#johnchrysostom

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the Venerable Nonna of Nazianzus. Saint Nonna was the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian and wife of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. Her son's oratory account of her is where we discover what kind of character Nonna really was. Being married to a pagan, she managed to convert him to Christ through her prayers, while also enduring many challenges in her life including losing two of her own children. She accepted these challenges with meekness and humility, never taking her focus off God and keeping unceasing prayer. Saint Nonna reposed in peace at an old age. She is considered the patron saint of mothers, along with the mothers of the other two hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great and John the Chrysostom. May she intercede for us always + #saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Güzelyurt Köyü) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg2f8ZevjzT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday

[avetruth]

Thomas-Charles Fleuriau d’Armenonville. Estat present de l'Armenie, tant pour le temporel que pour le spirituel (1694) https://www.avetruthbooks.com/2023/10/thomas-charles-fleuriau-darmenonville-estat-present-de-larmenie-tant-pour-le-temporel-que-pour-le-spirituel-1694.html

#Armenianalphabet #HistoryofArmenians #Jesuits #JohnChrysostom #ThomasCharlesFleuriaudArmenonville

[treasureforourhearts]

035. If you knew how quickly people would forget about you after your death, you will not seek in your life to please anyone but God. John Chrysostom #treasureforourhearts #treasurelifequote #lifequotetreasureforourhearts #lifequote #JohnChrysostom #JohnChrysostomquote #pleaseGod #pleaseGodnotman www.treasureforourhearts.com Lin

[eli-kittim]

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

🔎 By Bible Researcher Eli Kittim 🎓

In discussing the baptism of the Holy Spirit, I’m not referring to the Christian doctrine which holds that salvation is related to the act of water baptism. Rather, I’m referring to a Spirit baptism or a “conversion experience” where an individual has a personal encounter with the power of God (cf. John 3.3) in the Wesleyan sense. Many denominations——especially fundamentalist, evangelical, and pentecostal Christians——emphasize that without such a “born-again” experience no one can be saved.

From the outset, scripture emphasizes the need for a baptism of the Spirit. In Matthew 3:11 (NKJV), John the Baptist says:

I indeed baptize you with water unto

repentance, but He who is coming after me

is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not

worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the

Holy Spirit and fire.

In Mark 16.16-17, it’s not merely by faith alone, but by spirit “baptism” that salvation is accomplished! Given that the born-again Christians “will speak with new tongues,” it’s clear that the text is not referring to an immersion in water but rather to a baptism of the Holy Spirit:

He who believes and is baptized will be

saved; but he who does not believe will be

condemned. And these signs will follow

those who believe: In My name they will

cast out demons; they will speak with new

tongues.

According to some of the Church Fathers, such as Cyril of Jerusalem and St. John Chrysostom, baptism was considered to symbolically represent a form of rebirth——“of water and the Spirit” (John 3.5). Although Baptism is defined as a sacrament or a rite of admission into Christianity——typically by immersing in water——this ritual is symbolic of being cleansed from sin (1 John 1.7), and it also represents the death of the old self and the beginning of a new life! Similarly, 1 Peter 3.20-21 says that the salvation by water is not a baptism of the flesh that cleanses our filth but symbolic of a good conscience.

In Romans 6.3-4, Paul talks of a baptism Into Jesus’ death! It’s a believer’s participation in the death of Christ to allow them to “walk in newness of life”:

do you not know that as many of us as

were baptized into Christ Jesus were

baptized into His death? Therefore we were

buried with Him through baptism into death,

that just as Christ was raised from the dead

by the glory of the Father, even so we also

should walk in newness of life.

Similarly, in reference to his crucifixion and death, Jesus says in Luke 12.50 (cf. Mark 10.38–39):

I have a baptism to be baptized with,

and how distressed I am till it is

accomplished!

In this context, the term “baptism” obviously doesn’t refer to water but to death, which will be eventually followed by resurrection and rebirth. It is, in fact, part of the same regeneration process which comprises the death of the old self and the rebirth of the new self (Ephesians 4.22-24). The best example of the baptism of the Spirit, as a requirement for spiritual growth, is in Acts 2.1-4:

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come,

they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from

heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it

filled the whole house where they were

sitting. Then there appeared to them

divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat

upon each of them. And they were all filled

with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with

other tongues, as the Spirit gave them

utterance.

