The Holy Great Rulers Constantine (337) and Helen (330), Equals-to-the-Apostles
Rank: Polyeleos
Read
Acts 12:25-13:12; Acts 26:1-5, 12-20
John 8:51-59; John 10:1-8
Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen!
“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
The words and teachings of Jesus Christ are the truth and our authority for life in this world. What He has passed on to us through His words and the words of the evangelists and apostles are our roadmap for Christian life on the road to eternal life in the heavenly Kingdom.
To live out this mission in this world is not easy. We are tempted to think like the Jews who argue with Jesus, believing that His teachings are extreme and that our conceptions of Christ and what He should be teaching are correct. Our personal caricature of Christ formulates what we believe.
The road to eternal life can only go through Christ: His teachings, His commandments, His precepts. This road guarantees that we will never die, but rather, our earthly death is a transference from life to life.
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