“Just as the thought of fire does not warm the body, so faith without love does not actualize the light of spiritual knowledge in the soul.” DoeSoulBodyLightChristianSpiritualFireWarmOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianWithout LoveSpiritual Knowledge Author:Maximus the Confessor
“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
“He who through virtue and spiritual knowledge has brought his body into harmony with his soul has become a harp, a flute and a temple of God. He has become a harp by preserving the harmony of the virtues; a flute by receiving the inspiration of the Spirit through divine contemplation; and a temple by becoming a dwelling place of the Logos through the purity of his intellect.” SoulBodyInspirationChristianSpiritualSpiritVirtueDivineBecomingHarmonyIntellectContemplationPurityTemplesOrthodoxReceivingDwellingOrthodox ChristianHarpsLogosFlutesDwelling PlaceSpiritual Knowledge Author:Maximus the Confessor
“... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and deed ought to depend upon His commandments, and my soul to be fashioned after His.” IfsSoulChristianChristDependsOughtDeedsMy SoulOrthodoxCommandmentsOrthodox Christian Author:Saint Basil