So in earthly life, the beloved and the lover strive with all their heart to fulfill the will of the beloved. In this comparison, it is only necessary to understand that the beloved and the lover here are God Himself, who does not take power over the soul and does not enchant, as happens in human (carnal) love, but loves, giving the opportunity not to love Him (of course, only God-Love can love this way, and those who are in God, the Holy Spirit), invisible, imperceptible (though He is all in all), if a person does not want to feel Him, fulfilling the will of Christ. We talked in Part I about three properties of Love: giving everything (giving, donating to Others), accepting everything (from Others), and not being (kenotically, humbly diminishing for the absolute freedom of Others). This incomprehensible Divine Love was manifested on Golgotha when He, who created everything and holds everything in being and leads to the fullness of being, to deification, allowed those whom He loves inexpressibly, divinely, to kill Him in the most shameful, most painful death! Listen to the Paschal hymns of Great Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – they all sing of the inexpressible, humble Divine Love. Everything we are, everything we have, everything that exists – is God’s Gift, a gift (God’s confession of love to every free being), and how many people are there who do not even suspect (I am not saying: thank) that there is Someone who gives them all that is. God has given us freedom and preserves it: He does not frighten with hell (does not drive with a whip to paradise), nor enchant with paradise (does not lure with various pleasures), but humbly (continuing to love everyone and each unceasingly) waits for reciprocity: for the “Yes” of the Blessed Virgin Mary and every free being (God waits for gratitude, for the Eucharist, for participation in the Eucharist of the Son of God by all free hypostatic beings, in which (Eucharist) they reach the fullness of Bliss, being)! “Love your enemies…” – this is an indication of this very divine hypostatic mode of existence – the Life of the Holy Trinity – God-Love. Christians are already given (in the second phase) the power to be children of God – to love with the Love of the Holy Spirit, the Divine Love, which is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
What we have just said about the Holy Spirit (breathes where and how He wishes, you hear His voice and remain (He (the Holy Spirit – Free, True) Himself takes care of your freedom and gives you the opportunity to be yourself) in absolute freedom (choice) in relation to this voice…) – this is the experience, “knowledge” (of the Holy Spirit) of the Old Testament area, that is, this is the area of catechumenate (the experience available to the catechumens – the righteous). This is not yet Christianity!!! In Part II, we said (in the section “Faith. Trust. Fidelity”) that we are not even trusting, that is, not catechumens, so there can be no talk of our Christianity (faithfulness to Christ). Patriarchs, prophets, judges, John the Baptist, the Blessed Virgin Mary before the Annunciation – this is all the Old Testament! This is the possible and obligatory measure and experience of all catechumens, the righteous (not yet Christians!) – these are the fruits of proper catechesis and the prerequisite for baptism with the Holy Spirit (entering the Church of the Holy Spirit). (The Old Testament is a school of catechesis, a school of righteousness, preparation for the acceptance of the New Testament, for entering the Church, for partaking of the Eucharist). For Christians, on whom the Holy Spirit not only breathes, blows (from time to time), but who in Christ, in the Church, in the Body of Christ, in the Eucharist live by the Holy Spirit (are by grace the sources of living water – the grace of the Holy Spirit), this (possible in the Old Testament conditions of catechesis) guidance by the Holy Spirit – is not even necessary to talk about, it goes without saying. Therefore, before we say something about Christianity (life in the Holy Spirit), we have pointed out a bit about the understanding of the basics of the action of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament area (which has not ended and will run parallel with the New until the end of the second phase), that is, catechesis, in the souls of those who are properly (that is, catechized by the Church, not self-catechizing) preparing for baptism with the Holy Spirit into the Parish-Eucharist, that is, into the Church, the Body of Christ, the Mystery of the Eucharistic Hypostatic Life of the Holy Trinity.
Forgive us for such an extensive digression from the topic (we were supposed to talk about priests – bishops, presbyters). But if we do not understand these things (which our thought is spreading to), we will not comprehend the custodians! Therefore, be patient a little – we will get to the priests (custodians), to the direct (in form) examination of this issue.
We will now say a few words about Christianity – we will raise the bar even higher – so that we may cleanse ourselves of the delusion into which the priests have led us (claiming that we are Christians!?), and understand who we are (that in reality, we are pagans, not even catechumens, that is, those who are preparing for baptism with the Holy Spirit, for birth into the Church-Eucharist-Parish), where we are (outside the Church, outside the community of Christians – anointed by the Holy Spirit) and begin to repent – to prepare for baptism, marriage with Christ. And on this path of righteousness-catechesis, we will need to understand who the priests (bishops, presbyters) are, what their functions and possibilities of ministry are (what can be required of them; so as not to deceive ourselves and not be tempted and not be surprised). And now let’s say something about the Church of the Holy Spirit.