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Στη Χημεία, Αυτός μετέτρεψε το νερό σε κρασί.. (Κατά Ιωάννη 2.1-11) Στη Βιολογία, γεννήθηκε χωρίς να έχει συλληφθεί στη κοιλία της μητέρας

Του με τον φυσικό τρόπο.. (Κατά Ματθαίον 1. 18-25)

Στη Φυσική, διέψευσε το νόμο της βαρύτητας, όταν περπάτησε πάνω στα κύματα και όταν ανελήφθη στους ουρανούς. (Κατά Μάρκον 6.49-51)

Στην Οικονομία, απέρριψε τη θεωρία των Μαθηματικών όταν ταΐσε 5.000 άτομα έχοντας μόνο πέντε άρτους και δύο ψάρια και στο τέλος ακόμα περίσσεψαν και δώδεκα κοφίνια γεμάτα.. (Κατά Ματθαίον 14. 17-21)

Στην Ιατρική, θεράπευσε αρρώστους, παράλυτους και τυφλούς χωρίς να τους χορηγήσει κανένα φάρμακο. (Κατά Ματθαίον 9.19-22

& Κατά Ιωάννη 9. 1-15)

Η Ιστορία μίλησε για Αυτόν πριν και μετά από Αυτόν. Αυτός είναι το Άλφα και το Ωμέγα, η αρχή και το τέλος.

Αυτός ονομάσθηκε Θαυμαστός, Σύμβουλος, Άρχοντας Ειρήνης,

Βασιλιάς των Βασιλιάδων και Κύριος των Κυρίων. (Ησαΐας 9.6) Καθώς είναι γραμμένο στην Βίβλο ότι κανένας δεν φτάνει στον

Πατέρα τον ουράνιο παρά μονάχα δια μέσω Αυτού. Αυτός

είναι η μόνη οδός (Κατά Ιωάννη 14.6)

Επομένως.... Ποιός είναι Αυτός ?

Αυτός είναι ο Κύριος , ο Ιησούς Χριστός.

Οι οφθαλμοί που διαβάζουν αυτό το μήνυμα δεν θέλουν φοβηθεί το κακό.

Το πιο Ισχυρό πρόσωπο στην Ιστορία όλου του κόσμου ήταν ο Χριστός.

Αυτός δεν είχε δούλους και παρόλα αυτά τον καλούσαν Κύριο.

Δεν είχε κανέναν τίτλο σπουδών και ωστόσο τον αποκαλούσαν Διδάσκαλο.

Δεν είχε φάρμακα αλλά τον καλούσαν Γιατρό ψυχών και σωμάτων.

Δεν είχε στρατό κι όμως οι βασιλιάδες τον φοβόντουσαν.

Δεν νίκησε ποτέ στρατιωτικές μάχες και παρόλα αυτά κατέκτησε τον κόσμο.

Δεν διέπραξε κάποιο έγκλημα κι όμως σταυρώθηκε.

Ετάφη και παρόλα αυτά ζει.

Είναι τιμή μου να υπηρετώ Αυτόν τον Αρχηγό που μας αγαπάει.

In terms of Chemistry, He turned the water into wine... (John 2:1-11)

In Biology, He was born without having been conceived in His Mother’s

womb the natural way... (Matthew 1:18-25)

In Physics, He defied the law of gravity when He walked on the waves and when He ascended into the heavens... (Mark 6:49-51)

In Economics, He rejected Mathematical theory when He fed 5,000 people having only five loaves and two fish and afterwards still

having 12 baskets filled with leftovers... (Matthew 14:17-21)

In Medicine, He healed the sick, paralyzed and blind without administering any medication. (Matthew 9:19-22 & John 9:1-15)

History spoke of Him before and after Him

He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

He was called Wondrous, Counselor, Prince of Peace, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Isaiah 9:6)

As it is written in the Bible, no one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:6)

So... Who is He?

He is the Lord, Jesus Christ.

The eyes that read this message do not need to fear evil.

The most powerful person in the History of the whole world was Christ.

He had no slaves and yet they called Him Lord.

He had no academic degrees and they nevertheless called Him Teacher

He had no medicines but they called Him Physician of souls and bodies. He had no army and yet the kings were afraid of Him

He won no military battles and nevertheless conquered the world.

He committed no crime and yet they crucified Him.

He was placed in a tomb and yet lives

It is my honor to serve Him Who is the Ruler Who loves us.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

Elected Archbishop of America on May 11, 2019

Biography of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America was born in 1967 in Bakirköy, Istanbul. He studied at the Department of Pastoral Theology at the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating in 1991. In 1993, he completed postgraduate studies at the Philosophical School of the University of Bonn in Germany, submitting a dissertation entitled: “The Brothers Nicholas and John Mesarites.” He was ordained to the Diaconate in 1994 at the Patriarchal Cathedral and appointed Kodikographos (Scrivener) of the Holy and Sacred Synod.

In 1995, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod. From 1996-1997 he studied at the Theological School of St. John the Damascene in Balamand, Lebanon, where he advanced his knowledge of the Arabic language. In 2001, he presented a doctoral dissertation at the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under the title: “Severus of Antioch and the Council of Chalcedon” and was proclaimed a Doctor of Theology. In 2004, he was invited to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, where he taught as Visiting Professor for a semester.

In March 2005, at the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he was elevated by the Holy and Sacred Synod to the position of Chief Secretary and ordained to the priesthood by the Ecumenical Patriarch in the Patriarchal Cathedral. In 2009, he submitted two dissertations to the Theological School of Thessaloniki and was unanimously elected Assistant Professor of Symbolics, Inter-Orthodox Relations, and the Ecumenical Movement. The dissertations are entitled: “The Synaxes of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne (1951-2004)” and “Luther’s Ninety-five Theses: Historical and Theological Aspects. Text - Translation - Commentary.”

In March 2011, he was elected Metropolitan of Bursa and in August of the same year was appointed Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Holy Trinity on the island of Halki. He has served as Orthodox Secretary of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation and member of the Patriarchal delegations to the General Assemblies of the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches. He was the Secretary of the Pan-Orthodox Synods in Sofia (1998), Istanbul (2005), Geneva (2006), and Istanbul (2008). He has been a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches since 1996.

Recent Messages from His Eminence: https://www.goarch.org/archbishop/messages

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