Absolute perfection belongs to God alone, no human being can ever attain it, because we will all be found wanting, when weighed in the balance. So the perfection which a human being can attain is a relative perfection. The state of perfection he can reach will be in relation to his abilities, his possibilities, and …
Whenever you follow the road to God, and grow in your spiritual life, the devils become jealous of you, and try to make you go far away from his path, which they do, for example, by causing the kind of troubles that are happening to you. So if you keep away from God, and abandon …
This is a difficult question, and one that can have a far-reaching effect. Essentially it is this: A person who repented, but those who have sinned because of him did not repent, does that person still bear the responsibility of their sin? This question shows us how far and how deeply, and to what extent, …
Before coming to the reply, let us make note of various errors in your question. It is not correct to say that nothing happens on earth except by God’s will, for various wrongs, evils, crimes and injustices take place all too frequently in the world, and how could all these be ‘according to the will …
In answering this question, I would like to put before you three points which are: 1. Christianity does not prohibit the substance as a substance, but rather prohibits the abuse of the substance. 2. Orthodox Christianity distinguishes between wine and intoxicating liquor or spirits, and bans the latter. 3. There are situations when Christianity does …
