Is it beyond modern-day comprehension and belief that man can be brought into the abiding harmony with that which is eternal, while still physically alive?
And, is it true, today, that the present church environment is no longer able to support a body of believers of whom it can be said of them that: "outward observances cease to have any value for one whose being is brought into abiding harmony with that which is eternal; he has no wants, no passions; he rests in the contemplation of God, which is and will be his unfailing blessedness.”
Moreover, can we not even relate to the wisdom expressed in the statement of Father Clement of Alexandria when he writes: “The greatest of all lessons is to know one's self. For if one knows himself, he will know God; and knowing God, he will be made like God… and that man becomes God, since God so wills” ?
2007-03-14
09:26:35
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