“The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God.” InspirationalChristianReligiousPathHolyScriptureOrthodoxHoly ScripturesKnowledge Of God Author:Saint John Chrysostom
“Of all the afflictions that burden the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be healed by the Holy Scriptures.” InspirationalHumansChristianSpiritualReligiousRaceHolyBurdenScriptureHuman RaceOrthodoxAfflictionHealedHoly Scriptures Author:Saint John Chrysostom
“Just as those who are deprived of light cannot walk straight, so also those who do not behold the ray of the Holy Scriptures must necessarily sin, since they walk in the deepest darkness.” InspirationalLightChristianReligiousSinWalksDarknessHolyScriptureOrthodoxRaysDeprivedHoly Scriptures Author:Saint John Chrysostom
“In all things that you find in the Holy Scriptures, seek out the purpose of the words, that you may enter into the depth of the thoughts of the saints and understand them with greater exactness. Do not approach the reading of the Divine Scriptures without prayer and asking the help of God. Consider prayer to be the key to the true understanding of that which is said in the Holy Scriptures.” InspirationalMaySaidHelpingChristianPurposeReadingUnderstandingReligiousPrayerGreaterDivineKeysHolyApproachAll ThingsAskingDepthSaintScriptureOrthodoxHoly ScripturesExactnessTrue Understanding Author:Isaac of Nineveh
“When you begin to read or listen to the Holy Scriptures, pray to God thus: "Lord Jesus Christ, open the ears and eyes of my heart so that I may hear Thy words and understand them, and may fulfill Thy will." Always pray to God like this, that He might illumine your mind and open to you the power of His words. Many, having trusted in their own reason, have turned away into deception.” InspirationalMindHeartMayReasonMightEyeChristianJesusChristReligiousLordPrayingMy HeartHolyJesus ChristEarsScriptureDeceptionOrthodoxTrustedPraying To GodLord Jesus ChristHoly Scriptures Author:Ephrem the Syrian
“One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the apostles have placed all that pertains to truth, so that everyone can drink this beverage of life. She is the door of life.” InspirationalShouldChristianChurchReligiousRichDoorsDrinkChristian LifeOrthodoxApostlesTreasuryBeverages Author:Irenaeus of Lyons
“Consider that the Holy Spirit lives in the spiritual father, and He will tell you what to do. But if you think that the spiritual father live negligently, and that the Holy Spirit can't live in him, you will suffer mightily for such a thought, and the Lord will humble you, and you will straightway fall into delusion.” IfsThinkingInspirationalChristianSpiritualSpiritSufferingFallFatherReligiousLordHolyHumbleHoly SpiritDelusionOrthodox Author:Silouan the Athonite