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“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:27,28 . “The Lord presented to them the marks of His flock. These are they that hear His voice and recognize that it belongs to their Shepherd. They know the sound of His love and care. Therefore they adhere to Him and get acquainted with Him in new depths. They qualify to be recognized by Him and as the apostle says: “The Lord knows those who are His” (2 Tim 2:19)” Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty #TheGoodShepherd #eternallife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 . “The Christian life is the true Jacob’s Ladder on which the heavenly beings ascend and descend. Meanwhile the Lord stands above, holding out His hands to those who slip, sustaining by His mercy the weary steps of those who are climbing.” St. Jerome #intercession #Jesuslives #Jesussavestotheuttermost #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 . “Whoever bears the weaknesses of others, is following His example; while the aggressive, is following that of the antichrist.” St. Jerome #service #serveothers #SonofMancametoserve #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Mark 13:13 . “For the sake of His love for us and obedience to His Father, Christ joyfully took upon Himself insult and sorrow…. In like manner, when the saints become perfect, they all attain to this perfection, and by the superabundant outpouring of their love and compassion upon all men they resemble God.” St Isaac the Syrian #hatedbyall #persecution #enduretotheend #salvation #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Luke 5:31,32 . “To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides itself from the blind.” St Anthony the Great #repentance #healing #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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