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[neildingman]

Interesting talk. However, I can understand why some may take an unhealthy approach to these matters. I've read in some patristic fathers that refer to the human reproduction system as something sinful created after the fall. And at resurrection our coats of skin will be removed. But in earlier writings their predecessor referred to the entire human person being resurrected, including the human reproduction system. So it appears there is some confusion even among the church fathers.

[allsaintsmonastery]

@neildingman The ideologies about the human reproductive system are quite strange. I have not had the time to look into the historical circumstances that pertained when such ideas were coined. They are certainly counter to the Holy Scripture, and bizarre to say the least. Hopefully, I will get time to research the mileu in which such ideas were generated.

[mikejhm]

The last part of what you said - about guilt and shame compounding the sin or sins about which we are experiencing guilt and shame - I think is so important yet overlooked.

In part of the video you mentioned being careful about how we use guilt and shame. What do you mean? Can they be? Maybe depending on how we define them...

[mikejhm]

Thank you and God bless you. May the peace of Jesus be with you.

[ioannismiami]

Quoting from your presentation: "We are called upon to do things that other people might not be called upon to do." Through becoming discipled in Christ, we acknowledge first having received a call. With proper acknowledgement, we may discover in this divine call information about the right time for exercising specific acts of self-discipline. Your emphasis on restricting verbal suggestions about why teens should avoid this or that is a brilliant example of mature self-discipline.

[neildingman]

reading an interview with Dr. George Bebawi. In the article in mentions how gnostic teachings were copied into the Orthodox writings used by the Copts. Thus, various gnostic teachings and practices had been passed down to the present time. Thus his Spiritual Fathers helped him to recognize the gnostic writings and to reveal them to be expunged.

[neildingman]

@allsaintsmonastery Thanks for quick reply. My hunch is that gnostic writings slipped into the corpus of Orthodox writings over time. I found it odd that a quote in the Gospel of Judas almost matched a quote from St. Gregory Palamas in a homily, I recently read. And we all know, St. Gregory Palamas never read the Gospel of Judas nor would have quote ideas from it. Unless certain concepts were slipped in and recopied over the ages in the Orthodox writings. I started to notice this after

[neildingman]

I believe this ancient dialogue amongst the church fathers has resulted in confusion today. I read in Galatians to love fulfills the law. It is my opinion this point is neglected and the focus is on wether, I eat a ham sandwich on a Wednesday or Friday for example. If I do, then I'm not supposed to go a receive communion. Hearing this makes me think it is best not to attend church because it has an irrelevant focus or no value to people.

[psevdhome]

I thought the last point you made was very good. Being about spiritual fathers and their attitude towards young people in particular. When pondering the task of spiritual fathers, to my mind comes the story of Jesus' condemnation of the Pharisees as "blind leaders of the blind" who put heavy burdens on others' shoulders, and yet do not themselves lift a single straw.

[lapkine77]

Thank you again your eminence for uploading another video of these great series.

I have a question on a different point : what is your opinion on shyness ? It's a universal culturally influenced social phenomena and it can be quite difficult to have a good picture on the matter (shy people don't talk about their shyness unless they are able to talk in an anonymous context).