For other persons named Origen, see Origen (disambiguation). Origen, Christian church father Origen Christian Philosophy Ante-Nicene Fathers Full name Origen Born c. 185 Alexandria, Egypt[1] Died 254 Caesarea Maritima, Palestine[1] School/tradition Platonic Influenced by Bible, Plato, Clement of Alexandria, Hippolytus of Rome Influenced School of Alexandria Origen (Greek: ὨÏιγÎνης ÅŒrigénÄ“s, or Origen Adamantius, c. 185″“254[1]) [...]
Origen
Origen
Origen (Greek: ὨÏιγÎνης ÅŒrigénÄ“s, 185″“ca. 254) was an Early Christian scholar, theologian, and one of the most distinguished of the early fathers of the Christian Church. He is thought to have been born at Alexandria, and died at Caesarea Maritima.[1][2]
His writings are important as one of the first intellectual attempts to describe Christianity. He espoused [...]
Origen
Origen Origen (Greek: ὨÏιγÎνης ÅŒrigénÄ“s, 185″“ca. 254) was an Early Christian scholar, theologian, and one of the most distinguished of the early fathers of the Christian Church. He is thought to have been born at Alexandria, and died at Caesarea Maritima.[1][2] His writings are important as one of the first intellectual attempts to describe Christianity. [...]
Whole Life Prayer
“I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit, for without Me you can do nothing…. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” –John 15:5,7
Prayer at its [...]
The Basics of Salvation Through Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
The Basics of Salvation Through Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Os you will see in the very powerful verses I will be listing in this article – Jesus Christ, and His sacrificial death on the cross, is the central and most important fundamental, basic tenet of the Christian faith. Jesus Christ is God’s only [...]
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World – 900
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World
As the peace and unity of Europe collapsed, the monastery of Cluny pointed a new way forward.
by Dennis Martin
from St. Benedict and the Rise of Western Monasticism
The late 800s and early 900s were not a good time for Western Europe. From Rome to the French Riviera and south to Sicily, [...]
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World – 900
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World As the peace and unity of Europe collapsed, the monastery of Cluny pointed a new way forward. by Dennis Martin from St. Benedict and the Rise of Western Monasticism The late 800s and early 900s were not a good time for Western Europe. From Rome to the French Riviera [...]
If God Answers Prayer
So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” –Isaiah 6:5
Why does God answer prayer? Let’s not imagine that it’s because somebody was [...]
The Five P’s to Life-Long Change
Over the years, I have found that focusing on five P’s has worked for me: Presence, Prayer, Preparation, Patience, and Perseverance. The Five P’s to Life-Long Change 1. Get into God’s presence. Hebrews 11:16 (NIV) says, “He rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Whether your preference is listening to worship music, meditating, or reading the [...]
Confidence in Him
Prayer: Confidence in Him
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. –Hebrews 4:16
You can have this confidence in God, and you can have this respect for His will. Do not expect God to perform miracles for you so you [...]
Man of Prayer
He surely walked in the company of those who had the ear of Jehovah and the freedom of His inner chamber. To him, as to all the great men of prayer, the mere thought of the hiding of God’s face created a dread of unspeakable loneliness, deeper than any arising from other sources of separation. [...]
Much Every Way
Prayer: Much Every Way
Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. –Jeremiah 32:17
When Tennyson wrote “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of,” he probably uttered a truth of vaster significance than even he [...]
An Answer To Man’s Prayer
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. –John 14:13-14 In all our praying, however, it is important that we keep in mind that God will not alter His eternal purposes at [...]
Prayer Changes the Man
Prayer: Prayer Changes the Man
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. –John 14:13-14
In all our praying, however, it is important that we keep in mind that God will not alter His [...]
