SAINT confessor VICTOR (Ostrovidov) PDF Download

Author: St. VICTOR (Ostrovidov)
Publisher: Vladimir Djambov
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html The destruction of the Church, together with the betrayal of Metropolitan Sergius, also blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, which, according to the infallible word of Christ, will never be forgiven in this life or in the life to come. "He that gathereth not with me, saith the Lord, he scattereth." "Either acknowledge the tree as good (the Church) and its fruit as good, or acknowledge the tree as bad and its fruit as bad" (Matt. 12:33). "Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men ”(Matt. 12:31). "By fulfilling the measure of his sin," Metropolitan Sergius, together with his Synod, with the Decree of October 8 (21), 1927, introduced a new formula of commemoration. Mixing in one in the great and most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, in spite of God's word, "the faithful with the unbelievers" (2 Cor. 6: 14-18), the Holy Church and the enemies fighting to the death, the metropolitan with this blasphemy violates the prayerful meaning of the great sacrament and destroys its gracious significance for the eternal salvation of the souls of Orthodox believers. Hence the worship becomes not only ungrateful, due to the ungratefulness of the priest, but it also becomes an abomination in the eyes of God, and therefore both the performer and the participant in it are subject to categorical condemnation. Manifesting in his entire activity as an anti-church heretic, turning the Holy Orthodox Church from a home of the gracious salvation of believers into a gracious carnal organization deprived of the spirit of life, Metropolitan Sergius at the same time through his conscious denial of the truth and his insane betrayal of Christ is an apostate from God's Truth. Even without an external formal judgment of the Church (which cannot be produced over him), he is "self-condemned" (Titus 3: 10-11); he ceased to be what he was, a "servant of the Truth," according to the word, "Let his habitation be desolate ... let another take his dignity" (Acts 1:20). A number of exhortations of archpastors, God-wise fathers and Orthodox men of the Church for many years did not bring any benefit, did not bring Metropolitan Sergius to the realization of his sin and did not arouse repentance in his heart. Therefore, by the grace given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ, "by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 5: 4) we declare the former Metropolitan Sergius deprived of prayerful communion with us and with all who are faithful to Christ and His world. Orthodox Church and we hand it over to God's judgment: "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord "(Heb. 10:30). The present act, in addition to those previously committed by us in 1927-28. statements, we make in strict consciousness of our archpastoral duty to our flock, all the faithful children of the Orthodox Church, standing in obedience to the Church of Christ, in due obedience to the rules of the Ecumenical Councils and the Council of the Russian Church of 1917-18, headed now by the Patriarchal Guardian Peter, Metropolitan Krutitsky, and his deputy Seraphim, Archbishop of Uglich. Fear not, little flock! For it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom ”(Luke 12:32). The humble Bishop Victor.