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| readeralexey | Дата: Суббота, 01.03.2025, 23:27 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| You will discover comfort in reproaching yourself. Reproach and judge yourself and God will justify and have mercy upon you.
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
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| sophianesterenok | Дата: Среда, 05.03.2025, 14:27 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| I think there is comfort in being able to discern right from wrong, including within one's soul, and it is integral to our spiritual life. In the parable of the Pharisee and the publican, the latter was justified rather than the former because he humbled himself: "whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted" (NIV Matthew 23:12).
However, recognising something as a sin and having contempt for it is only part of repentance; Judas did not repent despite judging himself. That is why I believe that reproaching yourself without taking any further steps towards God is often not comforting, but rather self-destructive.
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| veronikachernykh15 | Дата: Понедельник, 10.03.2025, 16:44 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| I agree with this statement, as an Orthodox Christian, because we must constantly evaluate our actions and judge ourselves for them, in order to become better people. This is how we can prepare for the Last Judgment.
We often find stories of forgiveness in the Bible, where Jesus forgives those who repent sincerely, despite their past mistakes. The parable of the Prodigal Son is a striking example, where the son returns to his father after realizing his error, and he is accepted with love and mercy.
God is always willing to forgive those who come to him with a sincere heart, and a desire to change. Even if we sin, it's important not to avoid criticism and be afraid of admitting our mistakes, but rather to work hard on ourselves.
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Сообщение отредактировал veronikachernykh15 - Воскресенье, 16.03.2025, 20:00 |
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| sodrozdova | Дата: Понедельник, 10.03.2025, 17:02 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| I believe that such an approach is not always beneficial. The idea of feeling repentant is important, but it should not go together with misery. Everyone has to realise that they are imperfect, but constantly telling yourself that you are a bad person is not the right way. This can lead to unexpected consequences. Imagine you are so bad that you lose the strength to fight your sins. You become depressed and see yourself as worthless, and you have no desire to improve. In my opinion, it's better to realize that you need to make a lot of improvements in your relationship with Christ and approaching Heavenly Kingdom, but it's also important to remember that you are taking steps forward.
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| lolosipovanika | Дата: Понедельник, 10.03.2025, 23:07 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| I agree with the statement because people are not perfect, and our mistakes help us to become better. Self-judgment makes us more humble, which is critical for being Christian. Mistakes make us stronger only when we are working on avoiding them next time. So it's okay to make a mistake, and it's great to avoid making it next time. We sin, God forgives us. But we must work hard and try our best to sin less.
Finally, I want to conclude that self-reproach invites grace and mercy in our lives and eventually helps us to reach the Heavenly Kingdom.
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| windelola | Дата: Среда, 12.03.2025, 19:50 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| As far as I remember, Christ told us to rejoice and be glad many times; he told about remorse once, speaking about repenting for doing something wrong, -- and then, after having repented, we should continue being glad, happy and grateful. I think that what is meant in the quote is a type of self-destruction (AND probably this destruction of self is something that St. Ignatius regards as a positive thing), which I consider some kind of twisted pleasure. Personally, I take more pleasure in gratitude than in trying to find something to reproach myself for. I find it to be more difficult, by the way. Moreover, reproaching oneself often leads to some sort of pride which is, with all respect to St. Ignatius, more common than true remorse in such cases...
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| lisaswan001 | Дата: Понедельник, 17.03.2025, 12:37 | Сообщение # 7 |
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| We must always be on guard, always remembering our sinful nature. We must remember our sins and endeavour to change for the better. If we reproach ourselves for our sins, they will become something wrong for us, unacceptable. And then we will commit them less, which will lead us to salvation.
Nevertheless, we should always keep in mind that repentance does not always involve humbling ourselves. As always, there is no point in going to extremes and hating ourselves all our lives for the mistakes we have made. In spite of deep repentance and experience of our sinfulness, we must find the strength to rise up and go on, with new strength, with new confidence in the possibility of overcoming sin.
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| lori9520 | Дата: Четверг, 05.06.2025, 04:33 | Сообщение # 8 |
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| Do not be afraid to reproach yourself, because the Lord will not allow Himself to be reproached more than necessary. As Christ said in the parable of the publican and the Pharisee: whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. We ourselves can do nothing, but God can. The wise man reproaches himself and knows his own worth, and the obstinate man exalts himself. Self-reproach does not allow you to let yourself go and start condemning your neighbor, because every day, trying to work on your soul, you see how imperfect it is in comparison with other people. Day after day, having acquired humility, the Lord sends Consolation, and realizing His love for your own insignificance, you comprehend His greatness and glory.
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