We need a change in our ontological status
Sep
14
2016
It is not that we did something wrong and now owe a debt we cannot pay, or are punished with death – though such a metaphor can be used and has it’s usefulness. But we need more than a change in our legal status; we need a change in our ontological status – that is, we must be filled with nothing less than the Life of God in order to be healed, forgiven and made new. Jesus did not come to make bad men good; He came to make dead men live.
Based on Father Stephen Freeman
This photo is of the entrance of the Agape Vespers
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eduard/j
Pentru a avea inlauntru nostru doar pe Hristos, trebuie intai sa aruncam afara sinele, nu? Spun parintii ca aceasta este cea mai crancena lupta…oare, cum vom reusi?..cu rugaciunile parintelui duhovnic?
Ioan Toma
Da, bineînțeles. Mai întâi cu rugăciunile acestuia și mai apoi cu ale noastre. Asta nu înseamnă absolut deloc că duhovnicul este perfect ci că el este instituția harului pentru noi.
Noi trebuie să ne concentrăm pe perfecțiunea noastră (sau mai bine zis pe lipsa acesteia) mai degrabă decât pe perfecțiunea duhovnicului (sau mai bine zis pe o posibilă lipsă a acesteia)