The spiritual life of the Church is given to men in the sacraments. The sacraments are called the holy mysteries, and the entire life of the Church is considered to be mystical and sacramental. The new life in Christ, the genuine life of God, is given to man in baptism, the new birth and new creation of man in Christ by
The new and abundant life given by God to man through Christ and the Holy Spirit in creation and redemption is the life of the Christian Church. The life of the Church is the life originally willed for man and his world by God. It is the life of God Himself originally given in creation. It is the spiritual life. One
In the scriptures and in the spiritual tradition of the Church, the expression “the world” has two different meanings. In the first, “the world” is the expression of all of God’s creation. As such it is the product of God’s goodness and the object of His love. According to the scriptures, God creates the world and all that is in it.
The scriptures and the lives of God’s saints bear witness to the existence of the devil. The devil is a fallen bodiless spirit, an angel created by God for His service and praise. Together with the devil are his hosts of wicked angelic powers who have rebelled against the goodness of God and seek to pervert and destroy God’s good creation.
Sin, according to the scriptures is “lawlessness” and “wrongdoing” (1 Jn 3.4, 5.17). To do wrong and to be unrighteous is to sin. In the Greek language the word sin originally meant “missing the mark,” that is, moving in the wrong direction, toward the wrong aims and goals. It means choosing and going in the way of death, and not the way of
Man, according to the scriptures, is created “in the likeness of God” (Gen 1.26–27). To be like God, through the gift of God, is the essence of man’s being and life. In the scriptures it says that God breathed into man, the “breath [or spirit] of life” (Gen 2.7). This divine teaching has given rise to the understanding in the Orthodox Church that
A person can abide in Christ, accomplish His commandments and be in communion with God the Father only by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in his life. Spiritual life is life in and by the Holy Spirit of God. If you love Me [says Christ], you will keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He
Ngjallja Newspaper, August 2017 Issue Headlines: - Divine Liturgy on August 2nd: The 25th Anniversary of the Election and Enthronement of Archbishop Anastasios as the Head of our Church Celebrated with Joy and Grandeur - - Twenty-Five Years Ago: The Request of the General Council of the Church to Elect His Beatitude Anastasios as the Head of our Church - Archbishop Anastasios in the
Yesterday on August 26, 2017 several media portals broadcasted an "exclusive" interview with the self-proclaimed priest of the church of St. Mary in the Kala District in Elbasan, Mr. Nikolla Marku, who still holds the church usurped since the day of its seizure by force. In this interview, he once again seeks to attract the attention of public opinion by heroizing himself presenting another ghostly,
- Divine Liturgy Presided by Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios - - “If we want to express our love and respect for St. Cosmas, let us imitate him in works of love as he encourages us in his spiritual teachings” - Spiritual celebrations, as typical of our Orthodox Church, are full of majesty and splendor. A celebration
