The Lord Jesus pointed out to the Samaritan woman in His conversation with her that the gift of God surpasses the materialistic matters that she aspired to. He encouraged her to seek this gift and promised to give her abundantly (John 4).

In the previous article, we explained that our saintly Fathers recognized the importance of carrying the cross in their lives and accepting suffering in patience. They recognized how the cross is important to their spiritual growth and in protecting them from the serious disease of pride. Therefore, they endured suffering with thanksgiving and used it for their edification.

We will stay on the topic of spiritual diseases and the appropriate remedies to treat them:

In the previous article, we talked about the loving God the true physician. He is able to heal all our spiritual and psychological diseases with His effective medicine, delicate care for us, His life giving words, and the work of His Holy Spirit within us.

God revealed himself in the Holy Scriptures as being one in three. Let’s see some examples:

The Trinity is not a philosophical concept or a mere religious theory about God, but it is a fact revealed by God himself to mankind in the Holy Scriptures. Therefore, He commanded that anyone who wants to join the divine family and become one of the children of God, he must be baptized and borne again at the name of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).

Honoring the Cross

We mentioned in the last article that God calls us to be transformed through many verses in the Bible. We also talked about the need to be transformed, and we started talking about the tools necessary for transformation, among which is: Reading the divine word of God regularly, discovering the divine love, and being adorned with humility. In this article, we will resume talking about tools for transformation:

While we are starting a new Coptic Year (1729 Martyrs), I would like to talk about renewal and transforming one’s life to the better.

In the words of our teacher St. Paul the Apostle about ministry, he pointed out that he was like a wise master builder who builds God’s building (1 Corinthians 3). A true servant works towards building the kingdom of God. Wisdom is needed in this building process as our Lord Jesus Christ pointed out the characteristics of the successful servant: “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.” (Luke 12:42-43). Likewise, our beloved Fr. Isaac was a wise master builder, vigilant for building and serving every soul that God placed in his path.

In the previous article, we talked about God, the lover of mankind, the compassionate who is unchanging. He is also Just and Holy in the same time. In this article, we will resume our topic:

Some wonder why some of the old Testament’s events has too much violence and killing while in the New Testament the commandment is all about tolerance and love. Does God change? Why does He command some of His men in the Old Testament to kill people or destroy entire cities? Doesn’t this contradicts the nature of God being the lover of mankind?