Serious General christian thread

[Nihilma]

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Explain this please.

It's supposed to spell out IC XC, which is an abbreviation for IHCOYC XPICTOC, which is greek for Jesus Christ.
Only priests do this gesture to bless, as they are a living icon of Christ. (I.e. only Christ does this gesture, but through the priest Christ does it too, to bless).

 

[Nihilma]

What is the difference between that gesture and this?

This is the way the Eastern Orthodox cross themselves. Priests and laity. Crossing yourself is a form of prayer, a physical prayer that can be accompanied by words, or not.
The gesture priests do is part of their ministerial priesthood, in which Christ blesses through them, who are living icons.
The gesture every christian does on themself is part of the universal priesthood of believers, in which the christian, being baptized in the death and resurrection of Christ, is a part of his body, is assimilated to him, and therefore through Christ has now a direct access to God, through prayer and intercession.

I've seen some lay christians bless the food before eating with the three fingers instead of the IC XC sign, I mean why not.
The roman catholics, copts and other christians who cross themselves,, they do it left shoulder to right shoulder and not right to left, that's something only eastern orthodox do.

 

[korg]

What is the difference between that gesture and this?

That's the sign of the cross, a tradition carried down by early Christians
We do it when we pray

 

[korg]

This is the way the Eastern Orthodox cross themselves. Priests and laity. Crossing yourself is a form of prayer, a physical prayer that can be accompanied by words, or not.
The gesture priests do is part of their ministerial priesthood, in which Christ blesses through them, who are living icons.
The gesture every christian does on themself is part of the universal priesthood of believers, in which the christian, being baptized in the death and resurrection of Christ, is a part of his body, is assimilated to him, and therefore through Christ has now a direct access to God, through prayer and intercession.

I've seen some lay christians bless the food before eating with the three fingers instead of the IC XC sign, I mean why not.
The roman catholics, copts and other christians who cross themselves,, they do it left shoulder to right shoulder and not right to left, that's something only eastern orthodox do.

nvm this guy already answered it

 

[StudioCaca]

Why dont you guys just do a repetitive task while controlling breathing in order to reach a state of hypoxic trance.

 

[korg]

Why dont you guys just do a repetitive task while controlling breathing in order to reach a state of hypoxic trance.

>uhhhhhh why don't you guys suffocate yourselves
wtf nigger
im retarded

 

[korg]

>uhhhhhh why don't you guys suffocate yourselves
wtf nigger

Nevermind I misread it

 

[Nihilma]

Why dont you guys just do a repetitive task while controlling breathing in order to reach a state of hypoxic trance.

Hesychasm - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BrimBurner]

Is this referring to the Father? Or the Holy Spirit? Or both? Also, I think this verse supports the Orthodox Christian idea that we cannot rationally fully understand God and understand his essence; we can only feel his energies on this earth and to us humans.
Edit: I think this is referring to the essence of God. I think this applies to Christ too, he is the Son and he has 2 natures, one of them human, one of them God. The human nature are the energies but the God nature is the essence we cannot see. If I am wrong please correct me

 

[Nihilma]

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Is this referring to the Father? Or the Holy Spirit? Or both? Also, I think this verse supports the Orthodox Christian idea that we cannot rationally fully understand God and understand his essence; we can only feel his energies on this earth and to us humans.
Edit: I think this is referring to the essence of God. I think this applies to Christ too, he is the Son and he has 2 natures, one of them human, one of them God. The human nature are the energies but the God nature is the essence we cannot see. If I am wrong please correct me

One interesting key verse to understand this passage is what Jesus says in the New Testament :
"Who has seen me has seen the Father".
Christ in his incarnate person shares both the human and divine nature, bridging this impossible gap between God and man in himself.
Therefore, now we can see God, through Christ.

 

[Lord Dookie]

I <3 God rn im absolute fasting for 1 day 4 repentance and to repair my relationship with God

They are not of love. They are of hate. God loves all. Jesus Christ loves everyone , every race and every sex. To wish for a certain race to be dead is of hate , not of love.