"The very possibility of forgiveness for those who repent arises only when the innocent Son of God takes upon Himself the punishment for our sins. If the Son of God had not deigned to save us, the door of repentance would be shut." –St. Daniel Sysoev, Letter 20
@BVahitov85563 Да, если у Иисуса не было бы бороды, то его нельзя было бы считать Богом.
Иисус - Мессия - Иудей, соблюдающий закон Божий - в законе божьем есть пунктик про запрет бритья бороды.
Если бы у Иисуса просто не бы��о бы бороды, это бы точно подметили и что-то бы об этом сказали.
No matter how much these new baptists try to accuse the Orthodox Church, there is nothing they can do or say to stop us from worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ, putting our faith in Him, and being saved by His incarnation, His death on the Cross, and His Glorious Resurrection.
Well, that's all. I think it proves that veneration of St. Gregory Palamas as the greatest of the Byzantine Fathers (which he definitely was) requires us to accept a way more robust doctrine of original sin ("ancestral curse") than some 20th century theologians want us to.