"That which a man loves, to which he turns, that he will find. If he loves earthly things, he will find earthly things, & these earthly things will abide in his heart, will communicate their earthliness to him & will find him. (continued...)
Never force anyone into anything; do not forcibly drag men, your wives, or anyone else into the temples of God. It is all a sin; it is bad.
If a person does not understand or recognize the faith, there is no reason to force holy things upon him. The time will come when God will call him to faith through our prayers, he will ask for holy water, prosphora, and a cross himself. There is no need to hang crosses on people by force, only for them to tear them off and blaspheme.
Never commit violence, but pray for your loved ones so that the Lord will call them to put on these crosses themselves, strive for repentance themselves, and ask for holy water and holy prosphora themselves. So, keep in mind: violence is a sin.
Elder schiarchimandrite Zosima (Sokur)
Don’t be fooled!
Saying baptism not required for salvation is not the Gospel. It is how the Holy Spirit comes to heal, transform, to make you part of the community, and make you whole.
Paul describes baptism as a:
"circumcision made without hands." Colossians 2:11–12 (babies even received this)
Jesus links belief and baptism to salvation
“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:16
Christ says it’s necessary to be born new.
“Born of water and Spirit” John 3:5
The Apostle Peter links Forgiveness of sins and the Holy Spirit given at baptism.
“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38
Paul teaches that Baptism is our death and resurrection with Christ which gives us new life.
“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4
When we do this we put on Christ in which unites us to Him.
“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Galatians 3:27
In doing so we die to the “old man” are raise to new life.
“buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.” Colossians 2:12
The water of baptism regenerates us. It ontologically make us new people:
“but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing [baptism] of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” Titus 3:5
And Peter explicitly says baptism saves you:
“There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism” 1 Peter 3:21
Every demon possesses a unique set of instruments that differs from the next. These instruments are their specific vices and abilities. By observing the distinct behaviours and traits a possessed person exhibits, we can identify the specific spiritual weapons confronting them.
This task becomes much more complex when someone is possessed by a legion, demanding a true spirit of discernment. In cases of a legion, the individual will display a wide variety of conflicting habits and patterns, each tied to a different spirit within that collective group.
As individuals and children of Light, it isn’t necessary or important for us to try inquiring whose spirit or demon has possessed a person. Some have unfortunately developed the habit of inquiring about the name or nature of a demon, and various other information. These details are absolutely not necessary to rebuke a demon. Rebuke the demon with the Divine Word of God not your own words or power, but through the Logos of God. The devil is a master of trickery, and we should not converse with such a spirit lest we lose focus and fall like Eve.
The Striking Devil
The instruments of the devil are forged for the punishment of sinners. The devil dealt Job only a single blow. Yet, that one strike was so devastating it covered his whole body in sores and ulcers. It left him so disfigured that his own friends didn't recognize him. For seven days and nights, they sat in silence, weeping and stunned by the sheer terror of what the devil’s hand could do.
Imagine, then, if you were to face that same devil at your side, striking you every minute without end. The first blow would leave you as broken as Job. The second would double your agony. By the third and fourth, the pain would be beyond comprehension. How could any human form endure such a toll after a hundred million years of relentless strikes? Unlike Job, who had friends to comfort him in his misery, there is no comfort in hell. No family or friend will be there to weep with you.
Now is therefore the time for repentance; now is the appointed time to draw closer to God and amend our ways in accordance with His Divine Will.
+ END TIMES +
“The time will come, and it has already come, when the Christian will no longer be persecuted for prayer, but for his refusal to deny himself. Do not be deceived: the apocalypse does not arrive with frightful thunder, but with a cunning silence. Men will be enslaved unchained, controlled unknowingly and instructed to love convenience more than Truth. Peace will be demanded at any cost, but the price will be the soul. Blind obedience will be required, but not to God, but to spirits foreign to Christ. So, anyone who remains firm in their faith in Christ will be considered crazy, extremist, dangerous. Know this: it is not technology that makes the world lose, but the denial of God. It is not the mark on the hand that is more frightening, but the mark in the heart, when man stops fearing sin. When you stop confessing, when you stop crying about your mistakes, when you get accustomed to evil as something natural, that's where the end begins. Churches can stand, but if conscience collapses, nothing remains. There won’t be time for halves or quarters. It will be: either with Christ or without Him. Either cross or rejection. Whoever wants to preserve this life at any cost will lose it, and whoever will suffer for the Truth at risk of losing earthly life, this will be written in Heaven. Don't be afraid of what people are going to do with your body; be afraid of the moment when you will be tempted to keep quiet when you have to confess the Truth. That's where the great battle will take place.”
Elder Justin Parvu