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Mathew 23.9-And you must not call anyone here on earth 'Father,' because you have only the one Father in heaven.
Great words.
I think God is too complicated!! How to be a good Christian is really doing my head in.
I find so much solace in your words Father.
And I am speaking as a Catholic friend.
Love your enemies , pray for those who persecute you.
Lord Jesus Christ , Son of God , have mercy on me , a sinner.
Thank you for your guidance Father Spyridon, and may God bless you.
This is one of your best videos, Father. If I may be so bold, I would like to make a request for a video. It looks as if you have not made one on this topic yet: the fear of God.
I've noticed that almost everyone who speaks on it these days downplays the phrase to just mean that we are afraid to upset God or be apart from Him. But if we only fear God in this way then we are saying that we have reached a state near to perfection. The Fathers associated the fear of God with the memory of the Judgement and the possibility of damnation. For example, in the state that I am in at the moment, the only reason why I do not sin most of the time is because of fear, not even of the judgement but of suffering in this life the consequences of my sin.
It is a shame that this teaching is not taught properly because it is so crucial to the spiritual life. The way it is most often presented is more likely to lead to presumption than to the good fruit of humility that it is intended to produce. It's a tragedy because it is one of the best examples of the perfection of the wisdom of the Scriptures. The fear of God is truly the beginning of wisdom because, taken in the sense most relevant to most of us, it is simultaneously the least good and the least bad motivation. It is the least good because it is still selfish but it is the least bad because to avoid sin or act on this fear means we have at least taken our first step towards God. Only then can someone graduate to fearing God because they have genuinely come to love Him and fear losing His grace.
Thank you for everything you do, Father.
May God be with you and His Holy Mother protect you always
I agree, self love is the modern idea of being selfish, attentive to one-self. What can someone give who is full of themselves and what can they receive if it comes from them even when they do not see and reject God. We say this to the crucified God, save yourself.
I saved this so I could listen to it again and again. This message is so true. It tells me my thinking is on track. God bless this man.
This is totally rejecting human nature, what a shame that you cannot embrace it.
Please pray for me.
Lord Jesus Christ , Son of God , have mercy on me , a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
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I plead guilty. Thank you so much for the reminder.
Lord have mercy.
Do God want us to be happy ? Did Jesus feed and heal ? Did He support wedding joy ? I think that Gospel says: Do not sin, do love and be happy here and after in Heaven ( despite suffering which has to be present as well ). What more, you can not truly love your brother if you do not love yourself: "The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. " .. So not more than yourself but as yourself.
Very interesting how social media promotes self love, vanity, promiscuity, etc. It's pretty obvious who these platforms truly work for.
Lord Jesus Christ , Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
I would not presume to know the Levite and priest passed by because the person had nothing to give them. It could have been for many reasons, like the usual one we here about the priest's concern about ritual purity, but that could be one of them. But today, we see very often, staged scenes like a mother conducting a social experiment and telling her young daughter to stand in the middle of a mall waiting to see if anyone will help the child while the mother hides off to the side. If they help, they are accused of nefarious motives. If they don't help they are seen as callous. It is so transparent to an observer that this is fake. It has hurt charity. It is all a game. Christ told His disciples to talk to no one. It seems we are back to those kind of times. What do you advise when one is constantly provoked or the target of these games?
Such great insight!
This materialistic world of ours is so spiritually empty! I notice this a lot around me how women dress up in the latest fashion and high heels but they have an attitude and mannerisms so far removed from God. Thank you father Spyridon for this comforting message. God Bless.
I agree, self love is a new age deception
Husband of icon speaking. Father, I am a Christian,born again by the spirit of God thru Jesus Christ. I have worked with and been in many denominations. I have seen the good and bad,mostly bad in them all. I have never desired to belong to any denomination. I have also been in Catholic and creek orthodox churches. I in my personal life when living for God rather then myself have seen the miracles of God work thru me. So my question to you father in respect, do u think I person can be a genuine Christian even he does not belong to the creek orthodox church. Thank u for your time and I appreciate and love your videos
Flattery can become so dangerous. Better to spend time with a person who is unversed in all etiquette when sometimes appearing altogether lacking in manners than choosing to spend time with people who are chameleon like while being so killed in manipulation through flattery. No man [or woman] is an island. A healthy balance in time spent with others and time alone alone during constant prayer is best for personal growth in love while accomplishing things that are pleasing to god.
I thank God for your Ministry, Father Spyridon
Good video
thank you
Father Spyridon
Thank you Fth for your kind words may God bless you Amen our love from Australia
Father, is there an email you have that I may contact you regarding this video? please let me know
I think different people can see words and phrases like self love differently. I think what you have talked about might be described as charitable self love vs narcissistic self love. Charitable self love might be like saying "I know at the end of the day I'm not perfect nor am I all that great, but I'm still a person and I won't think of myself anyway I would think it's wrong to think of another person."