“'The long-suffering man abounds in understanding' (Prov. 14:29), because he endures everything to the end and, while awaiting that end, patiently bears his distress. The end, as St. Paul says, is everlasting life (cf. Rom. 6:22). 'And this is eternal life, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent' (Jn. 17:3).” KnowsMenLongEndsMightChristianSufferingJesusUnderstandingChristBearsEternalJesus ChristEndureOrthodoxDistressEverlastingEternal LifeOrthodox ChristianCfsTrue GodLong SufferingEverlasting Life Author:Maximus the Confessor
“While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'being kind to old ladies, small dogs and little children,' orthodox Christianity has not wanted Jesus to have a political message.” KindChildrenLittlesWantedPoliticalJesusSocialChristChristianityDogMessagesWorkersDivinityOrthodoxBe KindSocial WorkerOld LadyOrthodox ChristianitySmall Dogs Author:N. T. Wright
“God has chosen, through his son Jesus Christ, this time, this place for all Christians - Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox - to save our country and save our courts.” CountryChristianJesusChristSonJesus ChristCatholicCourtScaryChosenOur CountryOrthodoxProtestants Author:William H. Pryor, Jr.
“I do not accept the orthodox teaching that Jesus was or is God incarnate in the accepted sense or that he was or is the only Son of God.” GodJesusAcceptingTeachingSonAcceptedOrthodoxOnly Son Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is especially important. What Jesus and his disciples preached and did was a great thing.” ThinkingBelieveImportantSoulChristianJesusI BelieveFateDepthI Believe InGreat ThingsMy SoulOrthodoxDiscipleTestamentNew TestamentOrthodox Christian Author:Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
“It is only necessary to seek one thing: to be with Jesus. The man who remains with Jesus is rich, even if he is poor with regard to material things. Who ever desires the earthly more than the heavenly loses both the earthly and the heavenly. But whoever seeks the heavenly is Lord of the whole world.” IfsMenWorldInspirationalWholeChristianDesireJesusLosesReligiousPoorLordRichOne ThingHe ManMaterialsRegardRemainsWhole WorldHeavenlyOrthodoxMaterial Things Author:Ignatius Bryanchaninov
“The chief end of our life is to live in communion with God. To this end the Son of God became incarnate, in order to return us to this divine communion, which was lost by the fall into sin. Through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we enter into communion with the Father and thus attain our purpose.” InspirationalEndsChristianLife IsPurposeOrderFallFatherJesusLostChristReligiousSinOur LivesDivineSonReturnJesus ChristChiefsOrthodoxCommunionCommunion With God Author:Theophan the Recluse
“When you begin to read or listen to the Holy Scriptures, pray to God thus: "Lord Jesus Christ, open the ears and eyes of my heart so that I may hear Thy words and understand them, and may fulfill Thy will." Always pray to God like this, that He might illumine your mind and open to you the power of His words. Many, having trusted in their own reason, have turned away into deception.” InspirationalMindHeartMayReasonMightEyeChristianJesusChristReligiousLordPrayingMy HeartHolyJesus ChristEarsScriptureDeceptionOrthodoxTrustedPraying To GodLord Jesus ChristHoly Scriptures Author:Ephrem the Syrian