Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, he was buried, he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT THE CHURCH BELIEVES BY REDEFINING ITS CREED IN THE TORRENTS OF EXTERIOR THOUGHTS WHICH SOUGHT TO PREVAIL OVER APOSTOLIC TEACHING THROUGH THE CENTURIES The faith and the faithful When we think of faith and faithfulness, we often think of the divine being and the centres of worship that supposedly mirror thu

He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways Psalm 90 :11 BLESSED IS THE NAME OF GOD AMONGST HIS HOLY ONES Be certain that we are truly surrounded by that great celestial cloud who render witness. Hence, they did not strive for the pleasures of created matter but serve the one who came to perfect the human race; Jesus the Lord who brings us who believe with the faith to the joys to come. Thus, let us then embrace He who for our sake endured the cross

There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism. St Paul's Letter to the Church of Ephesus - Chapter 4, Verse 5 THE MYSTICAL BODY OF JESUS CHRIST THE CHURCH, THE CLERGY, THE PEOPLE, THE LIVING ORGANISM FOUNDED ON THE FAITH PREACHED BY THE APOSTLES AND CONFESSED BY THE MARTYRS GIVEN TO MANY WHO WHOLEHEARTEDLY ACCEPT BOTH IN WORD AND DEED VIA THE MYSTERIES (SACRAMENTS) DRAWING US INTO THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS – BECOMING HIS KINGDOM BEGINNING WITHIN US! Through, with, and in the power

Oh most Holy Theotokos, save us! From the supplicatory canon to the All Holy Theotokos This subject has been taken to extreme levels of utter confusion – on the one hand, she has been portrayed as a goddess; the other end of the line exhorts that no significance nor importance should be given to her. BOTH ARE FRIGHTFULLY WRONG! ​ Unfortunately, many of those entrusted with teaching the faith have forgotten the beauty of proclaiming the truth in such a way that the average per

We have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided trinity From the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church! An Orthodox icon of the Holy Apostles The Apostolic Faith (that which has been handed down by Christ to his apostles and their successors-bishops) is known to us as the Apostle Paul exhorts in the opening verses of his 11th Chapter to the Hebrew Church: ​ “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (The Church Triumphant) Indeed, b

Blessed be the Trinity one in essence and undivided! From the opening invocation of the Orthos – morning prayer of the Orthodox Church! Icon of the protecting veil: the Mother of God who constantly intercedes for her children to Christ her child and God! I’m no classic iconographer; although I have painted (written) a few….there seems to be some confusion about this particular icon which is the mystery of our faith! Now most of us love art and are rather creative especially i