What Accords with Sound Doctrine

The following is from a homily by John Chrysostom on Psalm 42.  The translator is Alex Poulos at The Poulos Blog . For in the songs of th...

These things we write, not to cut off those who wish to lead in the Church of God an ascetic life, according to the Scriptures; but those wh...

If any one shall, from a presumptuous disposition, condemn and abhor the assemblies [in honor] of the martyrs, or the services performed the...

If any of the ascetics, without bodily necessity, shall behave with insolence and disregard the fasts commonly prescribed and observed by th...

If any one, under pretense of asceticism, shall fast on Sunday, let him be anathema. Fasting on Sunday may appear through modern eyes to b...

If any woman from pretended asceticism shall cut off her hair, which God gave her as the reminder of her subjection, thus annulling as it we...

If, under any pretense of piety, any children shall forsake their parents, particularly [if the parents are] believers, and shall withhold b...

If anyone shall forsake his own children and shall not nurture them, nor so far as in him lies, rear them in becoming piety, but shall negle...

If any woman shall forsake her husband, and resolve to depart from him because she abhors marriage, let her be anathema. The teaching infi...

If any woman, under pretense of asceticism, shall change her apparel and, instead of a woman’s accustomed clothing, shall put on that of a m...