James 4:1-2
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2. Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2. Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
#Reflection #Knowing_Jesus
The existence of God is implanted in us by nature, as st John Damascene says. But unfortunately we are all corrupted by sin and the Evil One helps to make up all kinds of fantasies about world existence without God.
However if we look around, we can see “even the very continuity of the creation, its preservation and government”*, teach us about God’s existence. The universe is obviously supported and maintained and preserved and provided by His omnipotent power.
And there are plenty of scientists who confirm it while studying the world.
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.” -Isaac Newton
“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.”-Louis Pasteur
*An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith” by St.John Damascene
https://t.me/orthodox_church/17491
The existence of God is implanted in us by nature, as st John Damascene says. But unfortunately we are all corrupted by sin and the Evil One helps to make up all kinds of fantasies about world existence without God.
However if we look around, we can see “even the very continuity of the creation, its preservation and government”*, teach us about God’s existence. The universe is obviously supported and maintained and preserved and provided by His omnipotent power.
And there are plenty of scientists who confirm it while studying the world.
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.” -Isaac Newton
“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.”-Louis Pasteur
*An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith” by St.John Damascene
https://t.me/orthodox_church/17491
James 4:3-4
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
James 4:5-6 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6. But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Forwarded from Orthodox Spirituality
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James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
#Original_Faith
Bob Marley baptised into Ethiopian Orthodox Church 6 months before he died
What is the relationship between Bob Marley and the Orthodox church?
Bob Marley, the legendary reggae musician, was baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in 1980, just six months before his death. He took the name Berhane Selassie, which means “The Light of the Holy Trinity” in Amharic.
Background
Marley’s conversion to Christianity was a significant departure from his earlier Rastafarian beliefs. As a Rastafarian, Marley believed that Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, was the messiah and the living God. However, after Selassie’s death in 1975, Marley began to question his beliefs and eventually converted to Christianity.
Baptism
Marley was baptized by Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere, on November 4, 1980. The baptism took place in New York, and Marley was given the name Berhane Selassie.
Funeral
Marley’s funeral was held on May 21, 1981, at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Kingston, Jamaica. The service was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, who had baptized Marley just six months earlier.
Legacy
Marley’s conversion to Christianity and his baptism into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have had a lasting impact on his legacy. While some Rastafarians have criticized his conversion, many others have come to see it as a testament to Marley’s spiritual journey and his desire to find a deeper connection with God.
Interesting Facts
Marley’s wife, Rita Marley, was also baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and is currently a Deaconess in that Church.
Marley’s funeral was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, who had baptized him just six months earlier.
Marley’s conversion to Christianity was not widely publicized during his lifetime, and many of his fans were unaware of his new faith until after his death.
Read an interesting article here
https://eurekafirstchurch.com/bob-marley-and-the-orthodox-church/
Bob Marley baptised into Ethiopian Orthodox Church 6 months before he died
What is the relationship between Bob Marley and the Orthodox church?
Bob Marley, the legendary reggae musician, was baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in 1980, just six months before his death. He took the name Berhane Selassie, which means “The Light of the Holy Trinity” in Amharic.
Background
Marley’s conversion to Christianity was a significant departure from his earlier Rastafarian beliefs. As a Rastafarian, Marley believed that Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, was the messiah and the living God. However, after Selassie’s death in 1975, Marley began to question his beliefs and eventually converted to Christianity.
Baptism
Marley was baptized by Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere, on November 4, 1980. The baptism took place in New York, and Marley was given the name Berhane Selassie.
Funeral
Marley’s funeral was held on May 21, 1981, at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Kingston, Jamaica. The service was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, who had baptized Marley just six months earlier.
Legacy
Marley’s conversion to Christianity and his baptism into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have had a lasting impact on his legacy. While some Rastafarians have criticized his conversion, many others have come to see it as a testament to Marley’s spiritual journey and his desire to find a deeper connection with God.
Interesting Facts
Marley’s wife, Rita Marley, was also baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and is currently a Deaconess in that Church.
Marley’s funeral was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq, who had baptized him just six months earlier.
Marley’s conversion to Christianity was not widely publicized during his lifetime, and many of his fans were unaware of his new faith until after his death.
Read an interesting article here
https://eurekafirstchurch.com/bob-marley-and-the-orthodox-church/
Saint Innocent Orthodox Christian Church
Bob Marley and the Orthodox Church - Saint Innocent Orthodox Christian Church
Humboldt County has has special place in its heart for Reggae musician and legend Bob Marley. Here is an interesting article with some useful inserts and edits by Fr Laurent Twenty four years on few know of his conversion to Christianity. In May 1981, the…
James 4:9-10
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Psalms 91:1-2
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
#God_Jesus #Jesus_Words #Knowing_Jesus #Salvation
Matthew 6:19-21
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:19-21
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
#Break_Free #Dont_Conform #Discerning
Apple ChatGPT partnership
Spying upgrade, privacy invasion to the next level
I can't say it enough.
Apple's iOS and soon its computers are the most advanced spying devices on the planet; and now they're taking their capabilities to the next level..
Don't use these devices..
There are alternatives. Find them here
https://openai.com/index/openai-and-apple-announce-partnership/
Apple ChatGPT partnership
Spying upgrade, privacy invasion to the next level
I can't say it enough.
Apple's iOS and soon its computers are the most advanced spying devices on the planet; and now they're taking their capabilities to the next level..
Don't use these devices..
There are alternatives. Find them here
https://openai.com/index/openai-and-apple-announce-partnership/
Openai
OpenAI and Apple announce partnership
OpenAI and Apple announce partnership to integrate ChatGPT into Apple experiences.
#Jesus_Words #God_Jesus #Knowing_Jesus #Salvation
Matthew 6:22-23
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:22-23
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
#Knowing_Jesus #Salvation #Dont_Conform #Jesus_Words
Matthew 6:24-25
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Matthew 6:24-25
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?