No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not know by science, but by the Holy Spirit. Many philosophers and learned men came to the belief that God exists, but they did not know God. It is one thing to belief that God exists and another to know Him. If someone has come to know God by the Holy Spirit, his soul will burn with love for God day and night, and his soul cannot be bound to any earthly thing.
If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever curses bad people, and does not pray for them, will… - Silouan The Athonite
If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever curses bad people, and does not pray for them, will…
- Silouan The Athonite
We suffer because we have no humility and we do not love our brother. From love of our brother comes the love of God. People do not learn humility, a… - Silouan The Athonite
We suffer because we have no humility and we do not love our brother. From love of our brother comes the love of God. People do not learn humility, a…
The Holy Apostle John the Theologian says that the commandments of God are not difficult, but easy (I John, 5:3). But they are only easy because of l… - Silouan The Athonite
The Holy Apostle John the Theologian says that the commandments of God are not difficult, but easy (I John, 5:3). But they are only easy because of l…
When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer. - Silouan The Athonite
When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer.
I ask you to try something. If someone grieves you, or dishonors you, or takes something of yours, then pray like this: "Lord, we are all your creatu… - Silouan The Athonite
I ask you to try something. If someone grieves you, or dishonors you, or takes something of yours, then pray like this: "Lord, we are all your creatu…
The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never know God, since by its pride it does no… - Silouan The Athonite
The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never know God, since by its pride it does no…
Whoever will not love his enemies cannot know the Lord and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us to love our enemies in such w… - Silouan The Athonite
Whoever will not love his enemies cannot know the Lord and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us to love our enemies in such w…
With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one's brother. Do an experimen… - Silouan The Athonite
With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one's brother. Do an experimen…
Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and … - Silouan The Athonite
Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and …
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