redemption then?! If there was no…
Some argue that St. Athanasius never explained redemption in terms of satisfaction of a “debt”, but only of God’s healing…
Note: This is not a comprehensive explanation of the doctrine of salvation in the Coptic Church, but is a sample…
The God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New. To deny God’s condemnation for sin and…
Christus Victor is a new model of atonement that some argue dates back to the early church. The model emphasizes…