I've seen this clip over 20 times."... the prayer rope is sometimes used if they swing enough knots they will walk on water....there is no magic in the church.." He cracks me up! God bless!
If one is a Gnostic and makes a radical dualism between soul and body, then their might be some confusion. However, the holy father refuted such dualism. In the Orthodox Church we have a principle called "synergism," in which we work together with the Holy Spirit and divine grace, rather than being puppets of it. The struggle against inner human suffering is an active struggle. To believe that you are "born again" and thereafter have no need to struggle is not an Orthodox Christian idea.
Thank you to Iokaksema for the suggestion to talk about spiritual struggle in relation to divine grace. This will entail examining Apostle Paul's use of the word "energy" in his epistle (27 times), and the concept of synergy and as Paul says, "working out our salvation with fear and trembling." We will take up this suggestion shortly and try to discuss it in as full a manner as possible in a series of broadcast, as we only have 8-9 minutes each time.
♥️ Prayer: *"Lord Jesus Christ* *Eternal God* *Not even my ' self ' can I trust* *Remove not your Holy Spirit from me* *But have mercy on me* *The Sinner"*
Thank you very very much. This is all knew to me and i have ben debating on what to buy first for the past few months and waht all this stuff is realy for. lol im definetly going to get the 100 instead of the 50 beads and I think my first icon will be the Lader of divin decent to get me started. Again thank you very much this has ben so helpfull. God bless.
Apostle Paul stakes out the claim to be the chief of sinners, so perhaps his example is simply being followed. Self-imposed humility may be quite important to some in order to keep from falling into pride. Much of that is rhetorical and part of the individual's struggle. Everything is accomplished by Grace, but there is something missing in your understanding, and that is the struggle with one's own internal suffering. That is beyond your capacity to judge. Not everyone has equal suffering.
Paul stated, *"For by Grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God- not because of [your] works, lest any man should boast."* ~ Ephesians 2:8-9 So, I understand from this verse, that you are not saved by praying beads and reciting prayers 🤔 You are saved by what Jesus did TOTALLY for you on the cross; Or else, you will say *you struggled,* you did your part to be saved. You will credit *your self* for your salvation. But it appears Paul is saying here, there is nothing you can do. 🤷🏽♂️ How do you explain this?
I like you, but I have to disagree on the toll houses. I personally hate the word toll houses and think it is misused. The church teaches that god uses the angels and demons as our judgment. That I what I will believe.
Man, I really want you to repent. Please turn to Jesus Christ and stop this cultic stuff. He is waiting for you. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: ~1 Corinthians 15:1-4 God bless you!
