“Our forefather Adam... used his freedom to turn toward what was worse and to direct his desire away from what had been permitted to what was forbidden. It was in his power 'to be united to the Lord and become one spirit with God...' (I Cor. 6:15). But Adam was deceived and chose to cut himself off voluntarily from God's happy end for him, preferring by his own free choice to be drawn down to the earth (cf. Gen. 2:17) than to become God by grace.” EndsEarthChristianUsedSpiritDesireTurnsChoicesUnitedLordGraceCuttingDirectOrthodoxAdamForbiddenDeceivedForefathersCfsFree Choice Author:Maximus the Confessor
“The old Indian teaching was that is is wrong to tear loose from its place on the earth anything that may be growing there. It may be cut off, but it should not be uprooted. The trees and the grass have spirits. Whatever one of such growth may be destroyed by some good Indian, his act is done in sadness and with a prayer for forgiveness because of his necessities.” ShouldMayDoneEarthSpiritGrowthPrayerCuttingGrowingTreeSadnessTeachingTearsDestroyedIndianGrassNativeNative AmericanStewardshipNative AmericaNative American IndianGreat Native AmericanNative American Earth Author:Wooden Leg
“The aim of Satanic power is to cut off communication with God. To accomplish this aim he deludes the soul with a sense of defeat, covers him with a thick cloud of darkness, depresses and oppresses the spirit, which in turn hinders prayer and leads to unbelief - thus destroying all power.” SoulSpiritTurnsPrayerDarknessCuttingCommunicationAimDefeatCloudsAccomplishDestroyingThickDepressingHinderUnbeliefSatanicCommunication With God Author:James O. Fraser
“that pathetic short-cut suggested by Nature the supreme joker as a remedy for our loneliness, that ephemeral communion which we persuade ourselves to be of the spirit when it is in fact only of the body - durable not even in memory!” FactsBodySpiritSexMemoriesCuttingLonelinessSupremeRemedyCommunionPatheticEphemeralShort Cuts Book:No Signposts in the Sea Source: No Signposts in the Sea
“Spirit is the life that itself cuts into life: with its own torment it increases its own knowledge. Did you already know that?” KnowsLifeSpiritCuttingIncreaseTorment Book:Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and Nobody Source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and Nobody
“When envy lies within a woman's heart it cuts into her soul & gives her a toxic spirit. It is truly something to be disgusted by. I have experienced it so much in my own life that I can sense the energy of envy without any communication from the other person. It lingers in the air to pollute your environment. Envy is a brutal force of bad vibes sucking the love right out of your heart.” GivingHeartPersonsI CanSoulSpiritLyingEnergyForceMy OwnEnvironmentCuttingAirCommunicationEnvyToxicBrutalOur EnvironmentMy Own LifeDisgustedVibesBad Vibes Author:Bindu