So, brothers and sisters, let us first of all thank God that he does not change and that his truth does not change. Let us thank him that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And let us guard our hearts and minds so that we do not drift away from the path of salvation and forfeit the gift of eternal life that Jesus died to give us. Finally, as the writer of Hebrews tells us, “let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:1).
Fr James Early
truisms
Human beings need boundaries - they are inherently part of a healthy life. They “define” things for us. Without them everything becomes confused and without meaning. If you will, the Incarnation itself is God within human boundaries. Christ revealed God fully and truly for the first time. This is one of the main hallmarks of Orthodox dogma on the Holy Icons. We make icons of Christ not because He became man, but because He became “a man.” There is a great deal of difference.
Fr Stephen Freeman