The Veil Torn Concluded the Purpose of the Old Testament In the New Testament, both in the Gospels and in the Apostolic Epistles, there are numerous passages that make clear that the Orthodox Christians and the Orthodox Church are the New Israel. St. Paul develops this quite well in a
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
@JosephSeewoochurn asks: father, what exactly does ‘not judging’ mean ? Does it mean ‘not knowing or saying that the person is doing something bad’ ? What does it mean exactly father ? Help me This is a bit like asking “who is my neighbor?” You should keep your focus on
There is the seen, and there is the unseen, the material and the immaterial. That which is material can be scientifically examined and experienced, the immaterial can only be seen and experienced spiritually. These are two worlds that are only seemingly at odds with one another. If you attempt to
Talmud or Torah? Synagogue or temple? True Israel is the new Israel.
The Mystery of Holy Confession Following His glorious Resurrection, as He appeared to His Disciples, Our Lord Jesus Christ gave the command that: “Whosoever’s sins you remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins you retain, they are retained.” John 20:23 From that moment in history, the Church has
The experiment on the next generation has gone horribly wrong. A man is a man. A woman is a woman. And children deserve to have both a father and a mother.
We Must Put Aside All Resentment The decision to forgive another person a wrong done to us begins when we decide to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. To forgive someone does not mean that we forget what they did to us, for this may be impossible. The
“…though remission of sins is given equally to all, the communion of the Holy Spirit is bestowed in proportion to each man’s faith. If you have labored little, you receive little; but if you have wrought much, the reward is great. You are running for yourself, see to your own
When We Are Broken, Despair Is The Enemy It is only human to become despondent when we have failed in keeping to our moral, ethical and spiritual standards, succumbing, instead, to temptation. Our Orthodox Faith teaches that we must be compassionate towards others, loving, quick to forgive, exemplar in our
We have a God Who loves us!