Hi! This has been a nagging question for me and my friends. Is eternal life promised only to those who have received and known Christ? If yes, then does orthodox faith imply that God denies this gift of eternal life to mortal men just because they are born and brought up in a family that is not Christian? Let me illustrate.
I (Almost any Christian) am (would be) a Christian owing to being born in a Christian family and nurtured in right faith. So, I’m sure now that any attempt to radicalize me to other religions will not work. But, if I were born in a non-Christian family and suppose that I would have become so staunch in my own religion, that I would quash any missionary attempt to convert me to Christian. In such a case, if I die without accepting Christ, Who accepts every good person irrespective of their nature (here, my religion), will not I be given a second chance?
Before we begin to answer the question, it’s important to note two things. The term Heterodox means all those people who do not confirm with the faith of The Holy Orthodox Church
1. The answer for this question is extracted from the book ‘Cosmic Man – The Divine Presence’ by Late H.G Dr. Paulose Mar Gregorios (1922 – 1996), Bishop of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, who is also called by many as ‘Gregory of India’. For more details about the author refer to http://paulosmargregorios.in/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulos_Gregorios
2. This book is a result of Late H.G Dr. Paulose Mar Gregorios’ research studies on the works of St. Gregory of Nyssa, one among the Cappadocian Fathers, and the theme of this blog also revolves around the works of Cappadocian Fathers. Hence it is important also to know a bit more about core teachings of St. Gregory of Nyssa.
Holy Scripture is a way opened by God for the mind to direct itself to the God who created it. Scripture opens up our mind to see the design of God and thus leads us to God’s mind and purpose. But the meaning of Scripture itself is not always self-evident. According to St. Gregory of Nyssa, certain passages in Scripture are like peacock’s feathers. The side that is first visible may be dull grey, but if you turn it around its beauty and glory are manifested. Such turning around can be done only for one who is grounded in the faith of the Church. Otherwise he stands in danger of misinterpreting the Scripture. Every passage of the Scripture has to be interpreted in consonance with the faith of the church.
St. Gregory speaks of the faith of the church as of divine origin, and as the light that guides to the truth, in our understanding of Scripture as well as in our sifting of outside knowledge. This does not mean however, that local custom can be used to contradict Scripture. The teaching of the church has to ‘agree with divine words’ (Scripture). Holy Scripture is God-inspired, but this does not mean that every individual by his own free will can understand the meaning of Scripture. The true intention or skopos of the Scripture is evident only to one who lives in the faith of the church – especially the teaching about the Holy Trinity and the teaching about the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. This means that there is no one given method for interpreting every passage of the Scripture. For one who lives in the faith of the church, the skopos of Scripture becomes clear and he would know which method to use to interpret a particular passage, so that its meaning does not contradict the faith of the Church.
St. Gregory of Nyssa lived in 4th Century, which was an age much like ours – an age of prosperity and affluence when philosophy becomes devalued and science-technology gains upper hand. St. Gregory had the unusual ability to create a philosophical system which neither was antagonistic to science nor failed to make use of it. He integrated science and philosophy on the foundation of the Christian tradition. This principle of integrating science and philosophy on the basis of the Nicean tradition of Christianity, using Trinity-Incarnation as central category is what stands out in St. Gregory’s works. St. Maximus the Confessor (580-662 AD) had praised St. Gregory of Nyssa as the ‘Ecumenical Teacher’ and owed much of his framework to him. The second Council of Nicea (called Seventh Ecumenical- 787 AD) referred to St. Gregory as ‘named by everyone as the Father of Fathers’. Cardinal Danielou gives a balanced evaluation as below:
“The work of St. Gregory… combines the toughness of research with loyalty to the faith. His work is in touch with the thought of his time, but it is not enslaved by it. It conveys at the same time the meaning of being and the meaning of history. It brings together confidence in the capacity of the mind to apprehend reality, and the sense of inescapable mystery that surrounds everything that the mind so apprehends. These are the things that truly respond to the questions we are asking today”
That sums up our own interest in St. Gregory’s thought. Surveying the whole intellectual field of 4th Century Byzantine culture it manages to escape being dated, and speaks with fresh relevance to the issues of our time.
To answer this question we need to understand
Sin, Original Sin and Nature:
Human nature cannot be sinful, for nature is what is created by God, and it was not created evil or sinful. What is the constitutive of our nature is that it was created in the Image of God, who is the perfection of all goodness. But precisely because freedom is part of the image, the created nature has to be ‘worked out’ through human freedom. There are two possibilities open to man – one, to say ‘yes’ to the existence given to him by affirming that it comes from God and by working out in freedom its true nature as good. This is life. The other possibility is to say ‘no’ to that existence by refuting to acknowledge that it comes from God, thinking it’s one’s own and by refusing to work it out as a manifestation of God’s own glory. This is alienation or death.
What is the origin of sin in humanity? Sin came by ‘eating’, by an act of being drawn to the ‘Tree of the knowledge of good or evil’ through external persuasion and actual tasting of the fruit of that tree. But what is this ‘tree’, and what is this ‘eating’? According to St. Gregory of Nyssa, sin of Eve was not simply in choosing evil with the knowledge that it was evil, but in choosing something which seemed good, but was not good for her. The tree of knowledge of good and evil could not have been evil, for it was created by God, and everything God created was necessarily good. But it was not good for eve, for it had been forbidden. She could have, if she had adhered to the word of God, seen without actually tasting it, that it was not good for her. But the enemy persuaded her that it was good for her, and she adhered to the word of falsehood. If it had appeared as pure evil, she would not have tasted it. Only because it had an appearance of Good, capable of making men “like Gods”, which she must have rightly judged to be a good thing, she had a wrong discernment of what was good for her at that time. So while the tree and the fruit are not evil in themselves but good, they become evil to her, in so far as falsehood was the basis on which she approached it.
The ‘knowledge of good and evil’, as St. Gregory of Nyssa exegetes it, is thus being drawn towards something which one wrongly or falsely judges to be good for oneself, on the basis of false belief and desire for gratification rather than for the sake of the good itself. Evil is a latent possibility in the misuse of the good. It was this misuse of the good that constituted the first sin. So the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, good in itself, and good for man and woman also if one refrains from eating its fruit, thus can be misused by eating it against the commandment. St. Gregory says:
“Since he foresaw this possibility, the Serpent points to this evil fruit of sin, not as having evil as its nature, or manifestly appearing as evil [for then men would not have been deluded into choosing manifest evil], but decking the phenomenon she saw with the glamour and conjuring up in her taste the potential pleasure of sense-experience, he [the serpent] appeared convincing to the woman, for as the Scripture says: “And the woman saw that the Tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and ripe for knowledge, and she took the fruit thereof and ate.’ But this food has become the mother of death to human beings”
Sin is an act of will, not the bodily drives or the surge of the passions. St. Gregory leaves us no doubt what the source of evil is – the freedom of man…
St. Severus of Antioch (465 – 538 AD) says “Sin is a sin because it is voluntary. Otherwise God would not condemn us for it. ‘It is a disease of the will, and the disease is not natural.’ ”
All sin is against nature. This is the fundamental principle in Eastern patristic thought. Human nature has become enslaved to sin and through sin to evil, but sin is an alien master that now rules man, not something that belongs to his nature. The source of sin is man’s changeability which is also the arena of his freedom and self-creation. Human nature is not sinful in itself, but ever under pressure to change, either for the better or for the worse. The need is to reverse the direction of change; not to become changeless, which is impossible for any created nature, but to be redeemed from slipping down the path of evil, to be set up again on the upward climb to infinite good.
Evil in human nature is “nothing”, for it is not created by God, but is merely the movement of the created nature by its own free choice. It leads the doer of evil to nothingness. Evil is “nothing”, only when the relation to the source of all good and of all being is restored through grace, repentance, and the separation from evil. Evil destroys human nature and reduces it to nothing when man persists in evil, remains separated from God and disregards sin as something unimportant and passing away.
Human nature is not evil, for it is God’s creation. Human nature is still free to choose between good and evil, and that is the basis on which the call to repentance can be addressed to man. But the call is not merely in respect of each individuals act, but for a continuing life separated from evil and re-united to God.
Despite the fall, man retains a measure of freedom. He is fallen and he is now a slave to the passions and to evil. But he is not totally impotent slave, for if he were, he could not be held morally responsible for his actions.
This being the background the following questions may now come forth to our mind. What are the options available to man? Does he choose and effect his decisions entirely his own? What about the grace of God? What is the relation between the Grace of God and the effort of man?
The Life of Virtue and the Effort of Man:
Here is how we should understand the effort of Man through other religions to lead a life of Virtue and how God’s providence is available to the whole mankind through the teachings of St. Gregory of Nyssa.
