In the Church there are different ministries-gifts: not all are apostles, not all are teachers, not all are prophets, not all have the gift of foresight, not all have the gift of healing, discerning of spirits, interpretation of prophecies, etc. Therefore, for example, a clairvoyant elder who also has the gift of healing, but he, say, is not a teacher – does not understand the subtleties of dogmatics, in the various forms (Scriptures, rites, rituals) of Tradition he is not competent – therefore he does not take up what is not his, does not “poke his nose” into what is not his ministry! Therefore, the church baptized children, did not announce anyone in the past (and how old is this past, from what time does this tradition originate – this elder had never even heard such questions, let alone seek an answer to them, and question the “tradition of the elders”; since this is in the church, then it’s good)! But those saints who bear the apostolic, teaching ministry in the Church – spoke and speak about this, testified and testify by the Holy Spirit, but no one wants to listen to the truth!!! Once again, I say about the saints, elders (clairvoyants, miracle workers, healers…) – each has their own ministry and their own measure (“star differs from star in glory”), and speaks, testifies-prophesies as much as they can contain (according to the measure of faith-knowledge given to them by God). In the Church not all are apostles, missionaries, not all are teachers… Elders have their ministry, so they are not given to understand the various verbal, cultural forms of dogmas (for example, St. Silouan the Athonite: when severe Name-worshipping and Name-glorifying disputes were taking place on Mount Athos, he, being at that time in great Grace of the Holy Spirit, refrained from engaging in polemics, fearing to err in words, formulations!). Therefore, a saint is not God, but a person who is being saved, sanctified, moving from Strength to Strength, from Grace to even greater Grace of the Holy Spirit, – therefore learns, knows, makes mistakes, seeks, knocks, grows… Each Christian (saint) has their own measure of spiritual growth! A saint is not a know-it-all, so if he does not know something, does not understand, it does not mean that it is heretical, untrue, and vice versa, if he adheres to something, it is not necessarily the truth! Be vigilant! Discern the spirits! And do not be led by miracles, clairvoyance… Be vigilant! We said just a few words about holiness, saints (about this – being in the Holy Spirit, the synergy of two wills in a Christian – should not be read in books, but discussed face to face, and not with newly announced; therefore, we release these thoughts only by prescription – in direct conversation, so if you need these medicine-thoughts – call-write to e-mail).
Modern churches with loud titles (Autocephalous, Orthodox, Tomosized, Canonical, Ecumenical, Cath(o)lic…), seemingly alive, but actually dead – by their fruits you will recognize them (see Rev. 3:1, 15-17). You ask “Christians”: where is your Holy Spirit, with whom you were sealed in baptism? The answer: somewhere there, something… is! But the fruits are clearly carnal, satanic, and not of the Holy Spirit! And baptism is one (“I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins!”)… Oh, what to do, how to be, how to explain all this orthodoxly: that the “Christians” (baptized in a licensed-tomosized office) have satanic fruits (abortions, theft, fornication, adultery, wars, heresies…)?! And the poor (baptized) pagans (professssors of “theology”, academics, “spiritual” academies-seminaries), who do not know either the Scriptures or the Power of God (the Holy Spirit, do not know the Sacraments of the Kingdom of God) – invent all sorts of heresies, fantastic theories (and everyone who disagrees with these heresies-madness, is declared a heretic, possessed, mentally ill, and if they don’t calm down exposing heresies, then – a dead person)! And everything is very simple: admit that you are not Christians and prepare for baptism! God is Love! Announce yourselves! Seek! Knock! Ask! But if you accept the Truth, and begin to repent, live by God’s commandments (and not by the traditions of the elders – oh-oh, what they (“elders”) have invented over 2000 years, what they have passed on!? God allows everything! God is Love!), then all Christian paganism (with temples-caves and everything in them) will collapse! And the temple (and political-church) business too!? No! This (the enthronement of Truth, Christ – serving God in the Holy Spirit and Truth, and not in temples-cathedrals, with priestly parades-dances) will not be! Crucify, crucify him, this heretic, possessed, mentally ill blasphemer, who stands against the holy: against the baptism of children, against priests (calls them priests, ministers, prostitutes), in general questions all the rites of sacraments performed by the church… – this is all established by God, everything in the church is established by God, etc. Lord, have mercy on our brothers and sisters who do not know what they are doing! You tell them (heretics, baptized pagans) about “kilograms,” and they tell you about “meters,” you talk about one thing, and they about something completely different (the carnal cannot comprehend what is from the Holy Spirit!) – they do not hear, do not see, do not understand, or deceitfully do not want to hear, see, understand… Lord, have mercy!