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Al-Finlandi

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4 years

Please pray for me. I've been very depressed and spiritually down lately.

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Please pray for me, the devil is torturing my soul.

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By the grace of God I've been received into the Orthodox Church today after nearly 3 years through baptism, chrismation and partaking of the Body and Blood of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. I've chosen Athanasius the Great as my patron saint. 🙏☦

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My spirituality 2016 vs 2020 Glory to Jesus Christ!

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4 years

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit... Response on the Trinity and logical coherence: [THREAD]

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Please pray for me. Churches are near-closure again here in Finland and I'm feeling depressed over it. I wish to finish my Catechumenate but it's looking grim at the moment...I don't want to fall into despair but honestly it is testing me.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Sound familiar, anyone?

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

This Lent was amazing for souls. All by the grace of God, I can announce that SIX Muslims converted to Christianity (most of them are looking into Orthodoxy), and now glorify our Lord Jesus Christ with us. Please pray for them and that they will be joined to the Church ☦

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Great example of the level of dishonesty on display. Every single verse is quoted out of context in its immediate context or in the book it's in.

Halal Nation 𓇢𓆸

@HalalNation_

4 years

Proof that Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) Isn't God. (Thread) God is not a man’ (Numbers 23:19) ‘For I am God, and not man’ (Hosea 11:9) Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible ‘a man who has told you the truth’ (John 8:40)

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple... - Psalm 79:1 #HagiaSophia

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

In your charity please pray for me, a sinner. I'm being received into the Orthodox Church in two weeks through baptism and chrismation by the will of God. I'm incredibly excited yet nervous. 🙏

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

I'm an ex-Muslim, ask me anything! #AskAnExMuslim

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Thread on the deity of Christ in every book of the NT (not exhaustive) in response to @MoMuslim99 : 1) The Gospel of Matthew (I won't repeat pericopes): Jesus is named Yahoshua/Yeshua (Gk Iesous/Jesus), Yahweh is salvation, in 1:21 as "He will save His people from His sins".

THE ISHMAELITE SKEPTIC

@MoMuslim99

4 years

Challenging you Prove jesus was god from the bible. @AlFinlandi

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

This is very difficult for me to share, but please read and consider a donation. Thank you.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Christ is born, glorify Him! Blessed Nativity to all!

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Glory to God for all things, received news today that two Muslim friends have decided to become Christian, one of them is planning to become Orthodox. Keep them in your prayers and ask the Lord to strengthen them. ☦

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

I identify as an ex-Muslim because 1) I wish to show people my change of character since I became a Christian 2) It opens doors for evangelism, I've had many Muslims message me about Islam and Christianity and by the grace of God convert to Christianity.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Christ is born, glorify Him! "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only-begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth" Blessed Nativity to all of you, may Christ our God who was born in Bethlehem, pour out His grace upon us ☦

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Blessed Pascha to all those on the Julian calendar! Christ is Risen!

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@AlFinlandi

1 year

"I have experienced that as the knowledge of the Messiah grows, knowledge of oneself also grows. As His holiness, exaltation, & wisdom become apparent, so one’s sinfulness, degradation, weakness & folly are revealed" Imad al-Din Lahiz, convert from Islam to Christianity

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Happy New Year 7530!

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Pray for his conversion 🙏🏻☦

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@AlFinlandi

2 years

Blessed New Year!

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Just had my life confession 🥶 But wow, one really feels light afterwards. Glory to God for all things ☦

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

1 year

What in the world

Robert Spencer

@jihadwatchRS

1 year

Church of Sweden archbishop screams ‘Allahu akbar,’ says Muhammad is prophet, successor says Muslims welcome to join

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

A thread on Christology, and on the two natures of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ:

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Uhh...the Old and New Testaments are pretty explicit that pagan gods do in fact exist as demons, ie. Ps 95:4-5 (LXX), Deuteronomy 32:17 (LXX), 1 Corinthians 10:20 etc. This is hardly surprising, but it's not "polytheistic".

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

2 years

This isn't the cope people think it is, plenty of ancient biographies were written in third person, sometimes even autobiographies like Julius Caesar's Gallic War where he refers to himself as "Caesar" throughout.

