--- title: "17 Knows Quotes By Silouan the Athonite" description: "17 Knows quotes by Silouan the Athonite. Plus more from Silouan the Athonite and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/silouan-the-athonite-14548_bad-people_if-you-see-a-man-who-has-sinned-and-you_2089384.jpg" --- > [If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/if-you-see-a-man-who-has-sinned-and-you-do-not-pity-him-the-grace-of/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/silouan-the-athonite-14548_bad-people_if-you-see-a-man-who-has-sinned-and-you_2089384.jpg) > [When the soul knows the love of God by the Holy Spirit, then he clearly feels that the Lord is our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/when-the-soul-knows-the-love-of-god-by-the-holy-spirit-then-he/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/silouan-the-athonite-14548_all-things_when-the-soul-knows-the-love-of-god-by-t_1385074.jpg) > [Whoever will not love his enemies cannot know the Lord and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/whoever-will-not-love-his-enemies-cannot-know-the-lord-and-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/silouan-the-athonite-14548_children_whoever-will-not-love-his-enemies-cannot_14847.jpg) > [Tell everything to your spiritual father, and the Lord will have mercy on you and you will escape delusion. But if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/tell-everything-to-your-spiritual-father-and-the-lord-will-have-mercy/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/silouan-the-athonite-14548_about-yourself_tell-everything-to-your-spiritual-father_1005000.jpg) > [The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-man-who-knows-the-delight-of-the-love-of-god-when-the-soul-warmed/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/silouan-the-athonite-14548_blessed_the-man-who-knows-the-delight-of-the-lov_142886.jpg) > [The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-lord-does-not-show-himself-to-a-proud-soul-the-proud-soul-no/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/silouan-the-athonite-14548_book_the-lord-does-not-show-himself-to-a-prou_1978338.jpg) > [Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dearly-to-see-the-lord-or-his/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/silouan-the-athonite-14548_be-humble_many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dea_2727599.jpg) > ["I love them that love me, and glorify them that glorify me." (Proverbs 8:17, I Kings 2:30,) says the Lord of His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-them-that-glorify-me-proverbs-8/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-the_2408669.jpg) > [Each of us can discuss God inasmuch as he has known the grace of the Holy Spirit; for how can we think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-he-has-known-the-grace-of-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-h_2806683.jpg) > [When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-to-know-the-mother-of-god-when/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/silouan-the-athonite-14548_apostles_when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-t_1797531.jpg) > [What joy is ours that the Lord not only forgives our sins ,but allows the soul to know Him, so soon as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only-forgives-our-sins-but-allows/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/silouan-the-athonite-14548_compassion_what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only_2693783.jpg) > [Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-him-father-count-not-this-sin/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christ_christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-h_346112.jpg) > [The Saints in Heaven through the Holy Spirit behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord's Countenance. But in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-spirit-behold-the-glory-of-god/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/silouan-the-athonite-14548_brother_the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-sp_2037056.jpg) > [The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to His bosom: "Where were you, My child? I was waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sinner-and-mercifully-presses/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/silouan-the-athonite-14548_all-things_the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sin_2033931.jpg) > [No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/no-matter-how-much-we-may-study-it-is-not-possible-to-come-to-know/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/silouan-the-athonite-14548_belief_no-matter-how-much-we-may-study-it-is-no_1789177.jpg) > [Obedience is necessary not only for monks, but for all people. Even the Lord was obedient. The proud and self-regarding do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/obedience-is-necessary-not-only-for-monks-but-for-all-people-even-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/silouan-the-athonite-14548_bears_obedience-is-necessary-not-only-for-monk_683589.jpg) > [The soul that has come to know God fully no longer desires anything else, nor does it attach itself to anything on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-soul-that-has-come-to-know-god-fully-no-longer-desires-anything/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_the-soul-that-has-come-to-know-god-fully_1957664.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/whoever-will-not-love-his-enemies-cannot-know-the-lord-and-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [You must teach yourself how to eat less, but with discernment, insofar as your work allows. The measure of temperance should be such that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/you-must-teach-yourself-how-to-eat-less-but-with-discernment-insofar/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and her brother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-man-who-knows-the-delight-of-the-love-of-god-when-the-soul-warmed/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [The Lord loves us so much that He suffered for us on the Cross; and His suffering was so great that we can't comprehend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-lord-loves-us-so-much-that-he-suffered-for-us-on-the-cross-and/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen prayed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-him-father-count-not-this-sin/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [By obedience a man is guarded against pride. Prayer is given for the sake of obedience. The grace of the Holy Spirit is also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/by-obedience-a-man-is-guarded-against-pride-prayer-is-given-for-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-holy-apostle-john-the-theologian-says-that-the-commandments-of/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [Obedience is necessary not only for monks, but for all people. Even the Lord was obedient. The proud and self-regarding do not allow grace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/obedience-is-necessary-not-only-for-monks-but-for-all-people-even-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/we-suffer-because-we-have-no-humility-and-we-do-not-love-our-brother/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/if-a-man-does-not-tell-everything-to-his-spiritual-father-then-his/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [Tell everything to your spiritual father, and the Lord will have mercy on you and you will escape delusion. But if you think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/tell-everything-to-your-spiritual-father-and-the-lord-will-have-mercy/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [If suffer some misfortune, then think: "The Lord sees my heart, and if it pleases Him, it will be well both for me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/if-suffer-some-misfortune-then-think-the-lord-sees-my-heart-and-if-it/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [In order to abide in the love of God it is essential for anger and 'hate' to attain their maximum intensity but be directed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/in-order-to-abide-in-the-love-of-god-it-is-essential-for-anger-and/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [There are people who, when they encounter inability to understand, do not ask the Lord. But one must immediately say, "Lord, I am a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/there-are-people-who-when-they-encounter-inability-to-understand-do/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) > [The saints are like the Lord, but so are all people who keep the commandments of Christ; but those who live according to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-saints-are-like-the-lord-but-so-are-all-people-who-keep-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/silouan-the-athonite/#itemlist", "name": "17 Knows Quotes By Silouan the Athonite", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. 