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At a time when so many disaffected Christians are trying to recreate the Church from scratch, Fr. James Guirguis offers a clear and accessible case for simply returning to what Christ’s Church was always meant to be, as found in the Orthodox Church.

of us and make us whole and holy as we were meant to be. From previous chapters we can see there is an understanding within the early Church, and continuing in the Orthodox Church, regarding sacramental mysteries and how God uses physical material such as water, oil, bread, and wine for His holy purposes. But the Church does not stop there. Paul writes, “I discipline my body and bring it into subjection” (1 Cor. 9:27). The Orthodox Church places an emphasis on disciplining the body and controlling
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