Monday, March 27, 2017

Quote by St. Barsanuphius the Great ~ do everything with discernment

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It is needful to do everything with discernment, and to take your own measure, so that you will not be confused later. To perform alms, f...

Proverbs 8:22-31 LXX Septuagint Versions

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NETS-LXX(E): "...The Lord created me as the beginning of his ways, for the sake of his works. 23. Before the present age he fo...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Quote by St. John Chrysostom ~ Conscience cannot be deceived

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:...In the beginning, the Master created man and placed the conscience in him, as an inexorable accuser, which cannot be deceived or flat...

Quote by St. John Chrysostom ~ Genesis: let us not stumble over words

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"Let us not, beloved, inattentively pass over what is said by Divine Scripture, and let us not stumble over the words, but reflect ...

Quote by St. Mark the Ascetic ~ Virtue: not an end in itself

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When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless. (St. Mark the Ascetic...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Quote by P. Evdokimov ~ Divine authorship and human intervention on the scriptures

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How then is divine authorship related with the human intervention of the Old Testament's compilation? "God is ...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Quote by St. Gregory the Dialogist ~ Unclean Intention

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If the intention is unclean, the deed that follows from it will also be evil, even if it seems good. (St. Gregory the Dialogist, Convers...