The idea that the man’s resemblance to God was primarily seen in a life of virtue, and this concept is at least as old as Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics never fundamentally departed from this notion, so much so that this was one of those few areas on which there was basic agreement between the three major schools of Greek Philosophy. St. Gregory of Nyssa simply acknowledges this basic Platonic-Aristotelian-Stoic definition of virtue, as mentioned in below quote:
“Who does not know that the virtue is the right direction of the faculty of choice? And flesh is the instrument of choice, pressing forward by the effort of the understanding, being transformed into that towards which the motive force leads it. The faculty of choice is thus nothing else than the mind and the disposition towards something”
In understanding grace from God, for St. Gregory of Nyssa, human initiative is essential, for without it there is no freedom; without freedom there is no moral good; and without moral good there is no Image of God. He sees the dominance of evil in the majority of men; but he has to take into account the opposite fact also – there are a few rare human beings who are good in a large measure, in the history of mankind. If one looks at man phenomenologically, one finds that man is capable of both good and evil. But all good that man does is purely because of grace. God alone is good. God is the source of all good. Man’s goodness is not self-derived, but given by God. But it is there, even after the fall. Man is not all evil, though no man is all good. Human nature cannot be defined as wholly evil. It is still capable of good and evil; the capacity for good as the original gift of God is still there, though obscured.
The effort of man to do good in no way denies the grace of God. The very capacity to make an effort towards the good is a gift of grace. Everything that happens for the salvation of man and for the good of human race comes from God. St. Gregory leaves us no doubt on this matter:
“Whatever has come to be from God for the good and salvation of Man, it has all happened because of (God’s) grace and goodness, since we do not have in ourselves the originating cause of Good; on contrary, since we have come to be in all kinds of evil, -evil itself having no natural existence of its own, what it is, that it does [through us]. Neither is it likely that the good (nature) would activate something besides its own nature”
“To choose what is good belongs to the good volition of the man who desires it: but to realize the choice of the good volition belongs to God. For this, a man has need of God’s help” St. Isaac the Syrian.
It is for this reason that St. Gregory regards the true action of the human nature to be virtue. Human nature is acting in its own conformity with its own being only when it practices virtue. All good action has its original cause in God’s goodness and is therefore the result of grace. But only when man acts in freedom to perform the good, does he become truly man, acting in conformity with good, in freedom.
Virtue, or acting that which is good, is acting in accordance with human nature, the essential character of which is neither to sin, nor passively to be molded by a sovereign grace, rather to be good by free choice. In this sense, virtue is the true nature of man, and the basis of man’s participation in God’s goodness.
St. Isaac the Syrian (7th Century) defines Virtue as follows “The fear of the God is the beginning of Virtue, and it is said to be offspring of faith. It is sown in the heart when a man withdraws his mind from the attractions of the world to collect its thoughts, wandering about from distractions, into reflection upon the restitution to come. No one can draw close to God except for the man who has separated himself from the world. But I call separation not the departure of the body, but departure from the world’s affairs. The Virtue: that in his mind a man should be unoccupied with the world. As long as the senses have dealings with external things, the heart cannot have rest from imaginations about them.”
Virtue is thus the true character of the new man, who puts on Christ, and this means to put on love, holiness and righteousness. It is the new garment, the garment of immortality that makes us human again, free agents of the good, akin to God. It is this same virtue, or growth in the practice of the good, that becomes the knowledge of God.
St. Gregory makes this point clear
“Now the divine nature, as it is in itself, according to its essence, transcends every act of comprehensive knowledge, and it cannot be approached or attained by our speculation. Men have never discovered a faculty to comprehend the incomprehensible, nor have we been able to devise an intellectual technique for grasping the inconceivable. For this reason Apostle calls God’s ways unsearchable [Rom 11:33], teaching us by this that the way that leads to the knowledge of the divine nature is inaccessible to our reason; and hence none of those who have lived before us has given us the slightest hint of comprehension suggesting that we might know that which in itself is above knowledge”
“Such then is He whose essence is above every nature, invisible, incomprehensible. Yet He can be seen and apprehended in another way, and the ways of His apprehension are numerous. For we can see Him, Who has made all things in wisdom [Ps 103: 24], by the process of inference through the wisdom that is reflected in the universe. It is just as the human works of art, where the mind can in a sense see the author of the ordered structure that is before it inasmuch as he has left his artistry in his work. But notice that what we see here is not the substance of the craftsman, but merely the artistic skill that he has impressed in his work. So too, when we consider the order of creation, we form an image not of substance but of the wisdom of Him who has done all things wisely… For being by nature invisible, He becomes visible only in His operations, and only when He is contemplated in the things that are external to Him”
“Lord does not say that it is blessed to know something about God, but rather to possess God in oneself: Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God [Matt. 5:8], By this I do not think He means that the man who purifies the eye of his soul will enjoy an immediate vision of God; rather I think this marvelous saying teaches us the same lesson that the Word [Christ] expressed more clearly to others when He said: The Kingdom of God is within you [Luke 17:21]. And this teaches us that the man who purifies his heart of every creature and of every passionate impulse will see the image of divine nature in his own beauty. So too in this short sentence the Word, I think is giving us the following advice: All you mortals who have within yourselves desire to behold the supreme Good, when you are told that the majesty of God is exulted above the heavens, that the divine glory is inexpressible, its beauty indescribable, its nature inaccessible, do not despair at never being able to behold what you desire. For you do have within your grasp the degree of the knowledge of God which you can attain. For, when God made you, He at once endowed your nature with this perfection: upon the structure of your nature He imprinted an imitation of the perfections of His own nature, just as one would impress upon the outline of the emblem. But the wickedness that has been poured all over this divine engraving has made your perfection useless and hidden it with a vicious coating. You must then wash away, by a life of virtue, the dirt that has come to cling to your heart like plaster, and then your divine beauty will once again shine forth.”
“Once he has scrapped off the rust-like dirt that has accumulated on his form because of the evil degeneration, then will he become good once more and shine forth in the likeness of his archetype [God]. For surely what resembles Good is in itself Good. Thus if such a man will look at himself he will see within himself the object of his desire, and thus he will become blessed, for in gazing upon his own purity he will see the archetype within the image.”
“It is just like men who look at the sun in the mirror. Even though they do not look up directly at the heavens, they do see the sun in the mirror’s reflection just as much as those who look directly at the sun. So it is, says our Lord, with you. Even though you are not strong enough to see the light itself, yet you will find within yourselves what you are seeking if you would but return to the grace of that image which was established within you from the beginning. For the Godhead is all purity, freedom from passion and separation from all evil. If these qualities are in you then God is surely within you, when your mind is untainted by any evil, free of passion, purified of all stain, then you will be blessed because your eye is clear. Then because you have been purified you will perceive things that are invisible to the unpurified. The dark cloud of matter will be removed from the eye of your soul, and then you will see clearly that blessed vision within the pure brilliance of your heart. And what is this vision? It is purity, holiness, simplicity, and other such brilliant reflections of the nature of God, for it is in these that God is seen”
Here is the true knowledge of God, the blessed vision, or beatific vision. It is not all a ‘mystical experience’, but something which happens when man becomes truly human, untainted by evil, in full control of oneself, grown in goodness and holiness. In this way knowledge of God, itself becomes an act of love, inseparably linked with holiness and true inner liberty. As St. Gregory of Nyssa says in his writings On the soul and the Resurrection “Knowledge becomes Love.” Regarding the grace, St. Gregory rejects the idea of sovereign, compelling and dictatorial grace as conceived by Augustine. According to St. Gregory of Nyssa, greater than the compelling grace, is the grace that allows man to be free source of good. To love the good freely and not by compulsion- that is the greatest gift of God, and this gift is given to man. The one thing that is truly Good is God, and when our passionate and self-directed will finally fixes itself upon God as the one good to be chosen above all others, then we begin to see God and also become God. Here the love of God becomes the true expression of human freedom.
It is the grace which makes human effort possible. The grace of Christ in the incarnation now acts as a special means of grace, drawing human beings to the love of the good. The sacraments of our church also confer grace. But in no case can grace become compulsive, for then it can no longer effect the truly moral good, for “virtue compelled is not virtue”.
Without Christ, human nature, the ‘sheep gone astray’ could not have by itself returned to the Shepherd. So without that grace humanity could not have produced any virtue. This is to say that the “Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is freely available to non-Christians, since they do in practice do good. St. Gregory of Nyssa would not make the mistake of saying that without the grace of God as mediated in Jesus Christ no man is capable of doing any good. He clearly cites Moses and Elijah as people who used their freedom in the right way, rather than mere recipients of a special grace not received by others.
