90 New Testament Verses Showing That Faith Without Works Is Dead 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament teaches that salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. […]
80 New Testament Verses About Overcoming the World, the Flesh, and the Devil 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament teaches that the Christian life involves real spiritual conflict. Believers are called […]
100 New Testament Verses Showing That True Conversion Produces a New Life 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament teaches that conversion is not merely a change of opinion, but a change […]
70 New Testament Verses About Holiness and Sanctification 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament teaches that Christians are not merely forgiven, but also called to holiness and sanctification. To be sanctified […]
80 New Testament Verses About Confession, Forgiveness, and Cleansing 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament teaches not only that Christians must repent and forsake sin, but also that God has provided […]
100 New Testament Verses About Keeping Christ’s Commandments 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament repeatedly teaches that love for Christ is not merely a feeling, an idea, or a verbal profession. […]
100 New Testament Verses About Walking in the Spirit Rather Than the Flesh 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List The New Testament does not merely warn Christians against sin; it also teaches how victory […]
100 New Testament Verses Against Continuing in Sin 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List One of the most frequently repeated themes in the New Testament is that Christians are not to continue in sin. […]
100 New Testament Verses Showing That Saving Faith Produces Obedience 100% New Testament Theology A Scripture Study Prepared by the Priory of Salem Institute of Theology 100 Bible Verses Showing That Genuine Faith Produces Obedience, Good Works, Holiness, and Perseverance in Christ. Quick Navigation: Click Here to Jump Directly to the Scripture List One of […]
James 1:18 — “Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” We must be born from above to have the higher spiritual faculties to perceive the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. We need Jesus, and through Him who […]
Restoring the Penitential Heart of Celtic Orthodoxy Recovering the Confessional Foundation of the Western and Celtic Liturgies I. The Danger of “Starting Over” A new generation seeks to start over with imported post-Bolshevik forms of Eastern Orthodoxy, claiming that Celtic Christianity somehow died out. Yet those same voices make pilgrimages to Iona, Lindisfarne, Glastonbury, and […]
Receiving the Word: How Meditation Makes the Word Effectual By St. Andrew’s Orthodox Celtic Church Introduction: When Hearing Becomes Receiving In the parable of the sower, Christ said that the seed is the Word of God. Some fell on stony ground, some among thorns, and others on good soil. But only the word that was […]
The recognition of sacramental validity within the Western Church prior to the Great Schism of 1054 is an important historical fact that sheds light on current debates over Orthodox-Catholic relations. The Orthodox Church today recognizes that England and its kings were Orthodox before the Norman invasion (which coincided with the Great Schism). This acknowledgment challenges […]
Regarding Repentance in the Celtic Church: Why Confession (and Repentance) Was Central to the Original Celtic Church The below is taken from the Appendix of a book by Rev Dr Brunswick “Saturday Rest: Embracing the Christian Sabbath in Orthodox Faith” Section 5: Renewing the Ancient Call to Repentance Reintegrating the Full Practice of Confession in […]
Membership, Involvement & Subscription There are several ways to become more closely connected with the work of St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church of the Culdees — whether through Christian study and fellowship, regular support, participation in our online ministry, or a more formal association with the Church. Begin With Our Statement of Faith Those who agree […]
This one Bible verse can save Theologians 20 years of Bible school: 1John 3:4 “Sin is the transgression of the law.” Listen in on Pastor Crouch teach on the Sin Relationship and transgression of the law. One page handout: Definition of True Biblical Love Cannot Be Lawlessness 1John 2:4 “He that saith, I know […]