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Stephen L. Harris claims that John adapted Philo's concept of the Logos, identifying Jesus as an incarnation of the divine Logos that formed the universe. [7]While John 1:1 is generally considered the first mention of the Logos in the New Testament, arguably, the first reference occurs in the book of Revelation.
Three works also attributed to Theodosius of Kiev include a passage from the Paisiev Collection which begins, "Sitting once to the holy father... and this brought the life of a certain Chrismophile," [6] considerations of chastity (С. 216), [7] and "The words of a certain Christ-lover and the chastisement of a spiritual father" (С. 216—221).
"The Word was made flesh," was a pivotal verse for the Council of Chalcedon where it was hotly debated if Christ had one or two natures or wills, the one being divine and the other human. Lapide explains it as, "not in the way in which water became wine when it was changed into wine, nor as food becomes our flesh, when it is changed into it ...
According to the gospels, Jesus said the greatest commandment was to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.” [38] The scripture in Deuteronomy to which he referred is known in modern times as the Shema, a declaration emphasizing the oneness of God and the sole worship of God by Israel. [39]
“Now faith, hope, and love remain — these three things — and the greatest of these is love.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13 “We love because God first loved us." — 1 John 4:19
In medieval writing the word Christ was often abbreviated using the Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P). The word Christi (of Christ) was then written XPi. The verses Matthew 1:1 through Matthew 1:17 give the genealogy of Christ, with the actual narrative of Christ's birth starting at Matthew 1:18. Insular scribes treated Matthew 1:1-17 as an ...
Again, the science simply does not back this up, he notes. Another big claim from some wellness influencers is that the omega-6s contained in seed oils increase inflammatory markers in the body, ...
Christ is the Word; Christ existed before the foundation of the world (Odes 31, 33) Christ bestows living water abundantly; Christ is the door to everything; Christ stands to His people in the relation of Lover to Beloved; Believers love the Lord because He first loved them (Ode 3.3) Believers' love to the Christ makes them His friends (Ode 8) [44]