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Nature of Obedience. Obedience, from the Latin obêdire, ("to hearken to"), [3] is "the moral virtue that inclines the will to comply with the will of another who has the right to command." [4] Christ is the exemplar of holy obedience "becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross." [5] ". Son though he was, he learned obedience from what ...
The Ladder of Divine Ascentor Ladder of Paradise(Κλῖμαξ; Scalaor Climax Paradisi) is an important ascetical treatise for monasticismin Eastern Orthodoxyand Roman Catholicism, written by John Climacusin c. 600AD at the Saint Catherine's Monastery; it was requested by John, Abbotof the Raithu monastery.
Evangelical counsels. In Christianity, the three evangelical counsels, or counsels of perfection, are chastity, poverty (or perfect charity ), and obedience. [ 1] As stated by Jesus in the canonical gospels, [ 2] they are counsels for those who desire to become "perfect" ( τελειος, teleios ). [ 3][ 4] The Catholic Church interprets this ...
Composition and meaning. Ascension in the Rabbula Gospels, 6th century. Ascension scenes fall naturally into two zones, an upper heavenly part and a lower earthly part. The ascending Christ may be carrying a resurrection banner or make a sign of benediction with his right hand. [1] The blessing gesture by Christ with his right hand is directed ...
The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity . In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]
The Obedience of a Christen man, and how Christen rulers ought to govern, wherein also (if thou mark diligently) thou shalt find eyes to perceive the crafty convience of all iugglers. is a 1528 book by the English Protestant author William Tyndale. The spelling of this title is now commonly modernized and abbreviated to The Obedience of a ...
The Good Shepherd ( Greek: ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, poimḗn ho kalós) is an image used in the pericope of John 10:1–21, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezekiel 34:11–16. The Good Shepherd is also discussed in the other gospels, the ...
Early Christian art and architecture. Early Christian art and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition, sometime between 260 and 525. In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century ...