--- title: "1 Called Self Quotes By Gregory Palamas" description: "1 Called Self quotes by Gregory Palamas. Plus more from Gregory Palamas and more Called Self sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/gregory-palamas-12213_accounts_we-grapple-with-this-law-of-sin-rom-8-2_2112852.jpg" --- > [... we grapple with this 'law of sin' (Rom. 8:2) and expel it from our body, establishing in its place the surveillance of the intellect. Through this surveillance we prescribe what is fitting for every faculty of the soul and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/we-grapple-with-this-law-of-sin-rom-8-2-and-expel-it-from-our-body/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/gregory-palamas-12213_accounts_we-grapple-with-this-law-of-sin-rom-8-2_2112852.jpg) ## More by Gregory Palamas > [They either attach themselves to God's will, which results in their continuous progress, improvement and advancement, or they oppose God's will, are justly subjected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/they-either-attach-themselves-to-god-s-will-which-results-in-their/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were blind received…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/the-recovery-of-spiritual-sight-and-the-healing-of-physical-blindness/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [The Lord came to send fire upon the earth (cf. Lk. 12:49), and through participation in this fire He makes divine not just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/the-lord-came-to-send-fire-upon-the-earth-cf-lk-12-49-and-through/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [...every day we should stand in awe of Him, as He is with us, and do what is pleasing before Him. If we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/every-day-we-should-stand-in-awe-of-him-as-he-is-with-us-and-do-what/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [... whenever Christ, the Bridegroom of pure souls, is mystically united with each soul, He gives the Father occasion to rejoice over this as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/whenever-christ-the-bridegroom-of-pure-souls-is-mystically-united/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [Even when your body does nothing, sin can be active in your mind. When your soul inwardly repulses the evil one's attack by means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/even-when-your-body-does-nothing-sin-can-be-active-in-your-mind-when/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [... we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/we-commemorate-each-of-the-saints-with-hymns-and-appropriate-songs-of/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [...the grace of the Spirit takes possession of the quiet soul, and gives it a taste of the unspeakable good things to come, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/the-grace-of-the-spirit-takes-possession-of-the-quiet-soul-and-gives/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [The Light of the Lord's Transfiguration does not come into being or cease to be, nor is it circumscribed or perceptible to the senses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/the-light-of-the-lord-s-transfiguration-does-not-come-into-being-or/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [When we become incorruptible and immortal, and attain to the blessed state of conformity with Christ, we will be ever with the Lord (as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/when-we-become-incorruptible-and-immortal-and-attain-to-the-blessed/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [... the Lord's Cross discloses the entire dispensation of His Coming in the flesh, and contains within it the whole mystery of this dispensation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/the-lord-s-cross-discloses-the-entire-dispensation-of-his-coming-in/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [...angels... are always being filled full of light, becoming ever more radiant and making blessed use of their natural ability to change. They dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/angels-are-always-being-filled-full-of-light-becoming-ever-more/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [If, as we have said, we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/if-as-we-have-said-we-commemorate-each-of-the-saints-with-hymns-and/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [Let no one out of laziness or continuous worldly occupations miss these holy Sunday gatherings, which God Himself handed down to us, lest he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/let-no-one-out-of-laziness-or-continuous-worldly-occupations-miss/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) > [...night possessed us and the shadow of death encompassed us, for we had fallen into sin and lost the power of sight which was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-palamas/night-possessed-us-and-the-shadow-of-death-encompassed-us-for-we-had/) [Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-palamas/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/called-self/gregory-palamas/#itemlist", "name": "1 Called Self Quotes By Gregory Palamas", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... we grapple with this 'law of sin' (Rom. 8:2) and expel it from our body, establishing in its place the surveillance of the intellect. 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