A CHRISTIAN OR AN ACTOR?



Our life is beautiful, but it is corrupted by passions. The greatest damage (destruction), is done by the king of passions; selfishness. In this book we will see how this passion works in our soul, but also how we will overcome it, so that we can transform our lives, by truly living with the humble Jesus, being heirs of His Kingdom. Amen.

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART Ι
HERITAGE FROM ADAM
1. “You will be like gods”
2. Glory and authority
3. Children of selfishness
4. Foods of selfishness
5. Proud in authority
6. “Beware”

PART II
OBSESSED WITH OURSELVES
1. “Miraculous” magnifying glass

(...) Christ said, “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” (Matt. 7:3) Noti Look at the diminutive piece, which exists in the eye of the other, and do not look at the whole plank existing in your own eye. It’s a crazy thing to do! Yet, this is happening by a reasonable man being...! This is also one of the many miracles, performed by god, selfishness.

Well. Selfishness has installed within us a miraculous (magnifying) glass. When we observe our good deeds, we turn it from the side that enlarges things. As a result, we see our small good deeds, big. (...)
 When we pay close attention to our evil deeds, we turn the magnifying glass on the side that minimizes things. So we see the big bad deeds as small. Even if we have a whole plank in our eye, we still see it as a hair! (...)
 When we deal with the other person, we use the magnifying glass the other way around. When we observe his good deeds, we turn the magnifier on the side that shrinks things, and therefore we downgrade his good deeds. However, when we look at his bad deeds, we turn the magnifier on the side that enlarges things, therefore the hair becomes a whole plank! (...)
 Now think about how much damage this wicked magnifier is doing to your interpersonal relationships (...).


2. Insane behavior
3. Insane “children”
4. Our conversations
5. Our views
6. Is there a way?

PART III
PHARISAISM
1. Our faith
2. The struggle for our faith
3. Against the driving force
4. Against pharisaism
5. “I speak foolishly”
6. Proud humility
7. “God mocks proud mockers”

PART IV
OUR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
1. “I am not like other men”
2. Our love
3. For a brick
4. Swearwords
5. There are no swearwords
6. Living in a family

PART V
OBEDIENCE. DISOBEDIENCE and more
1. The devil, pride, delusion
2. Obedience
3. Disobedience
4. “Does he accept advices?”
5. “Perilous times”

EPILOGUE
1. On humility
2. The Saints



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