We cannot receive salvation from Christ and His Spirit unless we discipline ourselves by an inner attention over the elements within us that tend to hold us in bondage and disintegration. Or, more simply said, we can only receive salvation from Christ and His Spirit if we develop inner control and discipline over our attitudes, thoughts, emotions and, of course, our behaviors. We must come to realize that our behaviors are totally controlled and dictated by our attitudes and, thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n
We need, by God\u2019s grace, to come into that critical awareness which the Greek Fathers called nepsis<\/em>. This means a sober vigilance<\/em>, an inner attentiveness to God\u2019s presence and a passionate indifference <\/em>so as to seek always only what is pleasing to God. It is a mental balance, an internal vigilance and awareness of the movement of God\u2019s Spirit, leading us to true discernment of how we should react to any given situation or temptation according to our true dignity as God\u2019s loving children. This means, therefore, that if we wish to be true Christians we must be reflective people, <\/em>that is people who reflect upon their behaviors and attitudes and make them conform to the Way of Jesus<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We cannot receive salvation from Christ and His Spirit unless we discipline ourselves by an inner attention over the elements within us that tend to hold us in bondage and disintegration. Or, more simply said, we can only receive salvation … Continue reading