Chapter

  1 1 |   relationship and communication of man with God. By its very nature,
  2 1 |          very nature, the spirit of man turns towards God, Who is
  3 1 |             and final goal. Between man and God there exists a strong
  4 1 |            or his mother. God loves man constantly, always and forever,
  5 1 |             always and forever, and man in his natural state seeks
  6 1 |        offers to Him his obedience. Man wants to do God's will.~
  7 1 |            disobedience and fall of man. After that disobedience
  8 1 |           fall this relationship of man to God weakened. Now a special
  9 1 |       religion, which is natural to man, requires cultivation --
 10 1 |            in order to bring fallen man back to the high position
 11 1 |        properly his. Unfortunately, man frequently puts himself
 12 1 |             obstacle to God's work.~Man must have good will and
 13 1 |      actions and gifts of God. When man puts himself in the way
 14 1 |             The natural tendency of man to love God and to accept
 15 1 |        religions, religions made by man and, because they are man-made,
 16 1 |          other religions begin from man and go towards God. The
 17 1 |            from God and descends to man. In the other religions
 18 1 |              In the other religions man tries to find God. In Christianity,
 19 1 |      God-man and reveals Himself to man. Since no one can know God
 20 1 |             respect, unfortunately, man frequently puts himself
 21 1 |         that religion is natural to man. We may say that it is a
 22 1 |       destroys the natural state of man; without doubt it hurts
 23 1 |         doubt it hurts religion and man because it removes man from
 24 1 |          and man because it removes man from his natural environment.
 25 1 |            Jesus Christ, Who became man and revealed Yourself as
 26 1 |           our sins nor those of any man. Send Your Holy Spirit as
 27 2 |          origin. It was revealed to man by God. Revealed and taught
 28 2 |              Revealed and taught to man by Christ, Who was Perfect
 29 2 |             God, but became perfect man.~Christianity was not given
 30 2 |       Christianity was not given to man from the beginning. God
 31 2 |            first tried to cultivate man through Judaism. When the
 32 2 |             Jesus Christ, to become man and to teach mankind the
 33 3 |            animal, or a stone, or a man, or something else. However,
 34 3 |        deeply rooted and natural to man that it cannot be anything
 35 3 |          more so, You know that the man who lives in misery tries
 36 4 |            of God's actions are for man's good and the good of His
 37 5 |          Person. At the creation of man we read, "And God said,
 38 5 |           And God said, Let Us make man in Our own image and likeness" (
 39 7 |             His divine nature. As a man, Christ cannot really be
 40 7 |           the Father. He is Perfect Man, but no man, no matter how
 41 7 |           He is Perfect Man, but no man, no matter how perfect he
 42 7 |           that while the Son became man and took "the form of a
 43 7 |          had with the wealthy young man. The young man called Him "
 44 7 |        wealthy young man. The young man called Him "Good Teacher,"
 45 7 |        since when the wealthy young man's question was directed
 46 7 |         Christ knows that the young man sees Him as strictly human
 47 7 |            were saying to the young man: "Yes, you want to seem
 48 7 |       because that is how the young man perceives Him, as human
 49 7 |            of a servant. You became man for our salvation and You
 50 8 |             Spirit is the denial by man out of hatred of God's power
 51 8 |          him. Even more simply, the man who does not believe that
 52 8 |           our souls." Relieve every man of sorrowful incurable non-repentance
 53 10|             world of spirit-matter (man). Everything has been created "
 54 10|             this: "I made earth and man upon it, with My hand I
 55 11|             write about the soul of man when we discuss the creation
 56 11|             discuss the creation of man.~Angels are beings -- insubstantial,
 57 11|           although God punished the man who disobeyed Him, and gave
 58 11|             oppose the Will of God. Man himself also exercised his
 59 12|                     The Creation of Man ~According to the description
 60 12|             in the Book of Genesis, man was God's final creation.
 61 12|            God's final creation was man, we are referring to the
 62 12|          place in six days.~Why was man the final creation of God?
