"He made our guilty nature new in Himself by taking it upon Himself from the Virgin’s blood, as was His good pleasure, and justifying it—He then freed all those born of Him according to the Spirit from the forefathers’ curse and condemnation" St Gregory Palamas on Theophany

Saint Proclus of Constantinople on Christ the Substitute for the Penalty of our Sins

"If anyone does not believe and say that Augustine is holy and blessed, let him be anathema." — Saint Gennadius Scholarius "εἴ τις μὴ φρονεῖ καὶ λέγει τὸν Αὐγουστῖνον ἅγιον καὶ μακάριον εἶναι, ἀνάθεμα." (Œuvres Complètes, Vol. III, p. 59)

“God has predestined and granted to all people prevenient grace and the means to attain blessedness. Directly to blessedness, He has predestined those who willingly accept the grace given by Him, make use of the saving means provided by Him, and walk to blessedness by the path

𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐫.𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲

‘This moment of the Lord’s Baptism is one of the most awe-inspiring and tragic moments of His life. Christmas is the moment when God, in His love for humankind and His desire to save us from eternal perdition, clothes Himself in human flesh—when human flesh is permeated by

I didn't see this one lol

There is something very disturbing about the way some of these people speak of Saint Augustine. They speak of Him almost as if he was the one condemned for his teachings instead of Pelagius.

Wow

Crazy how every day a new pelagian guy appears out of nowhere with the same old arguments that no Saint ever defended or used.

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned. - Ps 34:22

The Gospel:

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Hieromartyr Nicholas (Stelletsky) on the necessity of knowledge of one’s own Orthodox faith: ‘Scholarly development, distinguished with respect to its material content by a religious and moral character, must be in the first place for every Christian. Not everyone, of course,

‘A concrete conception of the person of Jesus Christ and of the redeeming work accomplished by Him has a special significance for the moral life of the Christian. The vivid image of the Martyr—the God-Man, who took on the form of a servant, humiliated and insulted, who suffered

"Imputation of righteousness, or absolution, non-imputation of sin (Rom. 4:4-8) occurs when the merits of Christ are imputed to all men on condition of their faith (Rom. 3:21-25)." –St. Innocent of Penza, Active Theology, I azbyka.ru/otechnik/Innok…