The understanding of grace in the Orthodox Church is in accordance to St. Gregory of Nyssa and not as what Augustine has defined, hence a bit more detailing on this point may help us. Augustine is not a recognized saint in the Orthodox Church… The difference though rather subtle, is exceedingly important today for us in dealing with the realities of secular societies and in our understanding of extent of God’s grace present in other religions. The argument of the Pelagian monks of Hadrumetum [North Africa] is summarized for us by Augustine in para 6 of de correptioneet gratia:
“They say, if God gives the grace to do good, then clearly my not doing good is due to God’s not giving grace. So you should not admonish me, but pray that effective grace be given to me. There is no use admonishing me, because, if the gift is not there what can I do?”
In the above reply, Augustine evades the question by saying that the one who is unwilling to be admonished, should for the reason of his unwillingness be admonished. Augustine goes on to make out a case why such a person should be admonished; but he does not say what meaning admonition could have if the will of God is sovereign, and if the grace of God is capable of producing its own effects without any admonition.
St. Gregory takes a different line. For him grace is primarily manifested in the great acts of God and in the sacraments. Grace par excellence connotes not the help God gives for performing individual good deeds, but rather God’s great intervention in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ to redeem man from sin and death. Grace is the mighty act of God, not some petty help given to each man from time to time. It is manifested in the conversion of Paul, who before grace was a persecutor, but after grace becomes Apostle. The message of gospel is the annunciation that the grace of God has appeared in Jesus Christ.
It is only because the grace of God has appeared in Jesus Christ and renewed the whole of human nature in one single act of redemption, that human beings now have the possibility of practicing “virtue” and living in the good.
St. Gregory emphasizes the grace of God in creation, the grace of God in the Redemption through Jesus Christ, and the grace of God in the mysteries of Baptism, Eucharist, Chrismation, Priesthood, etc (Sacraments of the church). The good acts of man are proper response to the grace of God, who has created man to be a free agent of the good, and when man lost that capacity, restored it to him in Jesus Christ. There are three factors that makes it possible for man to do good, they are (1) the grace of creation, (2) grace of redemption (Christ died for the redemption of whole mankind) and (3) the sacramental grace, but good has to be a free act of man and not something compelled by a sovereign grace. It should be noted here that two of the factors are available to all mankind in the world which is the grace of creation and the grace of redemption. Only the third factor, the sacramental grace, is the one which is additionally available to the members of the True Church.
Man’s velle, willing is an essential element in the act of virtue. God does not do historical acts of virtue except through the human agency. Therefore human agent is an essential element in history. What man does in his freedom, contributes greatly to the glory of God.
“…One must clean the royal house from every impurity and adorn it with every beauty, then the king may enter into it. In a similar way one must first cleanse the earth of the heart and uproot the weeds of sin and the passionate deeds and soften it with sorrows and the narrow way of life, sow in it the seed of virtue, water it with lamentation and tears, and only then does the fruit of dispassion and eternal life grow. For the Holy Spirit does not dwell in a man until he has been cleansed from passions of the soul and body.” St. Paisius Velichkovsky, (1722-84)
“Everything that breathes, breathes by air and cannot live without air; similarly all reasonable free creatures live by the Holy Spirit, as though by air, and cannot live without Him. Every soul is quickened by the Holy Spirit.” Recognize that the Holy Spirit stands in the same relation to your soul as air stands in relation to your body.” St. John of Kronstadt (1829-1909)
Authentic Eastern Christian [Orthodox] thinking does not think of grace as a special entity with a hypostasis of its own. Grace is the action of Holy Spirit, and though this is “unmerited”, it is not a thing itself. It is clear that according to St. Gregory of Nyssa, all human acts of good are God’s acts not only in the sense that God has given man the capacity to do good, but also because the Spirit, i.e. God Himself, is in person to help him to do good. But what God gives is only possibility and help. The agent is man. Otherwise it would not be a free act. In the western Christian [Roman Catholic and Protestant] doctrine of grace, God becomes the agent, and our own wills only cooperate. While according to Orthodox Christian understanding, God is before the act of good as the One who gave man the possibility of doing good, and in the act of doing good as helper, but never assumes the role of agent, for that would be to deny the freedom of man. Man can perform acts of good which seem to be beyond the normal capacity of human nature. But man is still the agent.
The gift of Eternal life is indeed a gift of the Spirit. St. Gregory of Nyssa says that it is the Spirit of God who gives this gift, but we acquire the worthiness or capacity to have and enjoy this grace, through faith which is manifested in the tireless capacity to strive for the good.
This special power of the Spirit to generate and enhance the capacity for good actions is what the ancient tradition of the Church regards as grace. It is an act of God, but God’s agency does not overwhelm the agency of man. The receiving of the Spirit is not an arbitrary and capricious matter, however. The Holy Spirit acts more effectively in those who have made themselves holy – negatively separating from sin and positively by practicing acts of virtue. The Holy Spirits special capacity is to do good through the will and agency of man without destroying man’s freedom. Grace as help for good deeds, is the consequence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and that indwelling does not take place until one has become a worthy abode for the Holy Spirit through the separation from evil and the practice of virtue. The Holy Spirit comes and dwells in those who fights the other loves(love for the worldly materialistic things/passions) that distract the man from the love of the good, and who take up their cross with joy and hope. But then neither does St. Gregory of Nyssa want anyone to boast or even be conscious of his own virtues: “ The lover of grace from on high endures every labor for the sake of those things which attract the Spirit and, having obtained a share in the grace from that source, he produces fruit and enjoys the harvest which the grace of the Spirit cultivates in his own humility and active zeal. It is necessary to endure the toils of prayer and fasting and the other works with much pleasure, love and hope, and to believe that activities are flowers of labor and the fruits of the Spirit. If anyone imputes those things to himself and gives himself the entire credit for them, in place of the undefiled fruits there grows up in such a person false pretension and pride, and these passions, like blight glowing in the souls of those easily satisfied, destroy and nullify the labors”
The spirit, giver of grace, does not bestow his gifts in such a way as to abrogate or overwhelm the freedom of man. But the Spirit’s presence in Man and His willingness to work through and in man together constitute one of the great mysteries of our present-day existence, particularly since the Incarnation and Pentecost. The one great consequence of God’ becoming man is the fact that the Spirit is now present in the community of Faith and Holiness. The Spirit Dwells in man and inspires his knowledge and his action, and transforms his very being- but all this neither as a servant, nor as an arbitrary dictator, but as One who works in a mysterious way as God’s Presence in the whole of creation, but particularly in Man.
Man’s freedom, however, has to be used even for providing the set-up in which the Spirit has to work. When man separates himself from evil, attaches himself to God. Lives a life of holiness and service, and dedicates himself unremittingly to prayer and virtue, then the Spirit abides in Man and Man becomes the Presence of God in creation- which is what it means to be Image of God.
As St. Gregory says
“The husbandmen of Christ and truth who through faith and toils of virtue, have received goods from the grace of the Spirit beyond their nature, harvest with unspeakable pleasure, and without effort they attain a guileless and unshakable love, unmovable faith, unfailing peace, true goodness and the rest of the things through which the soul becomes stronger than itself and more powerful than evil of the enemy, and furnishes itself as a pure dwelling place for the Holy and adorable Spirit. From the Spirit, it receives the eternal peace of Christ and, through it, unites with and cleaves to the Lord”.
The Spirit thus unites human person to Christ, but only when Man has separated from evil and cleansed himself, through baptism and the Eucharist on the one hand, and through the intense self-discipline of the love of God on the other. But the will of man is a necessary precondition for the perfection of man. For a person, who is not part of the church, but lives intense self-discipline of the love of God as mentioned above receives the grace of God, by the activities of the Holy Spirit. Grace of God is available to all humans through the grace of creation and the grace of redemption, may they be part of any religion and it is up to God to decide on his/her salvation.
Now we will see few references from Bible, with regard to this…
“For He saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth [struggleth], but of God that showeth mercy” (Rom. 9:15-16).
One more way of looking at the status of heterodox (people who does not belong to Orthodox Church, may they be Christians or from other religions) believers is to compare them to New Testament “God-fearers” like Cornelius (Acts 10:2) or the Roman centurion (who, by the way, had greater faith than anyone in Israel; Matt. 8:10).
As we discussed earlier, Man’s effort in his own freedom to work towards good, develops virtue and this has its own value, wherever it is to be found. Before meeting the Apostle Peter, Cornelius neither believed aright concerning God, nor taught others the truth. But God, beholding his diligence in that which he knew, and foreseeing also how willingly he would embrace the truth, brought him to know Christ in a wondrous manner.
