Homilies on the Christian Life · Lecture 043
On Afflictions
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos teaches that resurrection and salvation require passing through a personal Golgotha, grounding the theme in Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, and 1 Corinthians 10:13. A disciple without a cross is presented as a contradiction, and the story of Macarius of Egypt’s weeping woman illustrates the fear that uninterrupted ease may signal distance from God. Most suffering is described as self-inflicted through disobedience to moral and natural law, though God may also permit trials to avert greater spiritual harm. The proper response is patient inquiry before God, not blasphemy, and every crown is said to require a corresponding cross of fasting, chastity, honesty, and marital fidelity.
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