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When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and contemplation, we will…

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To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible,…
Only wonder can comprehend His incomprehensible power.
Theology without practice is the theology of demons
God, Who is by nature good and dispassionate, loves all men equally as His handiwork. But He glorifies the virtuous man because…
But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who…
Those who, animal-like, live solely according to the senses... misuse God's creation in order to indulge the passions. They do not understand…
When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and…
If you expound the teaching of the Logos from the standpoint of the moral life, using materialistic words and examples which correspond…
When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height;…
Those who seek the Lord should not look for Him outside themselves; on the contrary, they must seek Him within themselves through…
Whatever a man loves he inevitably clings to, and in order not to lose it he rejects everything that keeps him from…
He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent…

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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. — Edmund Burke
Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine… — John Owen
Regarding mutual tolerance: It is negative in one sense, but positive in another. It absolutely forbids us to be forward in pronouncing… — William James
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct. — Paul Ricoeur
The law commands us to do what we would do naturally if we only had love. The Way consists of finding that… — Arnaud Desjardins
It is the easiest thing in the world to obey God when He commands us to do what we like, and to… — Theodore L. Cuyler
Jesus commands us to go - but we go the other way. — Keith Green
The Lord commands us to do good unto all men without exception, though the majority are very undeserving when judged according to… — John Calvin
Obey the voice within - it commands us to give of ourselves and help others. As long as we have the capacity… — Kirk Douglas
God commands us to be filled with the Spirit, and if we are not filled, it is because we are living beneath… — Dwight L. Moody
God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do. — Myles Munroe
When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and… — Maximus the Confessor

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