Saint John Chrysostom, commenting on [Acts 10:2], has written, “. . .if He did not overlook the Magi, nor the Ethiopian, nor the thief, nor the harlot, much more them that work towards righteousness, and are willing, shall He in anywise not overlook.” The righteousness of Cornelius was not overlooked by God; it prepared him to receive the Gospel and so to be joined to the Church, wherein was the fulfillment and reward of that righteousness.
A related example from the Old Testament may help, as well. Rahab, who was not visibly in the covenant community (Israel), nonetheless feared God (Joshua 2:8-21; cf. Saint Matt. 21:31); she is listed in the “Hall of Faith” (Hebrews 11:31) for her righteous act of hiding the three spies. Does anyone doubt her eternal destiny?
Hence what should one say of those outside the Church, who do not belong to her?
St. Paul provides us with an idea: “For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth” (1 Cor. 5:12-13).
God “will have mercy on whom He will have mercy” (Rom 9:18).
Also wherever the Gospel has not been preached or have not reached, people will be judged according to the clarification cited by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to Romans; that is, he/she will be judged on the basis of the law of his conscience: “…when the gentiles (all those who do not have a written, moral code) instinctively uphold the stipulations of the law, to them –albeit having no written law- the law shall be their own self. They prove that they have the enforcement of the law written in their hearts”. (Romans 2: 14-15)
God has placed inside every single person, without exception, wherever they may be found on this earth, that unbiased tribunal – the inherent ethical law – based on which they will be judged. If they lived faithful to that innate moral code, they shall enter Paradise; if they don’t, they will not qualify to enter.
A man who will be judged according to the inherent ethical law, will be held accountable to God, only for –let’s say for example-the actual act of adultery that he had committed. But a Christian will be judged much more severely: even for his one, single, lustful glance, for example. He will be judged “in his words, in his acts and in his thoughts”. The benefits may be more for a Christian, but the criteria will be more austere and his path will be far more difficult to walk. Everything is fair. God is meticulously just. As Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain (Mt. Athos) had said, “God doesn’t have even two identical scales; He weighs every single person on separate, personal scales”. Depending on where the person is born, what kind of environment he was brought up in, the kinds of parents, the school, the country, the religion, the peculiarities of every single person. God makes no mistakes.
In the Orthodox Church we have the path of salvation indicated to us and we are given the means by which a person maybe morally purified and have a direct promise of salvation. The grace of the Spirit, coming to us in the preaching of the Word, in the water of baptism and in the heavenly food of the Eucharist has to be perfected through a life of virtue. For this life of virtue, as well as for the bearing of the cross which is the inescapable outcome of the life of virtue, we need the grace of the Spirit in our bodies and the souls energizing us and strengthening us beyond our normal capacity to greater degrees of good.
In the Church is given that of which Apostle Peter writes to Christians (and only Christians): “According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 1:3-8).
The Holy Orthodox Church is the repository of the divinely revealed Truth in all its fullness and fidelity to apostolic Tradition. Hence, he who leaves the Church, who intentionally and consciously falls away from it, joins the ranks of its opponents and becomes a renegade as regards apostolic Tradition. The Church dreadfully anathematized such renegades, in accordance with the words of the Savior Himself (Matt. 18:17) and of the Apostle Paul (Gal. 1:8-9), threatening them with eternal damnation and calling them to return to the Orthodox fold. It is self-evident, however, that sincere Christians who are Roman Catholics, or Lutherans, or members, of other non-Orthodox confessions, or people living in virtue but belonging to other religions cannot be told that they shall not for sure inherit eternal life. They have been born and raised and are living according to the creed which they have inherited, just as do the majority of us who are Orthodox; in their lives there has not been a moment of personal and conscious renunciation of Orthodoxy. The Lord, “Who will have all men to be saved” (I Tim. 2:4) and “Who enlightens every man born into the world” (Jn. 1.43), undoubtedly is leading them also towards salvation In His own way.
For St. Gregory of Nyssa the redemption of Christ restores unto man the possibility of being and doing good. As he separates from evil and cleaves to God in Christ by the Spirit, the Spirit indwells him and empowers him. It is this empowering that enables him to be transformed into the Image of God. But the empowering is not a thing called grace, but the presence of God and the power of God. But the presence and the empowering of the Spirit takes place without annulling the agency of the human will. It is still man’s act, but with God’s power.
With reference to the question asked, it is particularly instructive to recall the answer once given to an inquirer by the St. Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894). The blessed one replied more or less thus:
“You ask, will the heterodox (all who do not belong to Orthodox Church) be saved… Why do you worry about them?
They have a Savior Who desires the salvation of every human being.
He will take care of them. You and I should not be burdened with such a
concern. Study yourself and your own sins…
I will tell you one thing, however: should you, being Orthodox and
possessing the Truth in its fullness, betray Orthodoxy, and enter a
different faith, you will lose your soul forever.”
Orthodoxy is the only sure path for salvation. It may not be the only path for salvation, but it is the only safe road…
What should be of chief concern is OUR OWN salvation. The question “What about him?” that St. Peter asked, regarding St. John the Evangelist (John 21:21) – in other words, “What will become of him?” – was a “show of compassion”; it was an external display of his caring for John. We, however, take this expression and use it simply informatively i.e.: “What will become with the heterodox or the non-Christians?” without concerning ourselves with our own salvation! Therefore, the proper thing to do is to attend to the salvation of our own soul, and at the same time show an interest in the salvation of other people who have entered the Orthodox Church (of their own free will), and not merely wonder in our minds what will become of them.
St. Peter spoke these words as he paid a lot of attention to John. He did not want to be separated from him. Therefore the Lord wished to show him that His love for St. John was much greater than his. Therefore He said, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?” St. Peter had always been fiery and rash in these matters, so the Lord wished to restrain him and teach him not to go beyond his limits by uttering these words. Hence we should also understand that God loves every human being that is born into this world more than anyone.
Finally, let us keep in mind the words of St. John Chrysostom “The Lord teaches us not to mourn, or be upset, or curious. We should not ask questions that seem to be outside the scope of matters directly affecting us.”
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"He is not here; He has risen, just as He said"
in the Resurrection of our Lord and our resurrection with Him.
It is the time to experience the new life in our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the period in which a person, who has practiced self-control over material things during the 55 days of Great Lent, rises to live joyfully in the spirit and worship God in spirit and truth.
If a person plants with effort, toil, and tears during Great Lent, then the Fifty Holy Days is the time of harvest, accompanied by joy and gladness.
Christ's Resurrection is considered everything to us. The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is considered our new life that we can live in. In Christ's Resurrection, we have three main aspects. In Christ's Resurrection, we have three main aspects:
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I congratulate all of you for this glorious Feast of the Nativity and the new year of 2014. I wish upon all of you the blessings that come with the birth of the One Who was born in the manger; blessings of goodness, joy, peace and love for everyone in Egypt, and in all our churches throughout the world, all who celebrate the New Year by the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The incarnation of God is an event that combined the earth with heaven. God, through His love for mankind, was incarnated and came to mankind. As we learn from the verse that is often referred to as “the little gospel", (John 3:16) states: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
This meeting of heaven and earth was a meeting from God, Who gave us His love, by coming down from above to mankind. This was also a meeting from man who showed his eagerness of going up to God. This meeting happened in the fullness of time, as stated in the Holy Bible, and, in the womb of our mother the Holy Virgin St. Mary where He was incarnate by His love.
In the creation of man, God showed His love to everyone. In His incarnation, He confirmed this love. In His crucifixion and resurrection, the Lord concluded this great love toward man. In fact, in the story of the Nativity, we have plenty of contemplations. We read about the heavenly star, and we read about the earthly manger.
We read about people who came from far countries, and we read about people who were close to the place of the event. We read about young people such as the shepherds and our mother the Virgin Mary. We also read about elder people such as St. Joseph the carpenter, St. Simon the elder and St. Anna the prophetess. We read about all kinds of people.
But the world at the time of our Lord Jesus Christ was classified into two main groups, Jews and gentiles. And there was a separation between heaven and earth. Heaven is full of angels and heavenly creatures, and the earth is full of people who were divided into Jews and gentiles. In the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, those three groups came together.
First, the shepherds who were awake arrived. Those shepherds were very simple people, and were from the simplest sector of the Jewish society. Their work and efforts were in the wilderness with the flock that they used to shepherd, and out of those sheep, the sacrifices were selected to be offered.
The shepherds were always traveling and did not have a place to dwell. Even their witness were invalid in courts. But the Lord had chosen them for their honesty and simplicity. God wanted to honor them, so He revealed to them His birth by the angel who appeared to them saying: “I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.”
