Homilies on the Orthodox Faith · Lecture 004
Man, Why Are You Proud? Part 3
A lecture by Nikolaos Sotiropoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Nikolaos Sotiropoulos teaches that no human being is sinless, drawing on James 3:2, James 4:17, 1 John 1:8, Romans 3, Galatians 3:22, Isaiah 64:6, 1 Timothy 1:15, Proverbs 16:5, Psalm 23:6, Matthew 5:28, and Matthew 17:20. He surveys sin as penetrating mind, heart, speech, and bodily members, and treats omissions of known good as binding sins. Even good works are said to be mixed with pride and impurity, so claims of personal goodness become self-deception and an accusation against God. Paul's present-tense confession as chief of sinners and Anthony the Great's vision of traps serve to humble pride, while the Incarnation and Crucifixion are presented as the remedy for universal sinfulness.
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