“All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him.” FallSinHolyCreaturesGhostPityHoly GhostBlasphemyUtterance Author:Saint Basil
“Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a holy being, and the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a self-righteous being. The one is all contempt; the other, all pity.” SelfBeautifulNaturalDifferencesHolyCreaturesPityContemptRighteousSelf RighteousSelf Righteousness Book:Sermons preached in Union chapel, Manchester Source: Sermons preached in Union chapel, Manchester
“Whoever will not love his enemies cannot know the Lord and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us to love our enemies in such way that we pity their souls as if they were our own children.” IfsKnowsWayInspirationalChildrenSoulChristianSpiritReligiousLordEnemyTeachHolyPityHoly SpiritOrthodoxSweetness Author:Silouan the Athonite