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Protopriest Gregory Dyachenko
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| readeralexey | Дата: Суббота, 09.11.2024, 11:44 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| Christianity has hallowed marriage, for the union of husband and wife assumed its true meaning only when it became a symbol of the union between Christ and His Church.
Protopriest Gregory Dyachenko
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| tsumskaa30 | Дата: Понедельник, 11.11.2024, 12:47 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| The words of protopriest Gregory Dyachenko are based on the Epistle of St. Paul to Ephesians: “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Eph. 5:23-25).
Indeed, marriage is sanctified in Orthodoxy. If we compare the attitude towards marriage in the Old Testament, we can find a significant difference. For example, the aim of the marriage was considered to be childbearing as everybody looked forward to the Messiah. Thus, husbands were allowed to have two or more wives, they could marry other wives under certain circumstances.
In contrast, Christ says that marriage is hallowed, it is a Sacrament when two people become one flesh (of course, it was firstly said in the Old Testament but people stepped away from these words). The aim of the marriage now is not to give birth to children but the union itself, as a joint journey to the Kingdom of God. The souls of the two people are now united, and that’s why the sacrament of marriage is sanctified.
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Сообщение отредактировал readeralexey - Четверг, 19.12.2024, 16:49 |
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| abalakinan27 | Дата: Понедельник, 11.11.2024, 19:25 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| I do go along with this quote. I believe that it's much easier to save yourself tying the not knot with someone. And it's true that Christianity has been singing praises to the marriage as an idea of the unity of Christ and His Church. Because after you grasp this idea, which contains the secret of happy marriage, it becomes easier to you not only to penetrate into the sense of marriage but also to build up good relationships.
Of course, marriage is a real labour but in case you do your best and if a husband loves his wife as Christ has loved His Church and if a wife obeys his husband as she obeys the Lord, then their marriage will thrive against all odds and a couple will come to Salvation.
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Сообщение отредактировал readeralexey - Четверг, 19.12.2024, 16:53 |
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| katyadorniak | Дата: Среда, 20.11.2024, 21:28 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| Christianity indeed elevated marriage by revealing its deeper spiritual significance. The union of husband and wife goes beyond a mere human relationship; it symbolizes the profound and holy bond between Christ and His Church. Wife is no longer an object, man is no longer an owner. The sacred understanding transforms marriage into a path of mutual love, sacrifice, and unity that reflects divine love. By embracing this perspective, couples can see their relationship as a means of growing closer to God while supporting one another in faith. After all, Christianity has always celebrated love as one of the main reasons for a civil union: we have examples of Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia, Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, Hieromartyr Vladimir Dzhurinsky and his wife Euphrosyne, killed in 1920. All those these couples were not only a symbol of unity of Christ and the Church, they were people with feelings and great love for each other. Christianity thus gives marriage its fullest meaning, making it a sacred and purposeful covenant.
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Сообщение отредактировал readeralexey - Четверг, 19.12.2024, 16:55 |
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| lolosipovanika | Дата: Пятница, 29.11.2024, 22:17 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| Protopriest Gregory mentioned one of the most important meanings of marriage. Other meanings are that marriage is like a sacred covenant, which is a source of love, blessing and companionship, and a husband and a wife are one flesh. Any idea which I mentioned above can correlate with the idea of Christ and His Church. In other words, Christ and His Church can't be separated, as a wife and her husband. What I mean is that a man and his wife are one flash and Christ with His Church are also one, this bond is not temporary, it's a lifelong commitment.
To sum up, marriage is a hallowed thing, that's why we should treat it seriously, remembering that our union will be a symbol of the union between Christ and His Church.
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Сообщение отредактировал lolosipovanika - Четверг, 05.12.2024, 20:31 |
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| lisaswan001 | Дата: Пятница, 29.11.2024, 23:35 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| Protopriest Gregory Diachenko is absolutely right: Christianity reveals the true depth of marriage. The Lord has shown us that marriage is a powerful picture of the amazing love between Him and His Church. As Christ loves and cherishes His Church, so a husband should love and cherish his wife and a wife should love and cherish her husband. It is a self-sacrificing, committed love, a promise that lasts forever, mirroring God's eternal commitment to us. It is not just a human relationship; it is a sacred covenant blessed by God. This understanding gives marriage deep meaning and purpose. It is a reflection of God's love, a visible sign of his grace in the world.
This understanding helps spouses understand their roles, strengthens their bond, and helps them overcome difficulties. And there will be many difficulties, it is important to overcome them and to stay together as a married couple because you have made a promise to God to always be together, for «Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man» (Matthew 19:6).
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Сообщение отредактировал lisaswan001 - Пятница, 29.11.2024, 23:36 |
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| sodrozdova | Дата: Воскресенье, 01.12.2024, 14:54 | Сообщение # 7 |
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| I believe that Christ is the foundation of our Church, and this unity can be compared to marriage. In a marriage, spouses become one flesh and one blood, forming a whole. These days, being home for each other has become more important, as there are many people, and we can easily communicate with them through the internet. Marriage now means a great deal: a married couple is responsible for each other and forms a whole. As Jesus Christ is our Church and a husband and his wife is like home for each other. Therefore, I agree with the quotation that Christianity has sanctified marriage. It also helps people not to lose each other in this vast world of communication.
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Сообщение отредактировал sodrozdova - Пятница, 06.12.2024, 14:54 |
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| veronikachernykh15 | Дата: Понедельник, 02.12.2024, 00:17 | Сообщение # 8 |
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| This quote has been quite challenging for me, and perhaps it's a new area that I should explore as a Christian. I find it difficult to understand how, in marriage, one can love their spouse as Jesus loved the church. Indeed, marriage in Orthodoxy plays a crucial role in helping two people enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Through joint prayers, attending church, and making requests to God together, working on one's self is a wonderful path, a supreme blessing from the Lord. Every day, through these activities, the unity between husband and wife grows and marriage flourishes.
One of my main goals, in addition to connecting with God, is to meet my husband in the Kingdom of Heaven. However, I likely still lack humility and сan't even reach a thought about the incredible love that Jesus Christ has shown us.
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Сообщение отредактировал veronikachernykh15 - Понедельник, 02.12.2024, 00:19 |
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| dawa2311 | Дата: Пятница, 13.12.2024, 15:57 | Сообщение # 9 |
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| Christianity has hallowed marriage, for the union of husband and wife assume its true meaning only when it became a symbol of the union of Christ and His church. This is the protopriest Gregory Dyachenko's statement I agree with it and I'll try to express my view on this issue.
Frankly speaking, nowadays many people consider marriage as a not so serious thing. They don't make it official, live independently from each other, as a result they split up after sometime. They are often really surprised when it happens. In my opinion, it happens because they don't make it official. Their marriage doesn't symbolize a true union. A union between a wife and a husband. As a union between Christ and His Church, because religious people always say that family is a little church, where husband is a priest, wife is a deacon, but the children are a parish. Every family should have this hierarchy to feel not just a passion, but also responsibility to each other.
To sum up, I would like to add that if there are legalized marriages in our society, our country probably will cease to be leader in abortion, because there are many young girls who were left by fiances or husbands and made had an abortion,for it is very hard to bring up a child alone.
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Сообщение отредактировал dawa2311 - Суббота, 21.12.2024, 17:30 |
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