Christians in this world are foreigners (like Gypsies, Roma). Foreigners and locals do not understand each other – an interpreter is needed! Citizens of the Kingdom of God – know both languages well (both Love and sin, selfishness – being citizens of this age before baptism), therefore they understand everyone (having the mind of Christ, filled with the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit), and pagans, sons of this age, cannot understand Christians. “The spiritual judges all things, but he himself is judged by no one, or comprehended.” Therefore, the world says one thing, and the Church hears another (what is needed for Happiness)! For example: “May you die!”, “I hate you!”, “Scum, I’ll kill you!”… – sounds in the language of this age, and Christians translate into the language of the Kingdom of God and hear: “Help me!”, “It hurts me very much – don’t reject me!”, “I’m in hell – save me! Don’t stop loving me, don’t turn away from me! Forgive me – accept me as I am, and be patient – I need your help!”… The language of the Church is the language of mercy-forgiveness, bearing each other’s burdens, healing sinful wounds in the spirit of gentleness, vigilance, so as not to be infected with evil-sin (so that you too are not tempted)! Do not judge, do not get irritated, but be gentle and patient – this is a protective mask, so as not to be infected with evil; do not judge, but have mercy, pity, humble yourself, because the brother’s sins are splinters compared to your logs!). Therefore, in the language of this age one thing is said, and Christians hear something completely different! You need to be a hermeneut (one who translates from one language to another) in the Holy Spirit (to translate everything into Love-Mercy)! Persecute (= ask for prayers) – pray! Curse (= ask for a blessing) – bless! Hate (= ask for alms, help, good deeds) – do good! Persecute, curse, hate – these are the sons of this age (prodigal sons of the Heavenly Father, and our – brothers and sisters!) asking for help, salvation, to which the Church, the sons, the citizens of the Kingdom of God respond: with prayer, blessing, benefaction (good deeds) and laying down their lives for them, and if necessary, from them (that is, they die from those for whom they die – this is the greatest Love!)! No one can master this language of the Kingdom of God on their own, it is necessary to learn with a Tutor – individually and in a group-Parish-Eucharist, where the Teacher is the Holy Spirit. And those who want to enter preparatory courses in learning the language of the Church need to take care of diligent study in the school of the proclaimed, where the Church teaches a person the ability to listen to the Teacher, and prepares for lessons in the depths of a humble and contrite heart! I will say once again that Christians in the eyes of the sons of this age – are fools, just as the sons of this age are from the perspective of the Kingdom of God. Christians in this age are true foreigners (not of this age): they are told-done one thing, and they respond-do diametrically opposite (they are true patriots – in a foreign land (in enemy territory) they communicate in their native Heavenly language of Love) – what is needed for the Happiness of the interlocutor; and the payment for this Heavenly patriotism in this age – the cross (“They persecuted Me – they will also persecute you”)! Few of the baptized now know their native language (Love of the Holy Spirit)! Christians, let us be patriots! Let us communicate in our native language – the Love of the Holy Spirit!
We mentioned in part II that: a Christian = the Church, 2-3 Christians = the Church, a parish = the Church, a diocese = the Church, a patriarchate = the Church, all Christians = the Church! Readers ask me if there is a mistake here, some kind of heresy (perhaps the heretics of the UOC KP had reasons to condemn us!?). No! There is no inaccuracy or heresy here! I will say this: the Church does not prove anything to anyone – it witnesses and calls: come and see, taste and see what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived! What colors to argue about with a blind person, what melodies – with a deaf person, what Wisdom – with a foolish person?! To the heretics of the UOC KP (of various kinds) we have shown their place and who they are! But to those who sincerely ask how this can be, I will give an example from the realm of this world – here the carnal mind can feel something, grasp a certain intuition (the Church speaks to pagans in analogies taken from the experience of this age – accessible to them).
Let’s give an example from mathematics (but I say again: one needs to repent, have great understanding, change one’s mindset – for the carnal mind cannot grasp this; even the laws of the macro world are not applicable in the micro world – quantum mechanics; so what to say about Theology and understanding Hypostatic, Spiritual realities not of this world!). I will try to speak as simply as possible so that even the simplest mind can grasp at least a little of what it is about.