Category: Bible

  • Principalities and powers in heavenly places

    Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, Leads to this verse: Ephesians 3:14-15 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and…

  • He shall be called a Nazar*

    Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

  • Gospel Reading 2025-01-14

    LUKE 20:1-8At that time, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him, ‘Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.’ He answered them, ‘I also…

  • Epistle of the Day 2025-01-14

    The reading ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS 3:23-29; 4:1-5Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under…

  • Zacharias son of Barachias

    Here’s an interesting verse: Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. The name Zacharias son of Barachias is an enigmatic name. Zacharias is an…

  • Jesus Among the Gentiles

    Gospel Reading of the Day MATTHEW 4:12-17 At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of…

  • The Biblical Case for the Dec. 25th Birth of Christ

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  • The Theotokos in Psalm 5

    Using Reading the Nativity Psalms to understand Psalm 5. Psalm 5:1 [For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits.] 2 Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry. 3 Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray. 4…

  • Reading the Nativity Psalms

    These are notes from a lecture by Dr. Justin Gohl, Lecturer in Old Testament at St Tikhon’s Seminary, (Here are some of his numerous publications). Any errors in the following are all mine and not Dr. Gohl’s. I wrote it up here to preserve it for my own future reference and application and anyone who…

  • Gospel Reading 2024-12-12

    JOHN 10:9-16The Lord said, “I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good…

  • Epistle Reading 2024-12-12

    ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS 5:8-19Brethren, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is a…

  • Gospel Reading 2024-12-11

    MARK 8:30-34At that time, Jesus charged his disciples to tell no one about him, that he is the Christ. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise…

  • Epistle Reading 2024-12-11

    ST. PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO THE THESSALONIANS 2:1-12Brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him, we beg you not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter purporting to be from us, to the effect that the day of…

  • Epistle Reading 2024-12-09

    ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS 4:22-27Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount…

  • Gospel Reading 2024-12-07

    LUKE 13:19-29The Lord said this parable, “The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.” And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom…

  • Epistle Reading 2024-12-07

    ST. PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 11:1-6Brethren, I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband. But I am afraid that as the serpent…

  • Gospel Reading – 2024-12-06

    LUKE 6:17-23 At that time, Jesus stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean…

  • Gospel Reading 2024-12-05

    MATTHEW 11:27-30 The Lord said to his disciples, “All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.  Come to me, all who labor and are…

  • Epistle Reading – 2023-12-07

    ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE HEBREWS 13:17-21 Brethren, obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure…

  • What is “the words of truth” in 2 Timothy 2:15?

    The phrase “word of truth” is used in this passage. When I was a Protestant I would have said it was about the Bible. but what is Saint Paul talking about? 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.…

  • Study to show yourself approved

    I’ve got to admit this. I misunderstood this verse. 2 Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. This verse is in a section of the Scripture where the Apostle Paul is telling Timothy how to do Christian apologetics. I…

  • Worship v Veneration

    I’ve often wondered what the difference between worship and veneration is. In particular, with respect to the veneration of Saints and Angels vs the worship that is only for God. Superficially it seemed like a distinction without a difference particularly where it comes to prayer… But The Lord of Spirits podcast clarified it for me.…

  • Thoughts on Authorship of the Pauline Corpus

    Modern scholarship sees some of the letters of Paul as being genuinely written by Paul and others as written later by others. There is strong consensus in modern New Testament scholarship on a core group of authentic Pauline epistles whose authorship is rarely contested: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon.…

  • Epistle Reading 2024-12-05

    ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS 5:22-26; 6:1-2 Brethren, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also…