Ep. 30 | Domnul se folosește de relele noastre pentru a naște în noi smerenia

God does not want man to sin, but He allows this manifestation of our freedom. And after we reach a certain fall into sin, He uses the fall or helplessness to inspire us with humility. He helps us to humble ourselves through our fall. How? He inspires us to look at ourselves with courage and to recognize that we are helpless. The serious thing is that many times, although we sin, we still do not humble ourselves. Many of us still sin for years, but we do not humble ourselves, because we have closed the door of our heart to God. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:52 - The Lord uses our evils to give birth to humility in us 00:03:05 - What are diabolical delusions? 00:04:41 - Do not consider it God's will for us to fall into delusions or passions 00:06:32 - The boldness to repeat sin shows great pride 00:07:33 - The stake is humility in view of salvation 00:07:55 - A form of manifestation of sin against the Holy Spirit 00:11:37 - What does it mean to humble ourselves before men? 00:13:07 - The distinction between humility before God and that made before men 00:14:58 - When we affirm ultimate things about ourselves in prayers (e.g. I am the greatest sinner). 00:16:47 - To reach the piercing of the heart, you must pierce the heart first 00:18:05 - Rational truth vs. spiritual truth 00:20:26 - Some people commit mortal sins and grace does not leave them. Why? 00:22:32 - How can those who are not priests absolve sins? 00:25:49 - The distinction between the validity and efficacy of the forgiveness of sins #philokalia #orthodoxytoday #holyfathers #pathtoholiness #orthodoxfaith #wordforthesoul #unceasingprayer #orthodoxtradition #spirituallife #orthodoxchurch