Farid

@Farid_0v

2 years

I took part in an enjoyable discussion today about the Gospel of Matthew. The Christians claimed Matthew was speaking in third person because he wanted the focus of the narrative to be on Jesus. I felt that whoever wrote these words was anyone but Matthew. Whatcha guys think?

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Nope

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Collection of prophecies by Orthodox saints Thread:

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

If God suffers in the flesh when He is made man, should we not rejoice when we suffer, for we have God to share our sufferings? This shared suffering confers the kingdom on us. For...'If we suffer with Him, then we shall also be glorified with Him' - St Maximus the Confessor

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Bought a new icon of the Lord. Made in Romania.

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

New books!

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

New books!

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

2 years

Wisdom of Sirach 15:11-12 Do not say, “I fell away because of the Lord,” for He will not do what He hates. Do not say, “It was He who led me astray", for He has no need of a sinful man.

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

A thread on Christology in response:

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Short thread on the Orthodox interpretation(s) of John 14:28 ("the Father is greater than I") : This text is one of the favorites used by anti-Trinitarians to try to argue Christ is not divine. However, some points to keep in mind: 1/5

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@AlFinlandi

1 year

Christ is risen!

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Challenge accepted: Jesus claimed to be the Son of God (John 10:36) which Muhammad denied (Q 23:91) Jesus claimed to know the Father absolutely (Matthew 11:27, John 10:15) which Muhammad denied (Q 5:116) Jesus accepted being called Lord and God by His disciples (John 20:28)

Anselm K Turmeda

@anselm_turmeda

4 years

@AlFinlandi Name one fundamentally theological teaching which Jesus (pbuh) taught that Muhammad (pbuh) opposes. I'll make you deal.. for each 1 you present (if you're ever gonna find it), I'll multiply it by 3 to 5... from PAUL.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Breaking my silence on inter-faith discussions to demonstrate how shoddy this is (and in defense of the reliability of the Bible as I didn't see other replies) Thread in response:

Where did i put my phone

@thehomiehomit

3 years

False prophecies in the old testament thread 📜I'll be making a few tweets then adding to it so it doesn't delete like yesterday. So without further adu, bismillah,

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Paul: "Show me where Jesus says He's God" *Guy quotes John 8:58* Paul:

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@freemonotheist

4 years

@Borussian17 not historical

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Just learned that Saint Peter is reputed to be a composer of hymns and prayers in Rabbinic Judaism (a prayer called Nishmat, recited on every Sabbath, and during Passover, and a hymn called Eten Tehillah) More proof for the early church being a continuation of the synagogue.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Just arrived! Excited to read the newest by @FrAndrewSDamick :)

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Please pray for my soul, and ask the Lord to give me entrance into His eternal kingdom, and to grant me a crown of glory with the saints. I need your prayers 🙏

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@lillonelybitch This isn't correct btw

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Wild times. I was ecstatic (as a die-hard ISIS supporter), my old @ blew up (10k+ follows rapidly), & I spent most of my days on Twitter translating reports from Iraq/Syria. The network we established had near-instant transmission of reports directly from the ground. Now..☦

Pieter Van Ostaeyen

@p_vanostaeyen

4 years

Six years ago today, June 29, 2014, Abu Muhammad al-'Adnani, then spokesmen of The Islamic State, proclaimed the IS Caliphate

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@AlFinlandi

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@consciousphilos Joshua Graham is one of my favorite video game characters.

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@AlFinlandi

2 years

I confess You to be undivided in essence, unconfused in Persons, One Triune Divinity, co-enthroned and co-reigning. I sing to You the great song thrice sung on high. St Andrew of Crete

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

This finally arrived. Will be very useful.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

New icon of St John the Theologian receiving the vision of the glorified Lord Jesus on Patmos.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

One of my favorite hagiographies concerns St Vitalis of Gaza (d. ~AD 625), which states that he traveled to Alexandria, tracked down every prostitute in town, hired them and taught them that they are not to be objects of lust (or he would pray over them all night as they slept).

