“When the reign of sin comes to an end in man, God appears to - TopicsExpress



          

“When the reign of sin comes to an end in man, God appears to the soul and purifies it together with the body. But if the kingdom of sin still lives in the body, man cannot see God; for his soul is in the body and there is no place in the soul for the light, which is seeing God. David says, ‘In thy light we shall see light’ (Ps. xxxv. 9). What is this light, in which man sees light? It is the light of which our Lord Jesus Christ speaks in the Gospels, ‘If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light’ (Luke xi. 36). The Lord also said, ‘Neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him’ (Matt. xi. 27). And the Son does not reveal His Father to sons of darkness, but to those who dwell in light and are sons of light, the eyes of whose hearts He has illumined by knowledge of the commandments.”—St Anthony the Great
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:12:41 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015