Articles for category: Christology

“WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?”

The person of Jesus Christ is the great question mark in all of world history, and no other subject is so important, says Fr. Athanasios Mitilinaios.

July 10, 2024 by Orthodox Witness
Christology, Elder Athanasios Mitilinaios, Sermons, Translations from Greek

Contemplate the human nature of Christ in 50 slides

50 quotations from the book Jesus: Fallen: The Human Nature of Christ Examined from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective

December 12, 2019 by Orthodox Witness
Christology

Did Christ have a fallen human nature? – Part 8 of 8

This post concludes our series of eight posts on the topic, “Did Christ have a fallen human nature?”

December 12, 2019 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis

Did Christ have a fallen human nature? – Part 7 of 8

In this installment in our 8 part series, we look at other aspects of Christ‘s humanness that reveal His “otherness.”

December 12, 2019 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis

Why a Crucified Messiah? by Fr. Thomas Hopko – Part 1

Why did the Messiah, the Savior of the world, have to necessarily die an unnatural death by being murdered? Fr. Thomas Hopko answers in this talk .

April 25, 2019 by Orthodox Witness
Audio, Christology

Jesus Christ: Our prototype of FREEDOM

To be “free” is usually thought of as having the option to do anything at any time. Real freedom is when doing evil is not an option.

July 4, 2018 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis

Themes and Significance of Holy Theophany

Through many special hymns and readings before and after the feast, the Church presents us with several themes which show the significance of Holy Thephany.

January 5, 2018 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis, What we believe

Did Christ Have a Fallen Human Nature – Part 6 of 8

Indeed an extraordinary Being requires an extraordinary conception and birth! A Protestant may believe whatever s/he wants, but to be Orthodox a Christian must believe in the immaculate conception of Jesus Christ and the ever-virginity of the most holy Theotokos (Mother of God).

September 9, 2016 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis

Did Christ Have a Fallen Human Nature? – Part 5 of 8

We are examining Christ’s human nature in a series of blog posts. In this post we address the question: What happened when the Son of God assumed our nature?

August 31, 2016 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis

Why did God Become Man?

Everyone is called to ask: What does Christmas mean to me? When we then ask, “Why did God become man?”, we will come to understand the only “destiny” of man, the only purpose of our lives.

December 21, 2015 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Christology, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis, Translations from Greek, What we believe