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3 years

Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day & who do not consider unlawful what Allah and his Messenger have made unlawful & who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Book until they give the jizyah willingly and are humiliated (Q 9:29)

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Blaspheming holy things, Lord have mercy

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

2 years

Are demons more active during Lent? I really get the impression that it's so.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Yesterday, our Archbishop announced that the churches are closing again for the faithful for the foreseeable future, & sacramental services apart from Eucharist (on appointment) are postponed. Please pray for the Orthodox here in Finland & those of us eager to join the Church.

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1 year

@ServusDomini77 Considering they're allowed to commit adultery with married captives I wouldn't consider this surprising. That said this isn't the majority opinion, he's just trying to appease people I think.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

A great example of someone who's never read any literature on Pauline Christology (or better yet, read St Paul holistically).

Anselm K Turmeda

@anselm_turmeda

3 years

💥Paul of Tarsus' Aqeedah💥 Thread 🧵... Who is The One True God according to Paul? & Whom did he worship?🤔

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

New books! I've read Orthodox Dogmatic Theology and My Life in Christ before but good to have copies at hand. Excited to read the rest!

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Such a meaningless statement. Adherents of every religion will claim this.

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Glory to God, churches are finally opening up again here this week. Excited to attend after 6 months. 🙏☦

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Do not expect your suffering to end until some god appears who will take on your troubles and be willing to descend to sunless Hades and the deep black pit of Tartarus. - Aeschylus, Prometheus Unbound (5th century BC)

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Glory to God, I was finally able to partake in the Divine Liturgy (outdoors) after absence of 4 months! ☦

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Just arrived. An Eastern Orthodox perspective on Islam 👍

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

When your work bears fruit... Glory to God for all things! Pray for the re-conversion of this person to Christ our Savior. 🙏🏻

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Remember, the authentic sunnah of Muhammad is revelation 👌

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Critics say that the concept of God's forgiveness in Christianity is too "complex", because the Word became incarnate to "forgive our sin" (as if God couldn't forgive us otherwise). This however is a misunderstanding. The incarnation HEALS our nature, not merely forgive us.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

St John of Damascus on how none of the prophets witnessed the coming of Muhammad:

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Please pray for brother @ottoman_kaan_ who recently left Islam and is looking into the Orthodox Church.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Almost as if we believe He took on a human nature and became a man, idk. 🤔

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Abdelbarr makes an absolute BLUNDER by stating that the Trinity is "not three persons but one person". This is ridiculous and would be enough to self-refute the whole thread as he has absolutely butchered and misrepresented Trinitarian theology in his ignorance. Nevertheless...

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. - Nicene Creed JND Kelly isn't your friend btw, the book argues for historical Orthodoxy. Very ignorant statement, frankly and once again showing lack of knowledge.

Anselm K Turmeda

@anselm_turmeda

3 years

Pre-Nicean concept of God: God is One, The almighty, The Creator, Establisher&Maker of the universe. Clement identifies The One God as The Father (for his role as the Creator&Author of all things) (At this stage there is ZERO mention of the Trinity) (Short Thread 🧵)

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

New blog post: MUHAMMAD’S FALSE PROPHECIES

Muhammad’s false prophecies

@AlFinlandi Now if you should say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word the Lord has not spoken?’— whatever word a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come …

alfinlandi.wordpress.com

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

The Son is not contingent on the Father anymore than the Father is contingent on the Son. There is no Son without the Father and no Father without the Son. Secondly, contingency is an act of will. Creation is a contingent act because creation exists by the will of God.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! Blessed Easter to all and upcoming Pascha to my other Orthodox brothers and sisters worldwide! #ResurrectionSunday

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Christians don't believe the Trinity is 1 + 1 + 1 = 1. We don't count gods but subsistences who share the SAME DIVINITY, ie. are the same God. Therefore the more accurate formula is 1 x 1 x 1 = 1

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Second, even for the sake of argument, saying x is contingent on y doesn't make y any lesser. Let's say I have three torches and I use the first to light up the others. Would anyone in his right mind say that the other torches are somehow "less fire"? Of course not.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Absolutely retarded take bro. The Church is UNIVERSAL. Were Sts Cyril and Methodius "nerds" when they evangelized Slavs? Was St Herman of Alaska? Was St Thomas who evangelized IN INDIA? Get out of here man

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 1 John 2:18

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

A lot of people forget this

Father Lim

@LimGamsi

4 years

The God who gave us the Ten Commandments is the same God who died on the cross for us.