—

#speaking in tongues #glossolalia #CharismaticChristianity #new birth #SpiritfilledChristianity #pentecostalism #born again #baptismwiththeHolySpirit #regeneration #Spiritbaptism #elikittim #baptisminthespirit #gifts of the spirit #signs and wonders #the little book of revelation #baptismoftheSpirit #conversionexperience #holy spirit #CyrilofJerusalem #JohnChrysostom #ek #baptismalregeneration #ελικιτίμ #το μικρό βιβλίο της αποκάλυψης #salvation #JohnWesley #πνευματικήβάπτιση #σωτηρία #συγγραφέας #εκ

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

For those interested in Russian Orthodox choral music, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (a Church father). Chanted by monks from the Valaam Monastery. The harmonic blending in Russian Orthodox Chant is outstanding. As a linguist, I am also interested in the use of Church Slavonic here. 

#russian #russianorthodox #easternorthodox #byzantine #easternorthodoxchant #russianorthodoxchoir #valaammonastery #st john chrysostom #johnchrysostom #monastery #Валаам #Богородице Дево #Молитва #churchslavonic #Радуйся Валаам #Хор Валаамского монастыря #Благословен еси Господи #Тропари

[adriankhoe]

"Nothing so voids virtuous actions and blows them away as does remembering the good works we have done." -John Chrysostom -- #CreatorForNextGen #Creator4NextGen #TheologiSeru #KristenCerdasIman #ReminderToMyself #NoteToMyself #JohnChrysostom #PerbuatanBaik #GoodWorks (at GBI Petamburan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVwIkFh105/?igshid=123chqid0r4n4

#creatorfornextgen #creator4nextgen #theologiseru #kristencerdasiman #remindertomyself #notetomyself #johnchrysostom #perbuatanbaik #goodworks

[kudapoitiyar-blog]

⠀В XVII века в городе возвели сразу два каменных храма, освященных в честь Иоанна Златоуста. Одну церковь построили в кремле, возле Успенского собора. Но, к сожалению, ее снесли в 30-годы прошлого века, во время борьбы советской власти с религией. Так что увидеть этот архитектурный памятник сегодня можно только на старых фотографиях.⠀ ⠀Другой Златоустьинский храм – летнюю церковь построили в бывшей Доиловой слободе, которую позже стали называть Коровниками. На это пошли деньги, выделенные богатыми ярославцами Федором и Иваном Неждановскими. На строительство затратили 5 лет, и в 1654 году новую церковь освятили.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀#church ярославль #temple #yaroslavl #churchofst #76 #johnchrysostom #ярославль2018 #architecture #кудапойтивярославле #russianarchitecture #кудапойти #architectures #yaroslavlrussia #yaroslavlmoscow #cityguide #гидпоярославлю https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnn4aWCDRpp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jx519bmqvglk

#church #temple #yaroslavl #churchofst #76 #johnchrysostom #ярославль2018 #architecture #кудапойтивярославле #russianarchitecture #кудапойти #architectures #yaroslavlrussia #yaroslavlmoscow #cityguide #гидпоярославлю

[babaalexander]

September 13: Today's Specialities & Amazing Photo: Penguin & her baby. Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East) Aimé (Amatus) Ame Eulogius of Alexandria John Chrysostom Marcellinus of Carthage Maurilius (Maurille) of Angers Nectarius of Autun Venerius the Hermit Wulfthryth (Wilfrida) of Wilton September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (International) Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico) Engineer's Day (Mauritius) Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America) #FeastoftheCross #AssyrianChurch #Aimé #Amatus #Ame #EulogiusofAlexandria #JohnChrysostom #MarcellinusofCarthage #MauriliusofAngers #Maurille #NectariusofAutun #VeneriustheHermit #WulfthrythofWilton #Wilfrida #September13 #DayoftheProgrammer #DíadelosNiñosHéroes #Mexico #EngineersDay #Mauritius #RoaldDahlDay #Africa #UnitedKingdom #LatinAmerica #Penguin #PenguinPhotos #BabyPenguin #PenguinFamily #AmazingBirds #Penguins

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the Venerable Nonna of Nazianzus. Saint Nonna was the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian and wife of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. Her son's oratory account of her is where we discover what kind of character Nonna really was. Being married to a pagan, she managed to convert him to Christ through her prayers, while also enduring many challenges in her life including losing two of her own children. She accepted these challenges with meekness and humility, never taking her focus off God and keeping unceasing prayer. Saint Nonna reposed in peace at an old age. She is considered the patron saint of mothers, along with the mothers of the other two hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great and John the Chrysostom. May she intercede for us always + #saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Güzelyurt) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKPNsLj3XS/?utm_medium=tumblr

#saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday

[sowingseedsandshootinghoops]

Some Thoughts on Giving for This Holiday Season: John Chrysostom

Love and forgiveness of sins should always be linked together in the minds of Christians. Love is the measure against which we will be judged. Christ himself told the Pharisees regarding the prostitute that "her sins, which are many, are forgiven because she has loved much" (Lk 7:47). The message here is that you will be judged by how much you loved other people. This is the central theme of Saint John Chrysostom in his Sermons on Repentance and Almsgiving. 

