“For him who is perfect in love and has reached the summit of dispassion there is no difference between his own or another's, or between Christians and unbelievers, or between slave and free, or between male and female. But because he has risen above the tyranny of the passions and has fixed his attention on the single nature of man, he looks on all in the same way and shows the same disposition to all. For in him there is neither Greek nor Jew, male nor female, bond not free, but Christ who 'is all, and in all' (Col. 3:11; cf. Gal. 3:28).” MenWayLooksShowsChristianPassionChristDifferencesPerfectAttentionFemaleSlaveMalesJewTyrannyGreekFixedOrthodoxDispositionSummitOrthodox ChristianRisenNature Of ManCfsUnbelieversGalsHe Has Risen Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death!” ThinkingGivingMeanChildrenShowsChristianJoyOrderEvilChristSinActingDarknessOur LivesSlaveryPossessionChild Of GodObeyingTrue FreedomLife And Change Author:Pope Francis
“CHRISTMAS DAY Jesus came! - and came for me. Simple words! and yet expressing Depths of holy mystery, Depths of wondrous love and blessing. Holy Spirit, make me see All His coming means for me; Take the things of Christ, I pray, Show them to my heart today.” HeartMeanShowsTodaySpiritJesusChristSimpleChristianityMysteryPrayingMy HeartHolyBlessingDepthHoly SpiritI PrayWondrousChristmas DaySimple Words Book:Poetical works Source: Poetical works
“Great occasions rally great principles, and brace the mind to a lofty bearing, a bearing that is even above itself. But trials that make no occasion at all, leave it to show the goodness and beauty it has in its own disposition. And here precisely is the superhuman glory of Christ as a character, that He is just as perfect, exhibits just as great a spirit in little trials as in great ones.” MindLittlesCharacterShowsSpiritChristPerfectPrinciplesGoodnessGloryTrialsOccasionsDispositionExhibitsLoftyGreat OnesSuperhumanBraces Book:Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God Source: Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God
“The true messianism of the Russian Church is not what the Slavophiles have imagined, but it is the example of suffering. It is in this way that she shows that she is the continuation of Christ in this world.” WorldWayShowsSufferingChristChurchExampleThis WorldContinuation Author:Leonid Feodorov
“But know that to serve God is nothing else than to serve your neighbor and do good to him in love, be it a child, wife, servant, enemy, friend....If you do not find yourself among the needy and the poor, where the Gospel shows us Christ, then you may know that your faith is not right, and that you have not yet tasted of Christ's benevolence and work for you.” IfsKnowsMayChildrenShowsChristLove IsPoorEnemyWifeNeighborServantFinding YourselfServing GodBenevolenceNeedy Author:Martin Luther
“A believing man will be a zealous man. Faith makes a man zealous. Faith shows itself by zeal. Not by zeal for a party or a system or an opinion; but by zeal for Christ - zeal for His church - zeal for the carrying on of His work on earth.” MenBelieveShowsEarthChristChurchPartyOpinionZealCarrying OnZealous Author:Horatius Bonar
“Such true worship will stand the test of Christ's great principle, “By their fruits you shall know them”. It sanctifies the Christian's life, and makes them walk with God, lifting them above fear and love of the world. It enables a Christian to show God to other folks. Such worship comes from heaven, and has the mark of God upon it.” KnowsWorldShowsChristianHeavenChristWalksPrinciplesWorshipTestsAnd LoveMarkFruitFolksLiftingLove And FearSanctifyWalking With GodTrue Worship Author:J. C. Ryle
“Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. God loves a cheerful giver. She gives most who gives with joy.” PeopleWayGivingHeartSoulShowsJoyChristPrayerForgetResultsAcceptingSorrowGratitudeBest WayBurningInevitableGod LoveJoyfulCheerfulGiverRisenGratitude To GodJoyful Heart Author:Mother Teresa