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 Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject: Frequent prayer |
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"Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
"God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Love has been perfected among us in thisthat we may have boldness in the
day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." 1 John
4:16b-17
Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you. |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Frequent prayer |
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holyfool@wondering.com wrote:
| Quote: | "Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
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.. . . . . . . . .and who say 'religions are not based on fear ? !'
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"God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Love has been perfected among us in thisthat we may have boldness in the
day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." 1 John
4:16b-17
Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you. |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Frequent prayer |
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| Quote: | "Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
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". . . . . . . . .and who say 'religions are not based on fear ? !'"
Interesting, where the good saint writes of hope and strength some find
fear. |
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bob young
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Frequent prayer |
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holyfool@wondering.com wrote:
| Quote: | "Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
". . . . . . . . .and who say 'religions are not based on fear ? !'"
Interesting, where the good saint writes of hope and strength some find
fear.
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Warfare
Demons
[I fear and deplore the first, and I reject the second] |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Frequent prayer |
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| Quote: | "Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the
enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is
the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
". . . . . . . . .and who say 'religions are not based on fear ? !'"
Interesting, where the good saint writes of hope and strength some
find
fear.
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"Warfare Demons
[I fear and deplore the first, and I reject the second]"
As mentioned, hope and strength evokes fear in contridiction to the good
saint's observation.
The "warfare" he mentions is of the spiritual variety as discussed in
scripture and "demons" the opponent.
If you don't believe in the latter then you have nothing to fear that
they might overcome you in spiritual battle. But as in the divine, that
is on the basis of a leap of faith alone to accept them or not. |
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bob young
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Frequent prayer |
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holyfool@wondering.com wrote:
| Quote: | "Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer
renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the
enemy.
That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us
slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is
the
intellect's invincible weapon against them."
St. John of Karpathos.
". . . . . . . . .and who say 'religions are not based on fear ? !'"
Interesting, where the good saint writes of hope and strength some
find
fear.
"Warfare Demons
[I fear and deplore the first, and I reject the second]"
As mentioned, hope and strength evokes fear in contridiction to the good
saint's observation.
The "warfare" he mentions is of the spiritual variety as discussed in
scripture and "demons" the opponent.
If you don't believe in the latter then you have nothing to fear that
they might overcome you in spiritual battle. But as in the divine, that
is on the basis of a leap of faith alone to accept them or not.
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Noted - thanks |
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