On Early Christian Living

The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus, 125 AD

fresco-4th“Christians are indistinguishable from other men either by nationality, language or customs. They do not inhabit separate cities of their own, or speak a strange dialect, or follow some outlandish way of life.… Unlike some other people, they champion no purely human doctrine. With regard to dress, food and manner of life in general, they follow the customs of whatever city they happen to live in, whether it is Greek or … Read the rest

Revisiting Harnack (Part II)

HarnackNOTE : This is a continuation from the previous post so it is best to read the first part for the entire context. And I believe that Harnack is very fair in these lectures, showing not only the negative but also the good of Greek Catholicism. A person can certainly know God in Greek Catholicism, as can anyone in any Christian Tradition. Why? Because God saves by His Grace, and not by our our religion. Glory to God. I only

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Revisiting Harnack (Part 1)

HarnackNOTE : I certainly don’t agree with everything Adolf Von Harnack has written, and I am not an advocate of German liberalism whatsoever. However, what Harnack states here in the following lecture is fairly accurate in regard to Greek or Eastern Catholicism – both in what Greek Catholicism achieved in the past (what is certainly good and in the Providence of God) and what it is now (certainly not all Apostolic) .

Having been in the Eastern Catholic tradition myself

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What is an Orthodox Monotheist

The CORE of Orthodox Monotheism

the-shemaOrthodox Monotheism, or Biblical Monotarianism is a Christian worldview based on the authority and plain reading of the holy scriptures, or what we have come to commonly call “The Bible.” The Bible is not one book, but a collection of writings spanning centuries but deemed and embraced by Christians as one marvelous coherent revelation or message given by God to all people climaxing beginning with the birth of His son, Jesus (Heb 1:1-2) and … Read the rest