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<\/a>\u00cenceputul \u0219i sf\u00e2r\u0219itul m\u00e2ntuirii este dragostea.<\/p>\nIube\u0219te smerenia. Ea \u00ee\u021bi va acoperi toate p\u0103catele tale.<\/p>\n
Cu c\u00e2t cineva are via\u0163a mai m\u0103surat\u0103<\/strong>, cu at\u00e2t e mai fericit<\/strong>, c\u0103 nu se grije\u015fte de multe: de slujitori, de lucr\u0103tori, de p\u0103m\u00e2nturi \u015fi de avu\u0163ia dobitoacelor. C\u0103ci \u0163intuindu-se de acestea ne vom \u00eeneca \u00een greut\u0103\u0163ile legate de ele \u015fi vom \u00eenvinui pe Dumnezeu. Iat\u0103 cum din pofta noastr\u0103 cea de voie se adap\u0103 moartea \u015fi cum r\u0103t\u0103cim \u00een \u00eentunericul unei vie\u0163i cu p\u0103cate, necunosc\u00e2ndu-ne pe noi \u00een\u015fine.<\/p>\n R\u0103ul se prinde de fire ca rugina de aram\u0103 \u015fi necur\u0103\u0163ia de trup. \u00cens\u0103 nici cel care prelucreaz\u0103 arama nu a f\u0103cut rugina<\/strong>, nici p\u0103rin\u0163ii necur\u0103\u0163ia trupului. Tot a\u015fa nici r\u0103utatea nu a f\u0103cut-o Dumnezeu<\/strong>, ci i-a dat omului \u015fi cuno\u015ftin\u0163a<\/strong> \u015fi puterea de a deosebi<\/strong>, ca s\u0103 fug\u0103 de r\u0103u, ca unul ce \u015ftie c\u0103 va fi v\u0103t\u0103mat \u015fi chinuit de el. Ia seama deci ca nu cumva v\u0103z\u00e2nd pe cineva prop\u0103\u015find \u00een putere \u015fi avere, s\u0103-l ferice\u015fti, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-te am\u0103git de diavolul. Ci adu-\u0163i \u00eendat\u0103 moartea \u00eenaintea ochilor<\/strong>, \u015fi niciodat\u0103 nu vei pofti vreun r\u0103u sau vreun lucru lumesc.<\/p>\n Nu cele ce se fac dup\u0103 fire sunt p\u0103cate, ci cele rele dup\u0103 alegerea cu voia. Nu e p\u0103cat a m\u00e2nca, ci a m\u00e2nca nemul\u021bumind, f\u0103r\u0103 cuviin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eenfr\u00e2nare<\/strong>. C\u0103ci e\u0219ti dator s\u0103 \u0163ii trupul \u00een via\u021b\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 niciun g\u00e2nd r\u0103u. Nu e p\u0103cat a privi curat, ci a privi cu pizm\u0103, cu m\u00e2ndrie \u0219i cu poft\u0103<\/strong>. E p\u0103cat \u00eens\u0103 a nu asculta lini\u0219tit, ci cu m\u00e2nie. Nu e p\u0103cat ne\u00eenfr\u00e2narea limbii la mul\u021bumire \u0219i rug\u0103ciune, dar e p\u0103cat la vorbirea de r\u0103u. E p\u0103cat s\u0103 nu lucreze m\u00e2inile milostenie, ci ucidere \u0219i r\u0103pire<\/strong>. \u0218i a\u0219a fiecare din m\u0103dularele noastre p\u0103c\u0103tuie\u0219te, c\u00e2nd din sloboda alegere lucreaz\u0103 cele rele, \u00een loc de cele bune, \u00eempotriva voii lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n Cei \u00een\u0163elep\u0163i trebuie s\u0103-\u015fi aminteasc\u0103 necontenit c\u0103 r\u0103bd\u00e2nd mici \u015fi scurte necazuri \u00een via\u0163\u0103, dup\u0103 moarte se vor bucura de cea mai mare pl\u0103cere \u015fi de fericire ve\u015fnic\u0103. Drept aceea, cel ce se lupt\u0103 cu patimile<\/strong> \u015fi vrea s\u0103 fie \u00eencununat de Dumnezeu, de va c\u0103dea s\u0103 nu scad\u0103 cu sufletul \u015fi s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een c\u0103dere, lipsit de n\u0103dejde. Ci scul\u00e2ndu-se, iar\u0103\u015fi s\u0103 lupte \u015fi s\u0103 se str\u0103duiasc\u0103 s\u0103 fie \u00eencununat, ridic\u00e2ndu-se din c\u0103dere, p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultima suflare. C\u0103ci ostenelile trupului<\/strong> sunt arme ale virtu\u0163ilor \u015fi se fac m\u00e2ntuitoare sufletului.<\/p>\n