“Every genuine confession humbles the soul. When it takes the form of thanksgiving, it teaches the soul that it has been delivered by the grace of God.” Has BeensSoulChristianFormTeachGraceGenuineOrthodoxConfessionGrace Of GodOrthodox Christian Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Such is the effect of the grace of God in the heart of a pilgrim; while on one hand he sees the propensity of his evil nature to every sin which has been committed by others, and is humbled; he also confesses, that, by no power of his own, is he preserved, but ever gives the glory to the God of all grace, by whose power alone he is kept from falling.” GivingHeartHas BeensHandsFallEvilSinGraceEffectsGloryCommittedConfessionGrace Of GodPilgrimPropensity Book:The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author Source: The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author
“Now, justification in this life is given to us according to these three things: first by the laver of regeneration by which all sins are forgiven; then, by a struggle with the faults from whose guilt we have been absolved; the third, when our prayer is heard, in which we say: 'Forgive us our debts,' because however bravely we fight against our faults, we are men; but the grace of God so aids as we fight in this corruptible body that there is reason for His hearing us as we ask forgiveness.” MenFirstsHas BeensReasonBodyLife IsFightingThreeAsksGivenPrayerSinStruggleGraceHeardThirdsForgivingGuiltFaultsHearingDebtAidsThis LifeJustificationForgivenThree ThingsGrace Of GodOur PrayersRegenerationAsking For Forgiveness Author:Saint Augustine