Category Archives: Isaac the Syrian

How to Subvert Divine Justice and Turn Everybody’s Lives Upside Down

Posted on 1 April 2019 by

Deep in the Christian heart lies the conviction that the God whom they worship is holy, just, and righteous. He rewards the good and punishes the wicked. “Surely,” someone might remark, “this is the most plausible way to read the … Continue reading →

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“Do not call God just, for His justice is not manifest in the things concerning you!”

Posted on 9 August 2018 by

Do not hate the sinner. For we are all laden with guilt. If for the sake of God you are moved to oppose him, weep over him. Why do you hate him? Hate his sins and pray for him, that … Continue reading →

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“One is redeemed by grace and not by works and by faith one is justified, not by one’s way of life”

Posted on 30 June 2017 by

We are justified by what is from God and not by what is ours. We inherit heaven by what is from Him and not by what is ours. It is said: Man is not justified before God by his works; and … Continue reading →

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“He who knows his own sin …”

Posted on 18 June 2016 by
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Wacław Hryniewicz on St Isaac the Syrian

Posted on 20 February 2016 by
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Vladeta Jerotić on Modernity and St Isaac the Syrian

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St Isaac the Syrian and Apokatastasis

Posted on 1 December 2014 by

On 27 November 2014 I gave a talk titled “St Isaac the Syrian, Apokatastasis, and the Renewal of Orthodox Preaching” at the first Theotokos Institute Conference in Cardiff, Wales. An expanded, footnoted version of the talk will be published in … Continue reading →

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The Scandalous Injustice of Grace

Posted on 27 October 2014 by

In 2008 “60 Minutes” interviewed the Boston button man John Martorano. The interview is unsettling. In a quiet, detached, matter-of-fact tone, Martorano describes the twenty confessed murders he committed during his years as an enforcer for the Winter Hill Gang. … Continue reading →

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