Little Divides Angels from Men If They Are Willing to Perfect Themselves | St John Chrysostom | Orthodox Christian HoodieSt Paul was the noblest of men and the most outstanding example of the nobility of human nature and of its possibilities for virtue. By speaking up for the Master and exhorting us to virtue, he completely refutes those who find fault with human nature, seals the lips of those who made slanderous charges, and shows that little divides angels from men if they are willing to perfect themselves. St John Chrysostom

and breathing upon it thrice

And you shall know that I am the Lord

and handed him a letter in reply to King Agbar's letter

If you wish

the Christian is called to "bear" Christ in his or her own soul through gradual purification unto passionlessness

’ Therefore prophesy

that we may attain the eternal things full of joy

The Pure Soul is an allegorical icon

lest thou be given over to death

’ ‘Honor your father and your mother

- Ambrosiaster

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