The awakening shepherds were Jews. As if God had chosen the shepherds to represent the Jews. The reset of the world were considered pagan gentiles. As such, God had chosen the worshipping magi on behalf of the gentiles. They came from far countries in the east. They endured the long travel. The roads were not like what we have now. They were scientists in astronomy, and in predicting events that may happen.
They traveled for long periods, coming from far countries to search and worship the birth of the King of the Jews. We all know the story, but the most important points were that they reached their goal and they were considered high class in their society. They arrived to Jerusalem, to the place of the manger where the Baby Jesus Christ was, and offered their gifts.
By their gifts, they expressed their eagerness to witness the born, King of the Jews. Therefore, the earthly world came to the manger to the Lord Jesus in two groups, in addition to the third group which was from the heavenly world represented by the multitude of singing angels.
The angels were singing the famous song: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” Everyone was presented in the manger and around the Lord Jesus Christ. The earthly world was presented by the two groups of the Jews and the magi, and the heavenly world presented by the angels.
What we are most interested in and what I would like to put before your eyes is the fact that the magi who came from the far countries presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Most of us know that gold is a symbol of being a King; frankincense is a symbol of His priesthood; and the myrrh is a symbol for His suffering and crucifixion.
These gifts signify those characteristics of our Lord Jesus Christ. The question here, why did they choose those gifts specifically? We all know that the gift is offered according to the taste of the giver and according to the condition and position of the receiver. So why did they choose those gifts? I would like to tell you that those gifts which were offered by the magi symbolize the life of man.
The life of man throughout its entirety is characterized by gold, frankincense, and myrrh. I mean every one of us through life has days of gold, days of frankincense and days of myrrh. The days of gold are the days of success, good health, victory, wealth, and days of comfort, as well as all days of joy either at work, business, various successes, or study. Each are considered the gift of gold.
The gift of frankincense presents the days of work, study, labor, hard effort and services, and other days that take large space in the life of man. The days of myrrh, as the life of man should have time of myrrh according to this philosophy of the gifts, presented by the days of grief tribulations, need, suffering, illness, and all the days in which man aches from negative emotions and anxiety.
All those are represented by the gift of myrrh. But all those gifts represent the mix of man’s life. Each of our lives fall into the gold, frankincense and myrrh. That is why if there are days of myrrh, there will be days of frankincense and gold. In the life of man, as the Bible says, all things work together for good to those who love God. All the days with all their kinds work together for good to those who love God.
The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ gives us hope, courage and new life in a new vision for our daily life. I congratulate all of you, all clergy, congregations, and families. I would like to especially congratulate our youth and children. I congratulate every church with her board, servants and deacons. I ask the Lord to give you grace and to fill your life with the joy of Nativity every day. May our life be for the glory of His name, and glory be to God, forever, and ever. Amen.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope of Alexandria and
Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
September 11th, marks the beginning of the Coptic year. The Coptic calendar began during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian in 284 A.D. During his time, Christians in Egypt were tortured, massacred, and martyred in countless numbers. As a result, the Copts based their calendar on this event, which is why the Coptic year ends with "A.M.," which is short for "Anno Martyrii" or "Year of the Martyrs."
On celebrating the feast of Nayrouz::-
Through the prayers and intersession of St Mary and all the Martyrs,
We ask the Lord to protect us and guide us to do His will.
the Virgin Saint Mary
7th - 22nd August 2013
(1st -- 16th Mesori 1729)
This fast is 15 days long and precedes the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. During this holy fasting period, we ask for the intercessions of the Virgin Mary.
May her prayers be with us all Amen.
Departure of St Anthony
(30th January 2013 - 22nd Tobi 1729)
On this day, of the year 356 AD, St Anthony the Great, the star of the wilderness, and the father of all monks, departed. This righteous man was born in the year 251 AD in the city of Qimn El-Arouse, to rich parents who loved the church and the poor. They raised him up in fear of the Lord. When he was twenty years old, his parents departed, and he had to take care of his sister.
Once he entered the church and heard the words of the Lord Christ in the Gospel, "If you want to be perfect, go sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasures in heaven; and come, follow Me." (Matthew 19:21). He returned to his house, decided to fulfill this commandment and considered it directed to him personally.
He gave his wealth to the poor and needy, and he took his sister and placed her with some virgins. At that time, monasticism had not yet been established. All those who wanted to live a solitary life went and lived on the outskirts of the city. This was what St Anthony did as he dwelt alone, worshiping and living an ascetic life.
The devil fought him there by afflicting him with boredom, laziness, and the phantoms of women. He overcame the devil's snares by the power of the Lord Christ. After that, he went to one of the tombs, and he resided therein and closed the door on himself. Some of his friends used to bring him food. When the devil perceived his ascetic life and his intense worship, he was envious of him, and he beat him mercilessly, then left him unconscious. When his friends came to visit him and found him in this condition, they carried him to the church. After he somewhat recovered, he went back to the same place.
The devil again resumed his war against St Anthony, only this time the phantoms were in the form of wild beasts, wolves, lions, snakes and scorpions. They appeared as if they were about to attack him or cut him into pieces. But the saint would laugh at them scornfully and say "If any of you have any authority over me, only one would have been sufficient to fight me." At his saying this, they disappeared as though in smoke, for God gave him the victory over the devils. He was always singing this psalm, "Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let those also who hate Him flee before Him." (Psalm 68:1)
St Anthony used to prepare a quantity of bread that would sustain him for six months. He did not allow anyone to enter his cell, and whoever came to him, stood outside and listened to his advice. He continued in this condition of solitary worship for 20 years. Then by God's command, he went to El-Fayyoum and confirmed the brethren there in the faith, then returned to his monastery. During the time of persecution, he longed to become a martyr. He left his monastery and went to Alexandria. He visited those who were imprisoned for the sake of Christ and comforted them. When the Governor saw that he was confessing the Lord Christ publicly, not caring what might happen to him, he ordered him not to show up in the city. However, the saint did not heed his threats. He faced him and argued with him in order that he might arouse his anger so that he might be tortured and martyred. But God preserved him all along, according to His will, for the benefit of many, and so the Governor left him alone. Then the saint went back to his monastery according to God's will, and many came to visit him and to hear his teachings. He saw that these visits kept him away from his worship. As a result, he went far away to the eastern desert. He traveled with some Bedouins to the inner wilderness for three days, until he found a spring of water and some palm trees, and then he chose to settle there.
On this spot now stands the monastery of St Anthony the Great. The Bedouins came to him with bread, and the Lord drove away all the wild beasts from this place, for his sake.
On occasions, he would go to the monastery on the outskirts of the desert by the Nile to visit the brethren, then return to his inner monastery. His fame spread abroad and it reached Emperor Constantine. The Emperor wrote to him offering him praise and asked him to pray for him. The brethren were pleased with the Emperor's letter, but St Anthony did not pay an attention to it, and he said to them, "The Books of God, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, commands us everyday, but we do not heed what they tell us, and we turn our backs on them." Under the persistence of the brethren who told him, 'Emperor Constantine loves the church', he accepted to write him a letter blessing him, and praying for the peace and safety of the empire and the church.
One day, he was bored and he heard a voice telling him, "Go out and see." He went out and saw an angel who wore a girdle with a cross, one resembling the holy Eskiem, and on his head was a head cover (Kolansowa). He was sitting while braiding palm leaves, then he stood up to pray, and again he sat to weave. A voice came to him saying, "Anthony, do this and you will rest." Henceforth, he started to wear this tunic that he saw, and began to weave palm leaves, and never got bored again.
St Anthony prophesied about the persecution that was about to happen to the church and the control of the heretics over it, the church victory and its return to its formal glory, and the end of the age.
When St Macarius visited St Anthony, St Anthony clothed him with the monk's garb, and St Anthony foretold him what would be of him. When the day of the departure of St Paul, the first hermit in the desert, drew near, St Anthony went to him. St Anthony buried St Paul the hermit after he had clothed him a tunic, which was a present from St Athanasius the Apostolic, 20th Pope of Alexandria.
When St Anthony felt that the day of his departure had approached, he commanded his disciple to hide his body and to give his staff to St Macarius, and to give one sheepskin cloak to St Athanasius and the other sheepskin cloak to Anba Serapion, his disciple. He stretched himself on the ground and gave up his spirit. The angels and the saints took his spirit and carried it to the place of perpetual rest.
This saint lived for 105 years, struggling in the way of holiness and purity.
May his prayers be with us.
(18th January 2013 - 10th Tobi 1729)
Feast of Epiphany is the celebration of baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also known as the Feast of the “Divine Appearance”.
