The Narrow Path Ministries

Spiritual warfare seems to be one aspect. We do fight against demons, but we also fight against our old self. In the fall, from my understanding, our flesh gained control over our soul and our nous was damaged. With Baptism our nous is restored, but now comes the training up of our soul to once agai...

I fully agree with you, Steve that this submission to the overseers was not about theological beliefs. It was about Christian living. You may or may not agree with what I am about to say. History has shown that even small theological heresies can have a dramatic effect on how a person guides the he...

Hi, my name is Jim. I am use to visit this site often years ago. I came from a non-denominational chrismatic baptist type of church. I became Eastern Orthodox 4 years ago. There is a lot of information on Theosis and the praxis of the Church in comparison to just a few years ago. I suggest https://p...

Maybe the problem is how you conduct church services, having a few emotionally uplifting songs and then it sit down for class. Why not participate through out the service not because it is what you want in music or hope to hear a good message, because it is about communion with God and each other as...

" The Israel of God is Christ Jesus who has sanctified/redeemed humanity by becoming man in Him, sanctified creation by joining the created with the uncreated in Him. The blood of Christ is a gift of life, for the blood contains the life, it was not a payment to the Father or anyone else, it was th...

We all know the famous verses in 2 Timothy 3 and St. Paul directing Timothy to keep the Holy Scripture which he knew from his youth. Can someone point out then, if St. Paul kept to what we call today the Scriptures , were did he dig up these names a few verses prior 2Ti 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres...

Thanks, Jim. Quite fascinating. It reminds me of C.S. Lewis in "The Last Battle" from the Narnian Chronicles. The dwarves, who did not believe in Aslan, nevertheless ended up in Aslan's country like everyone else. But they still believed they were in the dark, dirty stable. When exquisite food and ...

Some of you might find this interesting... THE RIVER OF FIRE, by ALEXANDRE KALOMIROS http://www.orthodoxpress.org/parish/river_of_fire.htm XIV One could insist, however, that the Sacred Scriptures and the Fathers always speak of God as the Great Judge who will reward those who were obedient to Him a...

Scripture would be nice, but do you agree that to understand the scriptures a person must put it in its full context? Certainly, but if we don't start with Scripture, we're not likely to get closer to it as we go along; and after all, getting closer to Scripture is the goal here, right? I've found ...

Hi, Robert, Thank you for your kind response. MessianicJew wrote: What I would like to ask is how do you explain Isaiah 53? There are many references to a singular person in the Messiah by using "He" and "Him". The oracle in Isaiah 53 does not explicitly mention “ the Messiah ”; rather, it addresse...