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Faith and Doctrines

Faith and Doctrines

Habeebai (Habibai) and Ahai

Habeebai The Syriac word “Habeebai” means “My beloved ones”. This word is used in the introduction and conclusion to the reading of General Epistle or Acts of Apostles in Holy Qurbana. The deacon standing on one step below the sanctuary on the North side, reads from James, I and II Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 7 days3 days ago
Faith and Doctrines

‘Kurielaision’ – ‘Lord, have mercy on us’

‘KURIE ELEISON’ – is frequently repeated word in our worship, in Churches and in our personal prayers. They are repeated in litanies, which consist of short petitions, each of which ends with the words ‘KURIE–ELEISON’. There are many other services during which “Lord have mercy on us” is repeated many Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 2 weeks3 days ago
Bible Study

Orthodoxy is not just a way of life – Orthodoxy is The Way of Life

The Orthodox Church, is the most ancient and oldest Church in the world, founded by Jesus Christ. Its beginnings chronicled in the New Testament, which has deep and lasting roots in Christian antiquity and is steeped in rich Biblical tradition. The Orthodox Church is the Church, which has preserved untainted, Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year1 year ago
Bible Study

THE MEANING OF SUNDAY – Sunday is Lord’s Day not Sabbath Day

The New Testament makes explicitly clear that the first day of the week, or Sunday, was a holy day for the primitive Christians, even before Nicaea Synod (325). The Holy Eucharist, the central act of Christian worship, is celebrated on Sunday, otherwise known as ‘the First Day‘ (Matt. 28:1; mk. Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year1 year ago
Doubts and Queries

The Sacred Scriptures (Holy Bible) are a part of the Sacred/Holy Traditions

The teachings of the Church are derived from two sources: Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition. The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim. 3: 15). The Holy Church was founded first and it is within the Church there evolved both oral as well as written traditions. Many Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 2 years1 year ago
Bible Study

God The Father – The First Person in Holy Trinity

GOD THE FATHER is the fountainhead of the Holy Trinity. The Scriptures reveal the one God is Three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — eternally sharing the one divine nature. From the Father the Son is begotten before all ages and all time (Ps.  2: 7; 2 Cor. Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 2 years2 years ago
Faith and Doctrines

The Mystery of Holy Confession (Penance)

Holy Confession is a Mystery (Sacrament), in which the penitent confesses his or her sins to God before an ordained priest, who is a representative of Lord Jesus Christ. The priest acts on behalf of Jesus Christ and forgives the sins and the penitent receives the grace of forgiveness of Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 2 years2 years ago
Faith and Doctrines

The Nicene Creed – A Biblical Analysis

We believe in one true God, (Heb 11:6, 1 Corinthians 8: 4-6, Romans 3: 29-31, Eph 4: 6) the Father Almighty (1Cor. 8: 6; Rev. 1: 8) Maker of heaven and earth (Ex. 20:11, Gen. Ch. 1 &2) and of all things visible and invisible (Jer. 32:17. Col. 1:16) And Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 2 years2 years ago
Faith and Doctrines

Infant Baptism – A Practice of the Early Church

Many orthodox Christians have asked or ask themselves such questions. How can infants believe and be baptised? Where in the Scriptures does it show, an infant being baptised? Should I be baptised again? Lets us try to answer these and many other questions related to infant baptism? I. Does the Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 3 years2 months ago
Faith and Doctrines

One Lord Jesus Christ! Many Churches!

Orthodox Church is a Church that has preserved untainted, the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ, the very teachings delivered to every subsequent generation of believers, down the centuries, from the Holy Apostles, explicated, carefully interpreted by their legitimate successors (their disciples and the holy Fathers), traditioned and conserved unaltered.  Holy Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 3 years2 months ago

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