The Son is baptized, the Holy Trinity appears like a dove and the Father speaks from heaven saying: “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:11)
The baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ shows the Creed of the Holy Trinity.
Jesus said to Nicodemus “Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5)


Diocesan Assembly of Central Florida
The Diocesan Assembly of Central Florida (CFL Assembly) is affiliated with the Diocese of Central Florida, and it is comprised of five Deaneries: Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southeast and Southwest. Our chapters span 15 counties throughout Central Florida – from Crystal River, Ocala and Ormond Beach to the north down to Port St. Lucie, Okeechobee and Lake Placid to the south, including Metropolitan Orlando, the Atlantic beaches, and the Space Coast.
There are 68 Chapters in The Assembly with a total membership, including Daughters at Large and Junior Daughters, of more than 1,000 members.
The Bishop's Cross
The 2023-2024 Bishop’s Cross recipient is Nancy Kelly from the St. Michael the Archangel Chapter, St. Augustine, in Vero Beach.
The drawing for the Bishop’s Cross began in 1937. Katherine Travers of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Daytona Beach donated a gold cross and designated it to be worn by a member who is faithful in carrying out the purpose of The Order and whose life upholds the Cross. Shortly after the Diocese of South Florida split, the Bishop’s Cross was lost. Bishop Hargraves decided that it should be replaced so the tradition could continue.
Under the leadership of Lorraine Renfroe, Diocesan President of the Daughters of the King at that time, a new cross was made from silver gleaned from jewelry donated by Senior Daughters. The same silver cross is used today. Years later the original gold cross was found at the Bishop Gray Inn and returned to the Diocese. The gold Bishop’s Cross is now worn by the Central Florida Diocesan President during her term of office.
Prior to each Fall Assembly, all chapters submit one member’s name for consideration of wearing the Bishop’s Cross. At the Fall Assembly one name is drawn and the Daughter who is selected by the Holy Spirit wears the cross for one year. At the next Fall Assembly, she shares her experiences about wearing the cross and how it has influenced her life or that of her chapter.
The Bishop’s Cross is not a reward. It is to be worn with humility and thankfulness that God is doing great work in her life as well as in her chapter and parish. Wearing of the Cross gives one a greater dependence on God’s spirit. This Order was guided into existence by God’s Spirit and this method helps us keep our eyes on Him and on His work.


If I'm going to lament and complain here...then I also need to express my gratitude to God. In the last week I have experienced great relief from pain and fatigue. I am grateful for the medications available, for a wise physician who realizes when they need to be changed, and for those who develop therapies that help. I'm thankful for the energy to help my eight-month pregnant daughter get settled in her new home. And I thank God for a husband who loves me, no matter what, and for wonderful friends who do the same!
My prayer is that even on the worst days, I will be thankful for Jesus' never-ending love and that, even though I may not sense His presence in the moment, He has promised never to abandon me.
One more thing...I am thankful that gratitude lifts my soul, even when my body is weak and in pain, because it reminds me that God remembers me. I pray I never hesitate to believe that!


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Read "Breakthrough Prayers: 210 Spiritual Warfare Prayers For Deliverance, Claiming Healing Promises And Commanding Your Miracles" by Moses Omojola available from Rakuten Kobo. Spiritual Warfare Prayers. Prayer will shoot him down. WAR AGAINST WITCHCRAFT, PRAYERS, DELIVERANCE & PROPHETIC KNOWLEDGE in JESUS NAME Spiritual pride, ego, vanity, pre-eminence, haughtiness. There are 5 key divine aspects that Christian prayer provides in spiritual warfare that every true prayer warrior uncovers in their personal walk with Jesus Christ. Daily Prayer To Pray Down Spiritual Attack 11. Fasting – Fasting combined with prayer, as said in the Bible and by many saints, is one of the most effective ways to ensure your prayers are heard — and hopefully. Heavenly Father, I come before you as your child, in great need of your help. my dad, is a retired pastor and has been actively in the ministry for nearly 60 years. Spiritual Warfare Prayer. There are two types. Holy Ghost fire, baptize me with prayer miracle, in Jesus’ name. There is no height you cannot attain in the spirit if only you are ready to take the bull by the horn; do away with every form of hindrance and follow the principles of spiritual growth laid down in God's word. You and your spouse must see to it to always find your way back to God, especially when problems start to arise. I command that Satan?s legal rights over _____ be broken, and that all back up systems be destroyed. No monthly commitment. PRAYER, DECLARATION, AND “DECREEING PRAYER” Position Paper Rev. Lord Jesus, you are my Savior and my deliverer. Just add the name of the person that you wish to pray for. A Prayer for Spiritual Warfare Jesus, sometimes I can almost sense the heaviness of pressure mounting and the ominous presence of darkness around me. The Warrior’s Prayer is a poetic prayer based on Ephesians 6 that helps you pray on the spiritual armor God has given you and prepares you for daily spiritual battle. org get on line and order free prayer cloth for your children’s and grandkids and healing prayer cloth for yourself ,loveone or friend who needs healing. So, use these spiritual warfare prayers to fight the battle. Prayer and Supplication. Spiritual Warfare Prayers Wisdom for Success, Health, Healing and Breakthroughs is one of the great books that are divinely orchestrated to come your way this season. Ministering to people 9. com Daily Prayer… Dear Heavenly Father, I pray this prayer in the power of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus Christ. I am dealing with a lot of spiritual warfare and am healing slowly from schizophrenia. Deliverance involves the breaking up of legal grounds, the tearing down of strongholds (offensive spiritual warfare), and the casting out of demons. Harmonious Marriage. Prayer by Bishop T. Sustained By Prayer. This serious issue is addressed in a truly fresh and inspired book, “The Healing of Families”, by renowned author Father Yozefu-B. If you are seeking deliverance, recite any of these great spiritual warfare prayers to keep you protected. Authority over evil comes from kn owing, loving, and serving the Lord. You can also use this Psalm 91 Prayer and put on the Armor of God as well during your prayer time. When it comes to why you should pray for your pastor, take the words of Charles Spurgeon to heart:. Furthermore, in that passage, we are told that the prayer of faith WILL save the sick. This is a program of uninterrupted prayer and spiritual warfare targeted at disgracing the enemies of your destiny. Overcoming Infidelity. mail me [email protected] Are you facing a difficult disease, illness or malady and want to cry out to God for healing but don't know what to pray? If you feel scared, alone, unsure of the future, use these healing prayers. SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYER: Please pray at least once. Decreeing and declaring are becoming more popular in Christian circles. Action Item! Fr. You can also use this Psalm 91 Prayer and put on the Armor of God as well during your prayer time. Command Them To Leave Your Marriage I command, that all anti-testimony forces working against my marriage will scatter into irreparable pieces, in the name of Jesus, I command that the fire of God be sent into the camp of those gathering to do harm to my marriage and my possessions, I command all powers and principalities to take their hands off my marriage and everything that belongs to me in. ) Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. But prayer is powerful, even when the answer is delayed. TACTICS TO WIN THE WAR. This spiritual healing prayer is a means to receive the healing power from the Supreme Being, that extends from its peace. We will be incorporating large flags into the prayer walk as well as developing materials to be handed out in an invitation format. What Christians Want To Know. I thank You for. Do you need a miracle? Looking to do spiritual warfare? Needing help with certain areas in your life? See if these Christian prayer resources, can find that special inspirational prayer of the day, that's just for you. The primacy of holiness in Puritan piety met a devilish cohort that sought nothing less than the destruction of God’s people. Prayer ADD THIS TO YOUR WARFARE PRAYER ARSENAL, THE FIGHT IS EVEN MORE FIERCE!!! – Julie Whedbee. I command all sickness, all diseases, all pain to leave my body right now, in the name of Jesus Christ!. Here are 4 prayers to pray for wealth and to break financial curses over your life. Blessed Salt is an. Don't use full names or any other identifying information that you wouldn't want out on the web. I would encourage you to print it out and pray through it often. In some ways, pastors are sustained by the prayers of their people. In warfare, battles are fought on different fronts, for different reasons, and with varying degrees of intensity. a number of spiritual warfare prayers to pray daily; a basic deliverance manual from demonbuster. We live in a world devoid of hope. Putting On the Full Armor of Father God 10. Your Kingdom Conection. Soon I had my very own little stash of Scriptures by topic and Prayers for specific oppressive concerns. WARFARE PRAYER Victor Matthews (This is a most powerful prayer. Healing Prayers to Saint Raphael the Archangel According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church , the existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls "angels" is a truth of faith. Dear Lord, I pray for physical healing in both feet. Warfare Prayer against Lust Ephesians 5:3 (KJV) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Father, I come boldly before Your throne of grace and mercy to