For Saint John everything centers around the message of the above passage: we should strive to love each other as much as we want God to love us. Not only that but, we show God how much we love Him by how we treat each other: "For whatever you do to the least of my brothers you do to me" (Mt 25:40).

God himself has given us the best example of how to love each other. Loving someone involves forgiving them for their transgressions, though this certainly is not the only criteria for loving someone. God shows his love for humanity by being willing to constantly forgive us. The Bible is full of stories which highlight God's love and His willingness to forgive his people: after seeing the Ninevites mourn for three days he forgave them for sins that were years in the making and furthermore, "if God were quick to punish the Church would not have obtained Paul, and she would not have won such a great, great man" (89). There are innumerable examples of saints who had previously committed great sins, Blessed Bartholomeo Longo was a Satanist before he re-converted, so one should never "sink into despair [even though they have committed] innumerable sins" (59). Not only should no one despair regarding his own salvation, but we should not jump to conclusions regarding the salvation of others. This is a theme that Saint John will go back to many, many times: no one, apart from God, has the right to judge another person. . 

Saint John at this point focuses on almsgiving because it was at the time, and some could argue still is, the most concrete way to show someone that you love them. He then goes on further to say that that our love towards each other must always be free. That means that it must be given freely on our behalf and without any strings attached. Love must be given must be unconditionally or else it is not love. Having said that, John goes on to talk about the two main reasons people do not do almsgiving: the fear of being hoodwinked by the person in question and the worry that our money will not be used appropriately by the person in question. Note that these issues are not exclusive to almsgiving but are impediments to anyone attempting to do something good, they are afraid of being somehow misused by the other person. 

Regarding the first issue, Saint John argues that the fact that the poor pull more and more outrageous stunts to get our attention is not a reflection of them but of us. Being poor is not a pleasant state to be in and most people would love to get out of that state if the opportunity presented itself to them. No one wants to be on the street, homeless and starving to death. The reason that the poor exaggerate their pains is so that "by dramatizing their misfortunes they may deflect [some of] our cruelty and inhumanity" (146). It is because we have proven ourselves to be heartless and unwilling to help others that the poor have to now step up their game in order to survive. If we were more loving and showed more compassion, then the poor would not feel the need to exaggerate their problems. How many of us even in our own lives have exaggerated our problems, even to just our friends and family, simply in order to licit a little compassion. Or to even feel justified in asking for that compassion? If we treated each other in more a loving and compassionate way, then that would make things better for everyone.

Regarding the second issue, Saint John reminds us that "God did not command us to investigate the lives of others and demand [accounts] of them" (148). Our only job is to love each other, and if that person is abusing your love then that is on his head. He goes on to say that we should "banish from [ourselves] this ill-timed curiosity and give [abundantly] to all who have need. . . . So that we may obtain much mercy [from God]" (149). Again, it is not our job to judge others. That is between them and God alone. All we are called to do is love others in the best way that we can, in a way that communicates that love in the clearest way possible. That is it, that's your only job, and if you that then can you begin to expect to be dealt with mercifully yourself. For God said that we show how much we love him by loving each other and that it is the love that we have for each other that will be the standard by which we are judged. Again, as Christ said to the Pharisees: "Her sins, which are many, are forgiven because she has loved much". Any reason to show your love for another person is a good reason.

At the end of the day love is the only rule. God is love and commands us again and again and again to do nothing other than love Him and love each other (and these wind up reducing down to the same thing because how much we love each other shows how much we love him). We are constantly being called to find the clearest way to love each other. Yet, it seems like Christians, like everyone else, have a really hard time just doing that. We always keep on finding ways to judge and condemn each other. Any excuse we have to love one another is a good excuse and one that we, especially as Christians, should use. 

