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27 Μαΐου 2020
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Is the Old testament the history of the Jews? (Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos †)

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It isn’t the history of the Jews. It’s the pre-history of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This is what needs to be understood. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob may have been the ancestors of the Israelites in the flesh, but in the spirit they’re ours. Saint Paul says as much (Gal. 3, 3-9). And the Lord Himself said to the Jews: ‘Don’t think that by saying “We have Abraham as our father”, that that’s of any value, because you don’t live the way Abraham did’.

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Judaism under the Cover of Christianity. A Mistaken Movement (Fr. Andreas Agathokleous)

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It is well known that Judaism, like Islam, is a religion of the Law. This means that the believer’s salvation depends on the observation of the regulations, ordinances and commandments of the religion. Refusal to observe the Law or deviation from it (wittingly or unwittingly) leads to punishment, which is expressed through a variety of trials and, in the end, Hell. Christ lived in this environment, too, but overturned the prevailing outlook and brought to the world the glad tidings –the Gospel- that God is love, that He doesn’t punish and that we are saved through His Grace. But for this Grace, and therefore our salvation, to be activated, we have to actively desire it. This will be apparent from our ...

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