 63 12|     creation of God? Simply because man belongs to neither the material
 64 12|           say about how God created man.~God created all creatures
 65 12|           one word. But in creating man, He followed a completely
 66 12|       Spirit -- said, Let Us create man. "And the Lord God formed
 67 12|             And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the earth,
 68 12|             the breath of Life. And man became a living being" (
 69 12|         used a different method for man. And he made a special effort.
 70 12|         earthly things.~The soul of man, as the spiritual component,
 71 12|           What profit is there to a man if he gain the whole world
 72 12|          own soul, or what giveth a man in exchange for his soul?" (
 73 12|          comprise for eternity each man's personal identity.~At
 74 12|          They are one and the same. Man's spirit is his soul. It
 75 12|          the soul and the spirit of man are two different things.
 76 12|             mistake, and think that man is tripartite. No. Man is
 77 12|         that man is tripartite. No. Man is comprised of two parts,
 78 12|             That is how God created man. In order for man not to
 79 12|           created man. In order for man not to be alone, He gave
 80 12|             nature and substance as man and so that there would
 81 12|           cooperation between them. Man complements woman, and woman
 82 12|        woman, and woman complements man; the two complement each
 83 12|             created every nation of man from one blood to live on
 84 12|           Acts, 17:26).~God created man according to His image,
 85 12|             do with the creation of man in the next section.~Creator
 86 12|           the invisible, Creator of man, we praise You and thank
 87 12|         laws. It is You Who created man a dual-natured creature,
 88 13|          the Condition of Primitive Man ~First God created the human
 89 13|              He created the soul of man and gave it life. But what
 90 13|             for the reproduction of man? Does God directly intervene
 91 13|              The fact that God made man His co-creator helps us
 92 13|           The original condition of man was not the same as it is
 93 13|             today. When God created man, He said. "Let us make man
 94 13|          man, He said. "Let us make man in Our image, after Our
 95 13|           does not mean the body of man; as totally spirit: God
 96 13|            freedom and the power of man to choose and do what he
 97 13|       choose and do what he wishes. Man's basic element "of supreme
 98 13|             this freedom and power, man would not have been created
 99 13|           is, it is the good use of man's free will to improve himself
100 13|     perfection of the first created man and woman was not a steady
101 13|           condition. It depended on man's free will and his own
102 13|          tendency towards goodness. Man had the possibility of being
103 13|          With their fall, the first man and woman "blackened" the "
104 13|           the original condition of man involved Paradise, the tree
105 13|            us that when God created man, "the Lord God planted a
106 13|          East; and there He put the man whom He had formed (Genesis,
107 13|               The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden
108 13|          the Lord God commanded the man, saying, «You may freely
109 13|            and evil." God commanded man not to eat the fruit of
110 13|         strengthen the character of man. This fruit was the fruit
111 14|           others. He was jealous of man. He saw that he was so very
112 14|          will, it is the attempt of man to disenthrone God and to
113 14|          That is, the separation of man from God, the source of
114 14|            then "the imagination of man's heart is evil "(Genesis
115 14|            is evil "(Genesis 8:21). Man constantly thinks of evil.
116 14|         distortion of the nature of man. Of course, this is unexplainable
117 14|             and achieved for fallen man, as we shall see in the
118 14|          You. You, Lord "want every man to be saved and to come
119 15|             The Salvation of Fallen Man ~As we have previously said,
120 15|            we have previously said, man was able to be saved because
121 15|             Salvation of the fallen man was promised by God when
122 15|            4:4-5).~The salvation of man through Jesus Christ is
123 15|          the Virgin Mary and became man."~This is proof of the perfect
124 15|          continuous care of God for man. Even when he has sinned
125 15|           and has fallen, God loves man. He tries to raise him;
126 15|         necessary for God to become man to save the sinful man?
127 15|       become man to save the sinful man? Could not another man save
128 15|       sinful man? Could not another man save man? Of course not.
129 15|          Could not another man save man? Of course not. Because
130 15|           course not. Because every man was and is sinful and cannot
131 15|         himself. How could a sinful man save all humanity? Impossible.
132 15|        repentance?~The salvation of man is a recall from the fall
133 15|          from that separation which man suffered by his disobedience
134 15|          Who had originally created man: God. This is why man had
135 15|       created man: God. This is why man had to be saved by Christ.