find help and strength in my time of need. I have lost count of how many such fasting weeks we have gone through. “Spiritual warfare is very real. STRONGHOLDS> What exactly is a stronghold? A stronghold is an incorrect thinking pattern that has molded itself into our way of thinking. , 1966 ISBN: 0-397-1002604. Spiritual relaxation techniques such as prayers for relaxation help the blocks to our awareness of God's rest to melt away. Prayers to bring inner healing, peace, & marriage, family & Business restoration. Get my 30-Day Prayer Challenge for Spiritual Warfare. There are many different ways of healing; the system used in The Aetherius Society devised by Dr. Spiritual warfare, Christian warfare website. Our God is a healing God. HEALING GRACE is your personal manual to gain freedom from life's miseries and atrocities, most especially mental, physical and spiritual suffering. I am a joint-heir with Jesus and more than a conqueror. Give Your Prayers to the Prophet. I now submit to you as my Lord, dear Jesus. Remember, there are more Christian Poems on other topics in the 'Christian Poetry Pages' section. The words of Christ to St. Spiritual Warfare Prayer for Healing. The following Spiritual Warfare Prayers are sample prayers. Deliverance, Depression, Mind, Popular Articles, Rex Rouis, Spiritual Warfare, Word of God / September 22, 2013 Depression Is a Spirit – It Must Be Fought with the Word of God. It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways. Jesus, by Your love, goodness and mercy, I beseech You to enter into the root cause of my present state. This article is a compilation of effective prayer points, along with their corresponding Bible verses. a child or a friend. is Spiritual Warfare. Narrated by Moses Omojola and James Patrick. Don't use full names or any other identifying information that you wouldn't want out on the web. While blessings and curses are direct opposites, they have several things in common. i just pray that God will continue to sustain him and keep him fruitful until the Lord calls him. Spiritual Warfare Prayer. Prayer for Husbands to Confess. We plead the Blood of Jesus. She asked me to pray along with her each day. I renounce right now any and all allegiance that I have ever given to satan and his host of evil spirits. 2 Corinthians 10:4 lets us know "The weapons of our Warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds". Spiritual Warfare Prayer - Very Powerful H eavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before you. Faustina are perpetually relevant and worthy of reflection. SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYER: Please pray at least once. Know the importance of praying and going to Mass. Depression is the physical and emotional result of hopelessness – the ‘ feeling ‘ of hopelessness. Even prayers to Raise the dead. # 8 Healing From Curses www. Welcome to Overcomers Deliverance and Healing Ministries. There are two types. Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces. In some ways, pastors are sustained by the prayers of their people. com Daily Prayer… Dear Heavenly Father, I pray this prayer in the power of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus Christ. Your Spirit is my comfort. Elijah was a man just like us. Your life force energy brings passion, energy, and enthusiasm to my mind, body, and spirit. Ungodly beliefs 8. These are very powerful prayers against witchcraft, if you do them during fasting they become even more potent. Paul always searched for the gold in people and in the Body of Christ. Prayer to Release the Blessings of GOD When Sleeping at Night Prayer for Financial Blessings Prayer for Healing and long life Prayer for Children Prayer for our Government and Authorities Prayer against Curses. Our prayers help you to achieve victory amidst the challenges of life!. Time for the Holy Spirit to prepare us for service (2 Corinthians 9:30; Ephesians 4:12). Thank you very much. Healing Ministry consist of healing prayers and spiritual warfare deliverance prayers to a pathway of wholeness: The healing of emotional wounds of the past - healing the wounded spirit, Deliverance from generational curses of infirmities, Breaking curses to obtain deliverance healing, and. Healing Prayers. 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Life Recovery offers Christian Counseling and training in Spiritual Warfare, Deliverance, Breaking Generational Curses and Inner-Healing. We pray for victorious spiritual warfare. Do you feel too busy to make time for our Lord? An Act of Spiritual Communion can help! No matter what your day is like, Jesus can help make it better, or at least more bearable, if you ask him for His help and guidance in prayers such as this one, composed by St. You will not bring. A Prayer for Spiritual Warfare The following prayer was written by Fr. CHAPTER 6 - MEETINGS This is to be used before Overall List Of Demons. The idea that physical healing is separate from spiritual salvation was introduced by Gnostics, who decided the physical was “less real” and not as important as the spiritual). No monthly commitment. Please forgive me for all my sinful actions, making agreements with the enemy, and for believing the devil’s lies. SCRIPTUAL PRAYERS”. I will not receive (or believe) your lie in the Name of Jesus. As previously discussed, the real Biblical binding and loosing meaning is originally a Jewish phrase and is the authority to declare what God’s mind is on a matter of doctrine or practice. Spiritual Warfare Prayer - Declaring the Sanctions of God. Jacob Meyer at Our Sunday Visitor +1. God's Word is also the sword He has given you to engage in spiritual warfare with the devil, so using it in prayer is a powerful 1-2 punch (Ephesians 6:10-17)! Biblical Christian healing prayer also has another benifit. These prayers are not magical formulas. Phoenix, Arizona Based Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministries. Prayers to bring inner healing, peace, & marriage, family & Business restoration. Prayers for Spiritual Healing audio download text with Msgr. I pray that the enemywill be cast out, and I pray against the spiritual warfare that is coming against me. Spiritual Warfare is crucial for every born again Christian. I renounce right now any and all allegiance that I have ever given to satan and his host of evil spirits. Healing Prayers: The Sower sows the Word And the Lord heakened unto the Voice of a man For he is strong that Executeth His Word Mark 4:14, Joshua 10:14, Joel 2:11. THIS IS AN ASSORTMENT OF METHODS AND PRAYERS TO HELP YOU LAUNCH AN ATTACK AGAINST THE DEVIL AND HIS HELPERS, THE DEMONS. Therese of Lisieux Pope Francis Replies to ChurchPOP Reader After Following Our Instructions for Sending Letter to Pope The Chaplet of St. Prayer is the most valuable weapon we have during warfare. I've been healing and slowly getting better since I've been praying for years and now I pray twice daily with a prayer line and by myself and with my aunt and I was doing almost 100 percent better tonight until just recently i started to feel possessed. There is a furious, fierce, and ferocious battle raging in the realm of the spirit between the forces of God and the forces of evil. Peggy Scarborough is a noted author and speaker for radio, television, spiritual warfare conferences, healing schools, prayer clinics, and retreats. Narrated by Moses Omojola and James Patrick. Once God has helped you identify the gap or the underlying spiritual need, obstacle or lack, you are in a position to pray with authority. ” This is the belief that believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Church by its very nature,. The most powerful spiritual warfare prayer available to you! Has your local church taught you about “The Blood of Jesus” Prayer? It is a core precept of the Blood Covenant of the New Testament. The Prayer of Jabez. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. How to Pray for Healing - Let me share some observations regarding prayers for healing and then give an illustration to help you experience the principle. Mike's story and prayer follows:. An uplifted hand terrifies him. based in the Pensacola-Tallahassee diocese. I am so thankful for your prayers, I found you online. His education and first-hand experience make his presentations informative and interesting. Spiritual Warfare Prayer I thank and praise You Father YAHWEH for all things and by YOUR mighty power and in Jesus name, I ask for YOUR giant warrior angels to protect me both day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the rest of my life!. Why does the God of mercy ordain a spiritual battle for His people on earth?. Overcoming Infidelity. Spiritual warfare & deliverance ministry Avoid false teachings on Christian spiritual warfare, deliverance, spiritual warfare prayers, deliverance prayers, generational curses, binding spells, curses, demons, spirits, blood of Jesus pleading, etc. Elijah was a man just like us. Daily Prayer To Pray Down Spiritual Attack 11. I am calling on the Father for His right hand save me from the snare of the devil. SECTION 3 Prayers Topics With Scriptures 101 Prayer for Warfare and to Retain Victory over the Enemy. He equips us with strength, wisdom, and discernment through His own Spirit to stay strong in the battle. It is conducted by members of the Church on earth (the Body of Christ) and prayer in Christ gives them power to win. In fact, this is why it is necessary. Lift me up when my prayer seems dry and empty when I feel. These spiritual gifts are freely given for the common good. SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYERS TO DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL. with a prayer asking God for career direction and guidance. Mike's story and prayer follows:. Our prayers help you to achieve victory amidst the challenges of life!. Spiritual Warfare Prayers. Without a canon, however, even the deadliest ammunition cannot pound the enemy. A Catholic Lay Apostolate of Healing, Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare: Centered on the Eucharist, Consecrated to Mary & Faithful to the Pope of Rome. Lord Jesus, you are my Savior and my deliverer. We will send you The Healing Power of Jesus, Healing Power for the Heart, and 12 copies of the Healing Power Prayers for only $19. You still answer prayers! I