Kreikkalainen
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Can't read all these huge posts that you made, but I noticed this.
No Orthodox Christian in their right mind will tell you otherwise.
There's this anecdote about a monk who was struggling coming and going between pride and self-loathing. His elder told him to go to his cell, write on one wall all his vices and sins he could remember, and on the opposite wall all the virtues and good works he could remember. When he felt prideful, he would look left and realise his wretched weak state. When he felt depressed and lost courage, he would look right and thank and glorify the Lord for what He has made him worthy to accomplish. And the cycle goes on for ever to keep him (and us) on the right track.
Compare to the modern message. First of, redefine vice and virtue. Secondly, write on your wall whatever you think is a virtue and a good work, so long as it fits within the modern redefinition (in reality, it could be a vice, a virtue or neither). Look at nothing else and keep going blindly like that, for ever glorifying yourself. If somehow you feel uncomfortable, that means you haven't been glorifying yourself enough and your therapist will tell you the solution is to discover / define some more virtues so you can glorify yourself more.
See the difference?
Easy G (G²);58578599 said:Humility isn't avoiding recognition of the gifts man has been given by the Lord, nor is it continually demaning that by saying to the Lord that what He has called "great" or "beautiful" is to be ashamed of.....
No Orthodox Christian in their right mind will tell you otherwise.
There's this anecdote about a monk who was struggling coming and going between pride and self-loathing. His elder told him to go to his cell, write on one wall all his vices and sins he could remember, and on the opposite wall all the virtues and good works he could remember. When he felt prideful, he would look left and realise his wretched weak state. When he felt depressed and lost courage, he would look right and thank and glorify the Lord for what He has made him worthy to accomplish. And the cycle goes on for ever to keep him (and us) on the right track.
Compare to the modern message. First of, redefine vice and virtue. Secondly, write on your wall whatever you think is a virtue and a good work, so long as it fits within the modern redefinition (in reality, it could be a vice, a virtue or neither). Look at nothing else and keep going blindly like that, for ever glorifying yourself. If somehow you feel uncomfortable, that means you haven't been glorifying yourself enough and your therapist will tell you the solution is to discover / define some more virtues so you can glorify yourself more.
See the difference?
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