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It need neither money nor reputation to come to know God, but only humility.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dearly-to-see-the-lord-or-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/silouan-the-athonite-14548_be-humble_many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dea_2727599.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/silouan-the-athonite-14548_be-humble_many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dea_2727599.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/silouan-the-athonite-14548_be-humble_many-rich-and-powerful-men-would-pay-dea_2727599.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "\"I love them that love me, and glorify them that glorify me.\" (Proverbs 8:17, I Kings 2:30,) says the Lord of His saints. The lord gave the Holy Spirit to the saints, and they love us in the Holy Spirit. The saints hear our prayers and have the power from God to help us. The entire Christian race knows this.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-them-that-glorify-me-proverbs-8/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-the_2408669.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-the_2408669.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_i-love-them-that-love-me-and-glorify-the_2408669.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“\"I love them that love me, and glorify them that glorify me.\" (Proverbs 8:17, I Kings 2:30,) says the Lord…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each of us can discuss God inasmuch as he has known the grace of the Holy Spirit; for how can we think of or discuss what we haven't seen, or haven't head of, or don't know? The saints say that they have seen God, but there are people who say that there is no God. Clearly, they say this because they haven't known God, but this does not at all mean that He is not. The saints speak of that which they have truly seen and know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-he-has-known-the-grace-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-h_2806683.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-h_2806683.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_each-of-us-can-discuss-god-inasmuch-as-h_2806683.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Each of us can discuss God inasmuch as he has known the grace of the Holy Spirit; for how can we think of or…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes kin to the Apostles, the Prophets, and all the Saints and Righteous Ones, then she is irresistibly drawn to that world, and cannot remain, but is bothered, and thirsts, and cannot cease from prayer, and although the body becomes exhausted and wants to lie down on a bed, even while lying in bed the soul longs for the Lord and the Kingdom of the Saints.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-to-know-the-mother-of-god-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/silouan-the-athonite-14548_apostles_when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-t_1797531.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/silouan-the-athonite-14548_apostles_when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-t_1797531.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/silouan-the-athonite-14548_apostles_when-the-soul-by-the-holy-spirit-comes-t_1797531.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What joy is ours that the Lord not only forgives our sins ,but allows the soul to know Him, so soon as she humbles herself. The poorest wretch can humble himself and know God in the Holy Spirit. There is no need of money or posessions in order to know God, only humility. The Lord gives Himself freely, for His mercy's sake alone. I did not know this before but now every day and every hour every minute, I see clearly the mercy of God. The Lord gives peace even in sleep, but without God there is no peace in the soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only-forgives-our-sins-but-allows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/silouan-the-athonite-14548_compassion_what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only_2693783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/silouan-the-athonite-14548_compassion_what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only_2693783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/silouan-the-athonite-14548_compassion_what-joy-is-ours-that-the-lord-not-only_2693783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What joy is ours that the Lord not only forgives our sins ,but allows the soul to know Him, so soon as she…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen prayed for those who stoned him so that the Lord would not judge this sin against them. And so we, if we wish to retain grace, must pray for our enemies. If you do not find pity on a sinner who will suffer in flames, then you do not carry the grace of the Holy Spirit, but rather an evil spirit; and while you yet live, you must free yourself from his clutches through repentance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-him-father-count-not-this-sin/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christ_christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-h_346112.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christ_christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-h_346112.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christ_christ-prayed-for-those-that-crucified-h_346112.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Saints in Heaven through the Holy Spirit behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord's Countenance. But in this same Holy Spirit they see our lives too, and our deeds. They know our sorrows and hear our burning prayers. When they were living on earth they learned of the love of God from the Holy Spirit; and he who knows love on earth takes it with him into eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven, where love grows and becomes perfect. And if love makes one unable to forget a brother here, how much more must the Saints remember and pray for us!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-spirit-behold-the-glory-of-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/silouan-the-athonite-14548_brother_the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-sp_2037056.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/silouan-the-athonite-14548_brother_the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-sp_2037056.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/silouan-the-athonite-14548_brother_the-saints-in-heaven-through-the-holy-sp_2037056.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Saints in Heaven through the Holy Spirit behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord's…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to His bosom: \"Where were you, My child? I was waiting a long time for you.\" The Lord calles all to Himself with the voice of the Gospel, and his voice is heard in all the world: \"Come to me, my sheep. I created you, and I love you. My love for you brought Me to earth, and I suffered all things for the sake of your salvation, and I want you all to know my love, and to say, like the apostles on Tabor: Lord, it is good for us to be with You.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Silouan the Athonite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sinner-and-mercifully-presses/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/silouan-the-athonite-14548_all-things_the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sin_2033931.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/silouan-the-athonite-14548_all-things_the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sin_2033931.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/silouan-the-athonite-14548_all-things_the-lord-greatly-loves-the-repenting-sin_2033931.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to His bosom: \"Where were you, My…” — Silouan the Athonite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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