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Abdelbarr states multiple times that we believe in multiple gods, even when articulating Trinitarian theology. This is obviously pure ignorance as we don't multiply the divine essence nor give adoration to multiple essences. The single divine essence is shown in three hypostases.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Brothers and sisters, as Great Lent begins here in Finland, please forgive me any sins I have committed against you by deeds or words. May the love of the Lord be with you all. PS: For the duration of the Fast, I will not engage in any inter-religious dialogues or discussions.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

How does the Son issue from the Father? Like the word comes from the mind. How is He separated from Him? Like the voice from the speech. How does He become incarnate? Like a written word. - St Symeon the New Theologian, Hymn 21

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

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The begetting of the Son and the spiration of the Spirit however are natural and necessary relations. They don't emerge by the will of the Father unlike the creation but naturally. This does not make them lesser and they form the Necessary Being with the Father.

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He came down that we might be exalted; He was tempted that we might conquer; He was dishonoured that He might glorify us; He died that He might save us; He ascended that He might draw to Himself us. - St Gregory the Theologian

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

New books! Left: Mother of the Light prayer book Right: Spiritual Psalter by St Ephraim the Syrian

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@AlFinlandi

3 years

Finally arrived after waiting for months :p

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Wrong. Each Gospel shows Jesus as God.

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

Blessed Sunday to all! Christ is Risen and reigns as King forever.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Today reminded me why I stopped interfaith dialogues for Lent. I was entirely in peace whereas just a few exchanges today exhausted me. I might just go back to that, I much prefer just reading the Fathers and praying, and answering questions by people who want to sincerely learn.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Personal experience is not an invalid form of recognizing religious truth, it's simply not available to others. That doesn't mean it's wrong.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

How the Most Holy Mother of God is portrayed as the new Ark of the Covenant and Tabernacle in the New Testament, and other texts related to the Incarnation: [THREAD]

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Or...he was slandered by the blasphemous Arians because he utterly refuted their false theology and they could only attack his character. If you have evidence from his writings or contemporary orthodox writers please provide it. May this pillar of the Church pray for us!

Jake Brancatella

@MMetaphysician

3 years

"Recent historical scholarship has not been kind to Athanasius. Timothy Barnes's description is as memorable as it is brutal: 'like a modern gangster, he evoked widespread mistrust, proclaimed total innocence-and usually succeeded in evading conviction on specific charges.'"

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

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For example Matthew 16:27 says: For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds. This text proves the deity of Christ from two angles: 1) It's saying He comes in the glory of the Father

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

New icons + holy water and oil from Mt Athos

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@AlFinlandi

4 years

The Son and the Spirit do not work under the command of the Father. The entire Trinity works as one indivisibly and as one Godhead. This is known as the doctrine of inseparable operations, articulated both by the Cappadocians and St Didymus the Blind among many others.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

Please if you all could pray for me right now, I need it 🙏🏻

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

4 years

I love this tweet, the same could be said of those who are Muslim and become Christian - like myself - who realize that the real Jesus is nothing like Muhammad, and Muhammad opposes everything Jesus stands for and His teachings. This eventually led me to Christianity.

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Al-Finlandi

@AlFinlandi

3 years

Yes, they do exist as demons, fallen angels which the nations worship as false gods. I don't see how this is polytheism because I don't recognize them as being true gods or worthy of worship. The Quran itself says the pagans actually worship Satan through idols. Polytheism?

Dr. Khalid PhD 😈☝️🏳️ (Archived)

@TenTrillionIQ

3 years

So those other "gods" exist and have god-like attributes? And what those pagans worship, is something that is in fact REAL and can grant supernatural things? That in fact is a form of polytheism, it's similar to what all polytheists believe about "other religion's gods"

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