“Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying to oneself, - to one's own opinions, wishes and feelings or tastes, in order to live by Divine intellect, in conformity with the Divine will and in partaking of God. In the forefront of this endeavor is our Lord and Savior. He surrendered the whole of Himself to God the Father, and us in Himself, 'For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones' (Eph. 5:30). So let us hasten in His footsteps?” StatesWholeFeelingsBodyChristianOrderFatherWishLordOpinionSacrificeDyingDivineTasteMembersOneselfIntellectBonesProofFleshSurrenderGods WillOrthodoxLive ByConformityEndeavorSaviorOfferingOur LordOrthodox ChristianFootstepsDivine WillOffering To God Author:Lorenzo Scupoli
“... you must hasten to oppose pernicious pride of mind, before it penetrates into the marrow of your bones. Resist it, curb the quickness of your mind and humbly subject your opinion to the opinions of others. Be a fool for the love of God, if you wish to be wiser than Solomon: 'If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise' (I Cor. 3:18).” IfsMenWorldMindMaySeemsChristianWishOpinionWiseSubjectsThis WorldPrideFoolBonesGod LoveOrthodoxWiserPenetrateBeing WiseOrthodox ChristianCurbPerniciousSolomonMarrowQuickness Book:Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli Source: Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli
