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Первая статья на Religo.ru: о пятидесятничестве и экуменизме


По приглашению Николая Малухи написал первую статью для Religo.ru, и вот наконец она вышла. Думаю, буду писать еще. Спасибо, Николай, за предоставленную возможность. А также спасибо редакторам Religo.ru.

В статье я утверждаю что некоторые пятидесятнические богословские идеи мешают экуменическому движения, а именно 1) поголовное говорение на языках, 2) чисто практическое учение о Духе Святом, и 3) понимание церкви только как духовную реальность. 

Без лишних слов, предоставляю Вам статью. Или можете прочитать оригинальную версию.

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Faithfulness In Sufferings: the Greatest Miracle


 A dear lady from a church that I used to be a part of, got fatally ill a little over a year ago. She was one of the most hospitable, one of the sweetest people that you could meet, and now she lives in constant weakness, without any natural hopes of getting better. She suffers… But she suffers faithfully.

As her life was a Christian testimony to many, her faithfulness in suffering is even a greater testimony to Christian faith and to God whom she serves. Yes, it is unfair that such a good person suffers. She does not deserve it. If anyone deserves supernatural healing, it is her.

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On Christmas giving…


What do you want for Christmas? I heard this question several times in the past weeks from my wife, as well as other family members. I heard this question last year around the same time. And the year before. And before that. And before…

I am sure that sometimes there was something I wanted to receive as a gift and the answer to that question was easy. But not this year. I started thinking about what I want for Christmas, until I came to a shocking realization that I have to think of a gift. Continue reading →

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Social Darwinism, Capitalism, and Progress


Evolution was not Darwin’s original idea; it existed long before him. Neither did he come up with the phrase ‘survival of the fittest.’ Darwin’s achievement was combining these ideas to provide an explanation for a mechanism that drives human evolution. The idea of survival of the fittest, which Darwin applied to biology, was earlier used by economists, who argued for free trade economy. Continue reading →

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Praying for One Another Meaningfully and Responsibly


Praying for one another was pioneered by the apostles (Ja 5:16, 2 Cor 9:14, Col 4:3, 2 Thes 1:11, 2 Thes 3:1) and remained to be an important spiritual exercise among the believers. Needless to say, a vast variety of methods have been developed throughout history and a number of them are still being used today, some are more efficient than others. The main goal, however, is the same: to be such a community where people of faith pray for one another meaningfully and responsibly.

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Пятидесятническое Исповедание Веры


Празднуя праздник Троицы и исповедуя нашу веру в силу и работу Духа Святого, я думаю, что слова Игнатия IV, Патриарха Греческой Православной Церкви, очень точно выражают наше исповедание. (Перевел с англ. Сергей Смаль). Continue reading →

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Back to the Sources, pt. 1: On Inevitability of the Sacraments


Table of Contents: “Back to the Sources” series:

• Part 1: On Inevitability of the Sacraments
• Part 2: On Inevitability of the Creeds and the Symbols (coming soon)
• Part 3: On Inevitability of the Liturgical Prayer (coming soon)

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