January 31, 7534
By Bishop Innokenty (Usov) What if all people knew about every thought, word, and deed you have ever conceived or performed? What shame, fear, and suffering you would have to endure! The mere thought of this is unsettling and dreadful. Yet, inevitably, there will come a time when all our deeds and words, all our…
Bishop Innokenty (Usov) They say there is one answer that fits any question. That answer is: “I don’t know.” In the same way, there is one excuse that fits any misdeed, any sin, any bad or foolish habit. That excuse is: “It is customary,” “I am not the only one who does this,” “Everyone does it.” Ask, for example, a card…
Bishop Innokenty (Usov) The Fathers of the Church divide those who do good and fulfill the will of God into four ranks or degrees: slave, hireling, son, and friend of God. He who does not commit evil and fulfills the commandments of God out of fear of eternal torments is in the rank of a…
By Metropolitan Innokenty (Usov) Preface Only that faith or church is true and salvific which was founded by Christ Himself and the Apostles and which continues uninterruptedly until the last days. All other faiths, confessions, churches, sects, or religious societies are nothing but delusions or human inventions, even if they are based on Holy Scripture,…
It is said that there is one answer that suits every question. That answer is: “I don’t know.” Likewise, there is one justification that suits every wrongdoing, every sin, every bad and foolish habit. This justification states: “So it is done,” “I am not the only one who does it,” “Everyone does it.” Ask, for…