6/10/2011
Archpriest Viacheslav Reznikov
Man is born of water and the Spirit unto life eternal. A son of fleshly parents is adopted to the Heavenly Father, Who is Spirit.
“The word of the angel: ‘Go and proclaim to the world,’ means that we must live in such a way that our life would be a single message: ‘Christ is Risen!’ And so that in looking at you, all people might be able to say: ‘Indeed He is Risen’ because He clearly lives in His followers.”
There will always be deceivers. They have their own peculiarities in every era, but there’s also something common to all of them, for which the Lord had just rebuked the deceivers of His time, who had appointed themselves to sit in Moses’ seat (Matt. 23:2).
In the Gospel we find many examples of casting out demons. But today’s reading reveals especially much about the properties of evil spirits.
In order to emerge from the darkness surrounding us and come to God, one must do everything in such a way that no praise or thanks is received from anyone.
Everything is “taken care of,” everything is insured, everything is calculated for many years to come. It seems that he has settled in this world forever, and no longer depends on anyone or anything!
An Orthodox is one who rightly glorifies God, whose life glorifies God so much that people around him also begin to believe and praise Him.
So, the Holy Spirit descended only on one single day, in one single place.
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The Gospel today also shows not only an image of divine unity of people, but also the first human step toward that unity. One day, in the Sanhedrin, where accusations were again being brought against Jesus, righteous Nicodemus arose and said, Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? (Jn. 7:50).
