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Do you want to learn the meaning of the virtue? God gives the following commandment to people: “Let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart,” and “Let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour.” Do you see? He doesn’t just say “forgive the evil of the other person,” but “Don’t even have it in your thoughts; don’t ponder it. Set aside all wrath; make the wound disappear.” You think, of course, that by vengeance you are punishing the one who harmed you. Whereas in fact, you yourself have installed anger within yourself as a torturer, and thus you rip apart your own innards. – St John Chrysostom . #Forgiveness #HelpOthers #Sin #LeadHimBack #CopticOrthodox #DailyReadings #Orthodox

Do you want to learn the meaning of the virtue? God gives the following commandment to people: “Let none of …

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“The Baptist does not say: ‘The wrath of God will descend on him’ but rather ‘the wrath of God abides on him.’All those who have been born vulnerable to death are subject to the wrath of God. And what is the wrath of God other than the wrath first caused by Adam…from this genealogy the Son has come, without sin, and was covered with the flesh that is subject to death. If He has shared with us the wrath of God when He bore our sins, then why are we reluctant and slow to share with Him the grace of God? Therefore he who does not believe, the wrath of God abides on him. Why is God angry? According to the apostle, ‘we were by nature children of wrath, just as others’ (Eph 2:3). All are children of wrath, since they are the outcome of the curse of death. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, for he became vulnerable to death for your sakes. He lived while you were dead. He died so that you may live. He has brought the grace of God, and torn away His wrath. God has conquered death so that death would not conquer man.” St. Augustine #DormitionofStMary #Theotokos #JesusChrist #SonofGod #everlastinglife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Baptist does not say: ‘The wrath of God will descend on him’ but rather ‘the wrath of God abides …

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“The Lord’s promise to us that we would tread over all the power of the enemy is a promise full of power and comfort, which removes fear from the heart. The church so appreciates this divine promise, that it put it at the end of the thanksgiving prayer in order that we may mention it in our prayers every day or even every hour so as not to be afraid of the devils or all the power of the enemy. “ – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #authorityovertheenemy #victory #power #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“The only honour which befits God is not in burning sacrifice, but by offering thanksgiving to Him through hymns and praises, because He created us.” -St. Yustinus The Martyr . #Sacrifice #PraiseHim #Thanksgiving #CopticOrthodox #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“The only honour which befits God is not in burning sacrifice, but by offering thanksgiving to Him through hymns and …

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“What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the gift of God’s grace, when for their sake God’s only Son, co-eternal with the Father, was not content only to be born as Man from human stock but even died at the hands of the men He had created?” St Augustine #betterhope #drawneartoGod #throughChrist #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the gift of God’s grace, when for their sake God’s …

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