Sometimes You Have to Say “No”
The tragic schism in world Orthodoxy, which we are witnessing now, causes a completely natural and understandable feeling of bitterness and protest. It should not be this way, the abhorrent strife of...
View ArticleMyth: It Is Not Important How to Believe, It Is Important to Be a Good Person
A myth and Demystification The post Myth: It Is Not Important How to Believe, It Is Important to Be a Good Person appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website.
View ArticleChristians Killed in Sri Lanka. We are in the Same Foxhole with Them
It is not yet clear who committed this atrocity: the suicide bombers’ tactic itself was actively practiced by “The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam” during the protracted civil war in Sri Lanka which...
View ArticleCan God Answer Prayers of Non-Christians?
Recently I have come across a question, “Why do people, who pray to other gods, get what they want? Does it mean that our Orthodox God satisfies their requests, thereby strengthening their faith in...
View ArticleHow Do We Know the Bible Is Telling the Truth?
We can feel the truth of our faith, but we cannot always explain or prove it to a non-believer, especially to someone who gets irritated by our worldview for some reason. Reasonable questions of an...
View ArticleIs It True that Christ Taught to be Just Good and Not Some Religion? – Myth...
Myth: Christ only taught to be good: it is important to be merciful and compassionate, but faith in certain dogmas and observation of some rites were invented by people after Him. As Lyudmila...
View ArticleYou Shall Receive Power
Sergey Khudiev speaks on the grace sent to people on the day of Pentecost The post You Shall Receive Power appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website.
View ArticleMyth: Christian Faith In One God Leads To Intolerance
Myth: Christianity, which recognizes only one God, engenders intolerance, conflicts and fanaticism, while paganism, easily recognizing many gods, leads to tolerance and peace. As Schopenhauer said, “As...
View ArticleWhy Didn’t God Kill Hitler?
This question was raised by one of our readers. Hitler’s assassination is a popular story line, and authors of books (or computer games) sometimes dream about how they would ride a time machine into...
View ArticleOn Providence and Evil
When I appear on the radio, people often ask me questions about God’s stewardship of the world. We Christians believe in God’s Providence: we claim that everything is part of God’s mysterious and...
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