http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/10/18/galatians-216-20-christian-vs-jewish-justification-and-why-it-is-important-audio-homily-21st-sunday-after-pentecost/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/10/18/galatians-216-20-christian-vs-jewish-justification-and-why-it-is-important-audio-homily-21st-sunday-after-pentecost/comment-page-1/#comment-15016 Margaret Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:39:41 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=2548#comment-15016 Father Bless! Thank you. You have answered many of my questions regarding confession and forgiveness of sin, salvation, justification and being/becoming righteous/holiness vs sanctification and "declared righteousness" in this one sermon: "It's important to understand the principle because this why we are born...those that are not holy, whether they are forgiven or not - doesn't matter. <em>If you are not holy you cannot be in the presence of God </em>because He is a consuming fire, and a person who has darkness in them - will be afraid. So the question lies: Is this darkness leaving us? Are these things in our heart that are cold and dark going away and being replaced with the warmth of the Holy Spirit? That in sum total is what the Christian life is..."  Father Bless! Thank you. You have answered many of my questions regarding confession and forgiveness of sin, salvation, justification and being/becoming righteous/holiness vs sanctification and "declared righteousness" in this one sermon:
"It's important to understand the principle because this why we are born…those that are not holy, whether they are forgiven or not – doesn't matter. If you are not holy you cannot be in the presence of God because He is a consuming fire, and a person who has darkness in them – will be afraid. So the question lies: Is this darkness leaving us? Are these things in our heart that are cold and dark going away and being replaced with the warmth of the Holy Spirit? That in sum total is what the Christian life is…" 

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