Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

  There is nothing – however simple –- that our lukewarmness won’t present to us as difficult and costly.   Conversely, there is nothing – however difficult and costly – that our fervor and determination won’t present to us as pleasant and agreeable.  St. John Chrysostom

(Photo source: Wikimedia Commons )   If the simple folk live in a lukewarm state, the situation is regrettable.   They hurt themselves, but a remedy is possible. If, however, it is the teachers who are lukewarm, then the Lord’s warning must be considered: “Woe to him by whom they come!”   Great harm can come from their lukewarmness, because it will easily spread to others and dampen their spiritual fervor.  St John of the Cross  

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) If the simple folk live in a lukewarm state, the situation is regrettable.  They hurt themselves, but a remedy is possible. If, however, it is the teachers who are lukewarm, then the Lord’s warning must be considered: “Woe to him by whom they come!”  Great harm can come from their lukewarmness, because it will easily spread to others and dampen their spiritual fervor. St John of the Cross

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) "…Christians are a joke to much of the world.   We are often salt that has lost its flavor and “is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot” (Matthew 5:13).   Unrepentant, lukewarm Christians are the most nauseating (see Revelations 3:16), pitiful creatures in the world. Repent! " One Bread, One Body , January 13, 2000