Every person (= image of God) is precious (the whole world is not worth it, its price is Divine – the Body and Blood of Christ, the crucifixion sacrifice of the Son of God!). Though the image of God (a person, personality, hypostasis) may be dirty, all in filth (evil, sin(s), deceit, heresies, Satanism, delusions-priestcrafts…), its value does not diminish (just as gold extracted from the earth – dirty, but dirt does not affect its value, it does not mix with dirt, does not become dirt, and is cleaned from dirt and impurities by washing in water and smelting in a furnace…). The value of every person (regardless of their spiritual state: saint or heretic, Satanist, antichrist) in the eyes of God, Christians, and catechumens, that is, those who trust in God (in short, all who (even a little, at least with Orthodox trust in the Truth) are familiar with Values, Treasures, Pearls – for example, see Matthew 13:44-46) is Divine (the knowledge of Christians: “whoever has seen his neighbor has seen his God,” “my neighbor is (G)god after God”; and if we add humility: “I am worse than all, the last, under all creation,” then the value (Divine) of the neighbor in the eyes of the humble increases manifold…). Therefore, whoever despises, humiliates, offends, abhors, rejects, hates even one person (every person, a hypostasis Divinely Loved by God!) is foolish and blind (a deceitful hypocrite) (see Part III for details)!
Once again, we ask everyone for forgiveness – bear with us weak ones (unable to not Proclaim the Gospel, not to speak the Truth, not to expose heresies, delusions of antichrists, unable to be hypocritical before heretics, antichrists, false prophets, false teachers, false apostles…)! Forgive us! Asking for forgiveness, we know that the deceitful will interpret everything maliciously, deceitfully…, but we address our word not to the deceitful, but to the lost (those who are lost, who understand this and seek a way out). For, as the fathers say (this is a spiritual law): a sinner (lost) can be reasoned with, called to repentance by a person, the deceitful by an angel, and the proud only by God! We write-speak to the lost. The enlightenment of the deceitful we leave to the angels – this is their field of activity (man is already powerless there). And we labor in our field – primarily with people and for people who sincerely seek the Truth (and to whom the medicine-thoughts contained in our “pharmacy” are contraindicated, we have described in detail and warned in previous parts of the “Introduction” – and we warn now)! Be vigilant in how you read-listen!
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation!” (Matthew 26:41; see Matthew 24-25 for details).
“Take heed!… lest anyone deceive you… (for many will be deceived)… do not be troubled!… Watch out!… He who endures to the end will be saved… But take heed to yourselves!… Watch therefore, and pray!… Watch!… lest you fall asleep! And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” (Mark 13:5-7, 9, 13, 23, 33, 35-37).
“Take heed that you are not deceived… By your patience possess your souls… Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life… Watch therefore, and pray always!” (Luke 21:8, 19, 34-36).