Which being originally spoken through the Lord,etc.—The clause commencing withἥτις(quippe quæ) is not designed to show that which grows out of the nature of “so great a salvation,” (Thol.); nor to exhibit the greatness of this salvation in the exalted character of its Media...
Let us then be content with what God has given us.“But one thing is necessary,” and it is not beauty, not health, not talent. It is the salvation of our immortal souls. “From all this can you now have any doubt that God wishes to save you? From this moment onward never dare ...
2. Richly bless each of whomever might be among those who are still on the road to Salvation, by God’s Mercy…e.g., those who are still earnestly seeking God (because He first sought us), in these last, very dark (from a gospel perspective) days, and 3. Make it possible that Al...
Keywords: Orthodox Christian Tradition; Biblical interpretation; Fathers; historical criticism; the historical-critical method; salvation; gospel "The Church does not give us Holy Scripture as a book to study and interpret on our own. Rather, it opens to us the door of that beauty to which we...