136 15|              so is the salvation of man an act of the entire Holy
137 15|           You created the world and man. You were saddened by his
138 15|         never ceased to love sinful man. Out of love for him, You
139 15|        Christ to be born. To become man. To take on human nature.
140 16|          God sent His Son to become man "through the Holy Spirit
141 16|             was the time ripe? When man had suffered enough through
142 16|     disobedience and the Fall; when man himself sought salvation;
143 16|          Old Testament had educated man to accept Christ; when there
144 16|        years ago. With His birth as man, history was divided into
145 16|      perfect God, He became perfect man. And one might ask, How
146 16|         born as a whole and perfect man. There is no logical explanation
147 16|             perfect God and perfect man. And at the same time He
148 16|              He was born as perfect man, and behaved as a man. He
149 16|       perfect man, and behaved as a man. He had the natural needs
150 16|            had the natural needs of man. The divine nature did not
151 16|             by His creation, finite man. He condescended to humble
152 16|           humble Himself, to become man, to put on human flesh,
153 16|           to put on human flesh, as man in baptism puts on Christ.
154 16|        Christ. As Christ descended, man ascended. As God was incarnated,
155 16|              As God was incarnated, man was able to become God-like.~
156 16| mysteriously through God's love for man and His desire to save him.~
157 16|           Who through Your love for man became man to save him,
158 16|            Your love for man became man to save him, You accepted
159 16|             though You were God and man, almighty. We express admiration
160 16|        every deceived nature, every man, and raise him to Heaven.
161 17|         incarnation of God. God and man were united in the person
162 17|             God, is also the Son of Man -- perfect God and perfect
163 17|             perfect God and perfect Man. He is truly the God-man
164 17|             Perfect God and perfect man, with a rational soul and
165 17|          God by nature and becoming man in nature for us, not being
166 17|       disobedience of Adam and Eve, man fell and lost Grace. He
167 17|      Athanasios writes, "God became man in order for us to become
168 17|           torn down between God and Man and communication between
169 18|          God. And he continues, "If man had not been joined to God (
170 18|            Son and Word of God made man. St. John clearly tells
171 18|           calls Himself "the Son of Man," in this way declaring
172 18|        declaring that He is perfect man. He also acknowledges that
173 18|             so that by His death as man, He could defeat the Devil,
174 18|           agree that Christ "became man in nature and in truth and
175 18|          the Virgin Mary and became man."~We must state here in
176 18|          Word of God became Perfect Man, He became truly perfect,
177 18|      perfect, which means He became man without sin, just as Adam
178 18|             with sin, which entered man through the intervention
179 18|          Son and Word of God became man and is God-man, His two
180 19|           no one ever spoke as this man." And He said of Himself
181 19|       people" (Luke, 24:19).~Fallen man was unable to perfect himself,
182 19|          However, the redemption of man required a redeemer with
183 21|        stated in previous sections, man has sinned. He has disobeyed
184 21|             of humanity, atoned for man, and reconciled him with
185 21|            of Christ is not enough. Man must cooperate as well.
186 21|            Christ says that "if any man would come after Me, let
187 21|            Spirit, the salvation of man became strong and accessible,
188 21|           to become the property of man it must be pursued by man
189 21|           man it must be pursued by man himself. God respects the
190 21|             respects the freedom of man and does not compel, pressure
191 21|              He waits. He waits for man to open his heart and receive
192 21|          sanctification, and glory.~Man alone cannot accomplish
193 21|          John, 15:5). Then what can man do? What can he offer? St.
194 21|           John Chrysostom says that man can only offer a good disposition.
195 21|   disposition. It is only this that man can offer: the disposition
196 22|          made manifest and given to man. Gift, Love, Assistance --
197 22|         these are offered freely to man, without his deserving them.
198 22|             deserving them. How can man be worthy of God's grace,
199 22|        Grace, a gift, is offered to man through Christ and results
200 22|            in the Grace of that one man, Jesus Christ, abounded
201 22|           is necessary. Without it, man cannot attain salvation.