#judging #forgiveness #love #johnchrysostom #almsgiving #sins #jesus #christians #matthewsgospel #lukesgospel #ninevah #notjudging #newtestament #Lovestheonlyrule

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the Venerable Nonna of Nazianzus. Saint Nonna was the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian and wife of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. Her son's oratory account of her is where we discover what kind of character Nonna really was. Being married to a pagan, she managed to convert him to Christ through her prayers, while also enduring many challenges in her life including losing two of her own children. She accepted these challenges with meekness and humility, never taking her focus off God and keeping unceasing prayer. Saint Nonna reposed in peace at an old age. She is considered the patron saint of mothers, along with the mothers of the other two hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great and John the Chrysostom. May she intercede for us always + #saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Güzelyurt) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDe68ggpEtY/?igshid=1w7972o50vwcb

#saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #saintoftheday

[thesynaxarium]

Today we also celebrate the memory of the Holy Three Mothers of the Three Hierarchs - Saints Emmelia (Mother of Saint Basil), Nonna (Mother of Saint Gregory) and Anthousa (Mother of Saint John Chrysostom). These three women are considered the patron saints for all mothers as they successfully raised their children in faith and piety and ultimately leading to their own salvation and sanctification. May they intercede for us all + #saint #saints #emmelia #emily #nonna #nona #anthousa #mother #mothers #threehierarchs #basil #great #gregory #theologian #john #chrysostom #johnchrysostom #patron #patronsaint #orthodox #sophia https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmxhOLlBfi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=43s0i4zz9p08

#saint #saints #emmelia #emily #nonna #nona #anthousa #mother #mothers #threehierarchs #basil #great #gregory #theologian #john #chrysostom #johnchrysostom #patron #patronsaint #orthodox #sophia

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the Synaxis of the Patron Saints of SOPHIA USyd, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John the Chrysostom. During the eleventh century, a dispute arose among the Christians as to which Hierarch of the three were greatest. The Christians split in three groups calling themselves Basilians, Gregorians, and Johannites respectively. Through the will of God, the Three Hierarchs appeared separately and then together to Saint John the Bishop of Euchaita saying that they were all equal in the eyes of God and that “there are no divisions among us, and no opposition to one another.” Therefore, the Bishop ordered that the disputes cease and that the Church in her wisdom ordain a day of common commemoration of the Three Hierarchs on this day, thus ending the controversy in peace. The three saints together are considered the Patron Saints of education, and have thus been adopted as the Patron Saints of SOPHIA. May they intercede for us always + #saint #saints #three #threehierarchs #hierarchs #hierarch #basil #basilthegreat #saintbasil #stbasil #gregory #gregorythetheologian #john #johnchrysostom #johnthegoldenmouth #patronsaint #patron #usyd #bishop #orthodox #sophia https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPhuFNlk0F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m1p5wfhmgzfg

#saint #saints #three #threehierarchs #hierarchs #hierarch #basil #basilthegreat #saintbasil #stbasil #gregory #gregorythetheologian #john #johnchrysostom #johnthegoldenmouth #patronsaint #patron #usyd #bishop #orthodox #sophia

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the Venerable Nonna. Saint Nonna was the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian and wife of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. Her son's oratory account of her is where we discover what kind of character Nonna really was. Being married to a pagan, she managed to convert him to Christ through her prayers, while also enduring many challenges in her life including losing two of her own children. She accepted these challenges with meekness and humility, never taking her focus off God and keeping unceasing prayer. Saint Nonna reposed in peace at an old age. She is considered the patron saint of mothers, along with the mothers of the other two hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great and John the Chrysostom. May she intercede for us always + #saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #sophia

#saint #nonna #nona #gregory #saintgregory #saintbasil #saintjohn #johnchrysostom #gregorythetheologian #theologian #mother #patron #patronsaint #prayer #humility #meekness #orthodox #sophia

[adriankhoe]

"The whole air about us is filled with angels." -John Chrysostom -- #CreatorForNextGen #Creator4NextGen #TheologiSeru #KristenCerdasIman #ReminderToMyself #NoteToMyself #YohanesKrisostomus #JohnChrysostom #Malaikat #Angel (at Kebon Jeruk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD5I07MhI8u/?igshid=1ppbkdmxr8pk0

#creatorfornextgen #creator4nextgen #theologiseru #kristencerdasiman #remindertomyself #notetomyself #yohaneskrisostomus #johnchrysostom #malaikat #angel

[thesynaxarium]

Great Lent begins this coming Monday, 27th February. Let us fast not only with our mouths, but with our whole beings + #fasting #fast #greatlent #lent #great #easter #pascha #holyweek #johnchrysostom #mercy #charity #poor #works #faithandworks #love #saint #saintjohn #stjohn #orthodox #sophia

#fasting #lent #pascha #works #saintjohn #fast #orthodox #faithandworks #greatlent #easter #holyweek #poor #saint #stjohn #mercy #charity #sophia #great #johnchrysostom #love