choose to believe this, as I ask for Your healing hand to touch me right now. Foundational Warfare Prayer. They are a guide to go by. Neglecting to pray weakens our spiritual defenses. This prayer is a full spiritual warfare prayer to restrict and oppose the attacks by spiritual forces, therefore, pray these prayers attackingly and defensively as if in a real battle. Prayer for courage and confidence for my son and an career or job/opportunity for my daughter. Spiritual Healing Prayers. Inspirational Prayer for Healing. Exodus 15:3-6 " The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name! "Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power. This lesson was taken from SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYER BOOK, CHAPTER 5. Let's face it, if you can still be a loving person after the experiences with these narcissists, you should be on the Church's list for Sainthood. We are training and equipping a host of prayer warriors who are prepared to go to the frontline in spiritual warfare. your healing love and mercy. Free Spiritual Ebooks for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers: About Kindle Unlimited: You can borrow an unlimited number of ebooks by being a member of the Kindle Unlimited program, which is like a Netflix for ebooks. teaching believers to pray with power and authority, for personal prayer inbox us. Need Help with Your Prayer Requests? We will be adding new videos to help you on your journey of healing and deliverance. Definitely spiritual warfare. In the silence of your divine presence, God, I feel your healing spirit flowing through me right now. " for each other scripture/word of god what is the holy spirit saying pray right now for all your fellow workers who are on your team in you in a group pray blessing, power, mercy, grace, peace and protection for those next to you take time to ministr in prayer to those in the group healing strength against attacks. I am a doer of the Word of God and a channel for His blessings. I love structure and I love God’s Word. ) Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before you. As you pray these prayer points for spiritual growth, the Holy Spirit will draw you into a deeper and fulfilling relationship with Christ. This prayer can be personalized by saying his name instead of the word pastor. The Rules of Engagement is a revolutionary, life-changing view of spiritual warfare. on a Spiritual Warfare Prayer Walk. Catholic Stand. 1:9), that we "may have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;" (Col. Destiny has been called to publish biblically sound, prophetic words to the Body of Christ. Cindy Trimm by Ray Callaway. HOW YOU CAN, AND DO HAVE DEMONS Everyone has Demons Deliverance, the casting out of demons is the Children's Bread, this means it is for the Children of God. I look forward to hearing from you. Farro on June 14th, 2010 Lord, I thank You for giving me power and authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and to overcome all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm me or my family. By praying these spiritual warfare prayers before you start your day, you will prepare yourself for any difficulties or trials that will come. Spiritual Warfare Prayers null mason. Spiritual House Cleansing. I will continue to pray this prayer for myself and others. Exodus 15:3-6 “ The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name! “Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power. A Prayer for a season of intense favour. PRAYERS AND LISTS OF DEMONS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND MASS DE-LIVERANCE This provides prayers and lists of de-mons for individual and mass deliverance. Apostolic anointing and ministry 2. Remember: Prayer is part of the Armor of God in our spiritual warfare against the forces of darkness (Eph 6). The most powerful spiritual warfare prayer available to you! Has your local church taught you about "The Blood of Jesus" Prayer? It is a core precept of the Blood Covenant of the New Testament. Blessed Salt is an. The Bible gives us a way to stand firm in battle by being clothed in the full armor of God. She serves as Regional South Atlantic Director for the National Governor's Prayer Team and South Carolina prayer leader for Cry Out America. You said that You would take my sickness away from me. Listen to Spiritual Warfare Prayers Triggered By Word Of Wisdom: Powerful Prayer Guide & Prayers for Deliverance, Healing, Financial Freedom, Prosperity, Success & Breakthroughs audiobook by Moses Omojola. Indeed, Satan and the doctrine of spiritual warfare pervaded Puritan spirituality as Puritan divines viewed the world through the paradigmatic lens of cosmic conflict with the devil. What Christians Want To Know. Spiritual Warfare Prayers - Anima Christi - Prayer against Evil -Denouncing the Occult - Binding Evil Spirits - Removing Demonic Influence - Prayer for Inner Healing; A Prayer for President Trump - Psalms 20-21 - Spiritual WarFare against Principalities and Powers; If the U. Another doctrinal tool that has proved of great benefit to me and to many others is the "Warfare Prayer" composed by Dr. DELIVERANCE IS THE WAY TO GET RID OF THE DEMONS THAT ARE TORMENTING YOU. • daniel prayer (dr. Let us never get so. Among all the prayers, there are several that have particular power. MICHAEL PREPARATORY PRAYERS FOR DELIVERANCE (From the Book of Deliverance) ORIGINAL PRAYER TO ST. our entire site comprises thousands of pages if printed, and many audio files. Basic Spiritual Warfare Prayers (truths) for those who have been saved. In fact, this is why it is necessary. Father, i praise you for your mighty power that is able to heal all sicknesses. You still perform healing every day. Spiritual warfare prayers can help you to heal from the inside and provide you with strength to fight the battles of life. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. generic cialis pills 195. Our prayers help you to achieve victory amidst the challenges of life!. The most powerful spiritual warfare prayer available to you! Has your local church taught you about "The Blood of Jesus" Prayer? It is a core precept of the Blood Covenant of the New Testament. 3 Biblical Steps to Healing Your Spiritual Wounds- If you've been suffering from a chronic spiritual wound and doing your best to hide it—even from God—it's time to ask for healing. Please forgive me for all my sinful actions, making agreements with the enemy, and for believing the devil’s lies. Paul made it clear that we do not wrestle with flesh and blood but rather with. Is life starting to break you down? If you are feeling at war with life, you may need to take some time and seek refuge in one of these spiritual warfare prayers for healing. Spiritual Warfare Prayer for Healing service which can be used that we cast out all spirits of infirmity that would attack our body in Jesus designation and this Prayer is very effective for all kinds of problems in your life. Prayers and Spiritual Offerings for Spiritual Mothers. Peggy Scarborough is a noted author and speaker for radio, television, spiritual warfare conferences, healing schools, prayer clinics, and retreats. You have to deal with the warfare, and then you can pray for healing. Praise God,l googled this prayers last night at 2,l had a feeling to pray for one of my co-workers daughter who is a candidate in high school. I confess today that I am a sinner. I command there to be a purging and healing of _____ spiritual being; a purging and healing of _____ physical being. Prayers for Relaxation and Rest Spiritual Relaxation Techniques Prayers for Relaxation and Rest continues from 10 Tips for Finding Peace.


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Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


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It’s May the 4th and I still haven’t watched Star Wars HAHAHA
….and it’s also my birthday! *sings happy birthday*
I turn 22, another year older. *play Taylor Swift’s 22 on Spotify*
Here’s to 22, praying for more growth in faith and welcoming more opportunities for the better!
Here’s to 22, to live freely and honestly.
Here’s to 22, to make more genuine connections and to love fearlessly.
Here’s to 22, to more blessings and to appreciate the beauty in this world.
Here’s to 22, thank You for giving me a wonderful family and great friends.
Here’s to 22, to treat myself kindly, to care more and to love myself.
Lord, I thank you for giving me another blessed and beautiful year.


We participate in DACW (Daily Active Collective Worship) every day. Collective worship is an opportunity for our class to meet together in a variety of contexts to consider ourselves in terms of the great ideas and events of the world. This should allow us to see the lives of our pupils and staff as part of the rich tapestry of human existence and experience.
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With Mother’s Day coming up towards the end of the month (March 26th) we wondered where the day originated. Here’s a short article outlining the beginning of ‘Mother’s Day’.
The origin of ‘Mother’s Day’ dates all the way back to ancient Greek times. Yet the ‘Mother’s Day’ we know today, actually began in United States in the early 20th Century.
Centuries upon centuries ago, the ancient Greeks held an annual spring festival to honour their maternal goddesses. Ancient Romans also celebrated a similar spring festival called ‘Hilaria’, which was for a mother goddess called ‘Cybele’.
More recently, origins of Mothering Sunday can date back to the 1600s in England when the celebration was held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, as it falls this year.
Originally, it was a day in which Christians would visit their ‘mother church’. Servants were allowed the day off work in order to return to their hometown and worship with their families. On the way home, children would pick wild flowers to place in the church or to give to their mothers. This is why we often give flowers as a gift today.
Nowadays, the day has moved away from its religious meaning and is more commonly just a day to show our mum’s – or maternal figures in our life – that we appreciate them, held on different days around the world.
We hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day this March.