202 22|         back to our God and Father.~Man has an absolute need of
203 22|        impose it. He does not force man to accept His Grace. He
204 22|        accept His Grace. He created man as a free being, and He
205 22|             2:4), but God waits for man by his own free will to
206 22|            He knocks at the door of man in order to save him. He
207 22|             respects the freedom of man and He waits.~Divine Grace,
208 22|        being imposed, and for which man has absolute need, but which
209 22|          fruits that are offered to man through the Holy Spirit.
210 22|          Grace are the awakening of man from the lethargy of sin
211 22|            and perfect cleansing of man from all sin, through which
212 22|         from all sin, through which man attains to being in God'
213 22|         Justification follows this. Man, who had been sinful, guilty,
214 22|            with Divine Nature."~For man to attain this justification
215 22|          You know this. "What blind man does not want his sight?"
216 23|             ark of the salvation of man. It is the kingdom of God
217 23|         grace and truth, the ark of man's salvation.~Christ, You
218 24|          Church is the salvation of man through Christ. These things
219 24|             grace is transferred to man and which cleanses, sanctifies,
220 24|      necessary for the salvation of man. The next three are optional;
221 24|      necessary for the salvation of man to receive Holy Unction,
222 24|   mysterious to the limited mind of man, and it is only with faith
223 24|             is only with faith that man makes them a property of
224 24|         divine grace is imparted to man, cleansing, renewing, sanctifying
225 24|         divine grace is imparted to man. There are prayer, sermons,
226 24|         enough for the salvation of man. The seven sacraments, and
227 24|           Unction are repeated, and man should often partake of
228 24|           This does not mean that a man can have simultaneously
229 24|            Jesus Christ, You became man, were crucified, died as
230 24|             were crucified, died as man on the cross, descended
231 25|        symbolizes death. The sinful man dies. The baptized person
232 25|        illumination because with it man comes out of the darkness
233 25|         fountain of renewal because man is reborn through baptism.~
234 25|      illumines and sanctifies every man who enters the world, You
235 25|             of baptism in order for man to be cleansed from original
236 25|            for the death of the old man, and for the reborn man
237 25|             man, and for the reborn man to become a member of Your
238 26|      deceive us everyday. Moreover, man does not cease to be free.
239 26|            is uphill and difficult. Man is a soldier who belongs,
240 26|    unnecessary for the salvation of man. The Roman Catholic Church
241 27|          then is the forgiveness of man's sins. Along with the forgiveness,
242 27|            Covenant between God and man. It is the testament of
243 27|            spiritual nourishment of man. Just as man cannot live
244 27|         nourishment of man. Just as man cannot live without natural
245 27|             the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you
246 27|               Holy Eucharist unites man with God. It deifies him.
247 27|          God. It deifies him. Since man unites with God, he also
248 27|        glory, theosis.~In order for man to have all the fruits and
249 27|          total love towards God and man.~Holy Eucharist is celebrated
250 28|          not to forgive the sins of man. In essence they are instruments
251 28|            Who forgives the sins of man. The contemporaries of Christ --
252 28|            may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
253 28|           would not be necessary if man did not sin. Man, however,
254 28|       necessary if man did not sin. Man, however, sins even after
255 28|         committed sins, but also of man's sinful nature. This recognition
256 28|        Confession means that what a man has in his heart, he reveals
257 29|             do not affect the rank.~Man has every right to desire
258 29|         true and only benefactor of man, we acknowledge that without
259 30|        because she was taken out of Man. Therefore a man leaves
260 30|             out of Man. Therefore a man leaves his father and his
261 30|            said, «For this reason a man shall leave his father and
262 31|            faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise
263 32|         course, is a result of sin. Man was created immortal. Sin
264 32|            and is then born, so too man in his earthly life works
265 32|       disbelief.~Christ, Who became man for us, were crucified and
266 33|           clear.~This will occur to man after death. In order for
267 33|             Who out of love created man, on whom in his disobedience
268 33|             of love Your Son became man to save man, You, Lord,
269 33|         Your Son became man to save man, You, Lord, know our problems
270 34|             At the final judgement, man will be presented before
271 34|           with a body and soul. For man to be presented like this,
272 34|          begotten Son should become man, to be crucified, to die
273 34|           be crucified, to die as a man, to be resurrected and become
274 35|             heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has