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<blockquote data-quote="Penitent" data-source="post: 1514195" data-attributes="member: 20857"><p>There is a Greek word that St. Paisios uses in his writings a lot that would maybe explain what Fr. Andrew is talking about, that word being <em>Philotimo</em>. "Philotimo, according to St. Paisios, is the reverent distillation of goodness, the love shown by humble people, from which every trace of self has been filtered out. Their hearts are full of gratitude towards God and to their fellow men, and out of spiritual sensitivity, they try to repay the slightest good which others do them." (quote taken from a footnote in the book <u>Epistles,</u> by St. Paisios).</p><p></p><p> In the spirit of Philotimo let us try not to stir up scandal if we can, lest we offend anybody. Remember that this forum is public and is read by many people who are not even members.</p><p></p><p>That being said, just because somebody has been in the faith for less time than a toddler doesn't mean they have no right to speak publicly. Remember that only a few days after St. Paul had been baptized, "Straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God." Acts 9:20</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Penitent, post: 1514195, member: 20857"] There is a Greek word that St. Paisios uses in his writings a lot that would maybe explain what Fr. Andrew is talking about, that word being [I]Philotimo[/I]. "Philotimo, according to St. Paisios, is the reverent distillation of goodness, the love shown by humble people, from which every trace of self has been filtered out. Their hearts are full of gratitude towards God and to their fellow men, and out of spiritual sensitivity, they try to repay the slightest good which others do them." (quote taken from a footnote in the book [U]Epistles,[/U] by St. Paisios). In the spirit of Philotimo let us try not to stir up scandal if we can, lest we offend anybody. Remember that this forum is public and is read by many people who are not even members. That being said, just because somebody has been in the faith for less time than a toddler doesn't mean they have no right to speak publicly. Remember that only a few days after St. Paul had been baptized, "Straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God." Acts 9:20 [/QUOTE]
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