After giving a definition of true orthodoxy in chapter 1 of the Epistle to Titus, the Apostle Paul, in chapter 2 of the same epistle, shows how the living of th...
Who is the male child of Revelation 12?
I received the following question about the male child in Revelation 12: Who is the child in Revelation 12:4-5? Is it Israel or…? Chapter 12 also describes the ...
What do evangelicals think of Mary’s title of “Mother...
QUESTION: What is the attitude of evangelicals toward the title given to Mary as “Mother of God”? Is it right to call her that? Because the Lord Jes...
Did the Son of God exist before His incarnation?
Question: I hope you don’t think I want to stress you out or make fun of you, because I think that through your answers you seek to speak primarily to tho...
How to give meaning to Christmas?
I remember walking several years ago on a road in California, USA and on the top of the hill, in very large letters, made of lights, it was written “Jesus...
Were the astrologers the magicians who came to Jesus...
Question: I met people who claim to be Christians, but also have astrology among their passions. I felt obliged to draw their attention to the fact that reading...
Did Joseph and Mary live in Nazareth before the...
Question: In the Gospel of Luke it is reported that Joseph and Mary were already living in Nazareth when they went to Bethlehem for the census and the virgin Ma...
Will God’s punishment be enough for you to straighten...
Question: My girlfriend and I live in cohabitation and have two children. We have agreed together to refrain from sexual intercourse because we want to correct ...
Are the couple living together husband and wife in...
QUESTION: Brother Vasile, I would like to ask you to clarify one issue: two people, a man and a woman, who live together, as husband and wife, but have not offi...
Why can’t a woman who has never had an...
This question was asked by a Russian-speaking reader and I will have to explain some terms along the way. I started living in a civil marriage at the age of 17....
Can a couple who has not been legally married...
Question: If a priest officiates a religious wedding without a civil one, can this couple also marry other couples? Thanks. I wonder how that couple managed to ...
What should you do when your concubine goes with...
Question: I’d have a misunderstanding: I’m in a rather troubled relationship, which has resulted in a child, a little girl that we both take care of, beca...
What should the Christian woman who lives with a...
Question: Pastor, I’ve been reading what you post on your Facebook page and I need your opinion. I’ve been with a Muslim man for about 2+ years, I ...
Do you have to wait until marriage if you...
Question: If I’ve been with him twice, how is it better now? Should we abstain from sex until we get married? We’ve been together for a year and we ...
How to follow Christ, living in cohabitation with a...
Question: I live with a divorced man, who has 4 children, and together we have a 3-year-old girl. I am baptized in the Orthodox Church, but I have attended more...
How to proceed when the husband refuses to perform...
QUESTION: Peace, brother pastor. I am married only at the town hall to my husband, and for a long time I have insisted on going to the pastor to have our spirit...
Does God abandon you if you sin after repentance?
QUESTION: I am 13 years old and some time ago I said the prayer that I receive Jesus as Savior, but I have not read the Bible. I thought that was enough. Now ...
A visit with inductive Bible study in New Zealand
From February 24 to March 4 2018, I had the privilege of accompanying my teachers to New Zealand. As Vice Presidents for the Global Mission at Precept Ministrie...