Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy

gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights. James 1:17. There is no good thing that does not come from God. We may sometimes have to sift out what is evil or imperfect from what is good and perfect. But we do not abandon the good and the perfect simply because we find it in the pres

know, um >> and uh and actually it's interesting in the Septuagent version of of this verse, >> it doesn't ref it just says the yoke yoke should be destroyed from off your shoulders. like it has there's no reference to fat or >> it's not there. I checked that too or anything like that. >> I didn't p

he church fathers write,  whenever hymnographers write hymns, whenever   an iconographer paints, whenever a spiritual  father applies the teachings of the scriptures   and subsequent tradition to their spiritual  children, they have the soteriological motive. They desire that the people that  they'r

, an unpardonable blasphemy against Christ and against the Holy Ghost to turn the church into a national institution to narrow her narrow her down to petty, transient, timebound aspirations and ways of doing things. Her purpose is beyond nationality, ecumenical, all embracing, to unite all men in Ch

and that the church has her own story entirely. The Christian's task is to be in the world but not of the world. And in doing so, Christ's own holiness, his own personality and warmth become manifest in the world and raise the world up to become paradise. This transformative presence in the world of

ut you do anoint my head with oil, right? So I mean application anyway is mentioned in the Bible. Yeah. >> But they were very judicious with uh the application of the anointing oil. [laughter] >> But yeah. No, so I had that had that experience. >> Pouring it out. >> Now, we're not going to be doing

oever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, and to think on these things. Philippians 4:8. Even more, we not only think on these things, but also speak on them, write on the

ng when it comes   to the Orthodox faith. But integrity also more  importantly is about who I am. Am I living the   life of the Christian as it says in the Scriptures,  as it says in the church fathers? Am I living that   life? Am I actually doing the things that it means to be an obedient Christian

all the prayers that have to do with that because actually traditionally holy uncction is a >> is a long service that traditionally involves seven priests if you can pause. Now you can do it with just one but traditionally is done with seven priests >> and um in some Orthodox traditions is done duri

lights. James 1:17. There is no good thing that does not come from God. We may sometimes have to sift out what is evil or imperfect from what is good and perfect. But we do not abandon the good and the perfect simply because we find it in the presence of what is evil or imperfect. This is why I say