On the writings of St. Paul: "For his writings fortify the churches all over the world like a wall of steel." - St. John Chrysostom, On the Priesthood, IV.7
What do you think about the book of Hebrews? We are reading that this week and I don't like it. I complained about it to a friend who is a retired Presbyterian pastor and he said he never read that book! I admire your piety and purity of heart, by the way. You are blessed.
I actually LOVE Hebrews - especially the 12th chapter. There are, of course, passages in it that I just don't understand, but by and large, I think it is unlocked by the Divine Liturgy.
Now, about piety and purity of heart - you are very kind, but trust me about this: I am not a pious person and my heart, sadly, is far, far from pure.
Well we are reading the 11th chapter. I didn't know Lutheran pastors used the term Divine Liturgy, I thought that was an Orthodox term, but what do I know? Are you on the Liturgy-L list on Yahoo by any chance? You are pious in my opinion based on your blog postings, which also indicates to me purity of heart. Even your photograph shows that.
What do you think about the book of Hebrews? We are reading that this week and I don't like it. I complained about it to a friend who is a retired Presbyterian pastor and he said he never read that book! I admire your piety and purity of heart, by the way. You are blessed.
ReplyDeleteDear Olympiada,
ReplyDeleteI actually LOVE Hebrews - especially the 12th chapter. There are, of course, passages in it that I just don't understand, but by and large, I think it is unlocked by the Divine Liturgy.
Now, about piety and purity of heart - you are very kind, but trust me about this: I am not a pious person and my heart, sadly, is far, far from pure.
Pax!
Well we are reading the 11th chapter. I didn't know Lutheran pastors used the term Divine Liturgy, I thought that was an Orthodox term, but what do I know? Are you on the Liturgy-L list on Yahoo by any chance?
ReplyDeleteYou are pious in my opinion based on your blog postings, which also indicates to me purity of heart. Even your photograph shows that.