Christ for the catechumens – is the Only Value-Treasure they seek-desire (see Matthew 6:21, 33; 13:44-46), for which they sell everything (“deny yourself, lose your soul for the sake of the Value-Pearl of Christ and the Gospel of the Kingdom of God), and buy (constantly bearing the cross – accepting everyone and everything as Christ, as Christ’s Gift, and thanking, serving gratefully and joyfully the Giver – diligently fulfilling the will of Christ, to love reciprocally Him Who has so Loved me and Loves forever and ever: “He who loves Me keeps My commandments, My will!”) this Treasure-Pearl – Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God. Christianity – is life in Christ, unceasing communion with Christ – “all from Him and for Him”. Every moment we perceive everything as a Gift-Love from Christ, every person we perceive as Christ (“This is Christ!” – see John 21:7), and respond to Christ’s Gift with gratitude-love (Eucharist) – treat everyone (…murderers, maniacs, terrorists, pedophiles, heretics, Satanists…) and everything as Christ, Christ’s! I give alms – to Christ (in the person of the neighbor), I lend – to Christ, I refuse (to do sin-evil) – to Christ (that is, for the sake of Christ!) and so on. Everything and in everything Christ! Everything is done in joy: both “yes” and “no” to circumstances – because it is all for the Beloved Christ! Everything is done in joy (in the Lord Jesus Christ)! For example, I lend (to Christ!?), expecting nothing in return; but Christians do not lend to Christ, because they know the truth about themselves: I am an insolvent debtor to Christ, Who has given me everything, forgiven everything and inexpressibly Loves me, therefore my whole life – is gratitude-service to Christ in everything, and in all, and through all! A Christian is one who does not spare anything for the Lord Jesus Christ (for every person who is Christ!); therefore, it is impossible for a rich man (one who has something (material, spiritual, mental) for himself, and not for Christ – for all people) to enter the Kingdom of God (the area of hypostatic being as Love-communion: Gift-Giving-Thanksgiving) (see Matthew 19:14-26)! So, recognize catechumens by the following signs – unceasing (frequent) prayer (memory of God, walking before God) and unceasing repentance – desire, movement towards Christ, following Christ (a sign of which is the diligent fulfillment of all God’s commandments) and unceasing struggle against everything (passions, demons, thoughts…), that stands in the way of following Christ, becoming like Him (acquiring the likeness of God), that is, fulfilling God’s will!
In the Church (in the Mystery of Salvation-Resurrection) people do not become moral (good in form), but holy, that is, good ontologically, from the heart’s depths in Christians (in whom Christ lives, Who is the Source of Living Water) flow rivers of Living Water, the Grace of the Holy Spirit! In the Good, Blessed – Christians are good and blessed! In sects, heresies, synagogues on walking dead they put the makeup of morality, courtesy, joy, friendliness, religious piety… – they become “like living!”, they are immediately called saints, healthy, saved (while they have not even begun to repent, have not started the path of descent into hell – have not become catechumens to know their sin (sins-symptoms (of sin), as numerous as the sand of the sea), death, godlessness). Therefore, the Church – is not morality, philosophy, theology… The Church – is Surgery, Cross-therapy, where first the patient (catechumen) is brought to their senses from the delusion of deceit – the person becomes sinful, ontologically sinful, very sinful, sick-broken-scattered. The Church makes the servant-obedient to perform all God’s commandments (the commandment of Love), which gives such a wonderful result – the vision of one’s sin! And then the desperate cry from the depths of hell: Save! Save! (“Keep your mind in hell, but do not despair”). After which the operation-transplantation takes place – the replacement of the flesh of sin with the Body of Christ! Baptism with the Holy Spirit is preceded by a long process of proclamation – Cross-therapy. But people do not want to have surgery, prepare for baptism with the Holy Spirit, they like the offer of “cosmetic salons”, “public houses”, with signs at the entrance “… Orthodox Church …”, where in a few minutes “priestly parades” will fulfill, satisfy all their whims-needs-desires, make a hairstyle, anoint with fragrant oil (cosmetically decorate) and issue a certificate of baptism… No one is going to be treated, and has no idea what it is urgently necessary to treat-save from! Therefore, there are so few Christians in the church, Christ’s!
The Church does not patch old clothes, but changes them for new ones, does not repair old houses, but demolishes (dismantles) everything old and builds on a new foundation – on Jesus Christ, not on law, morality! The Church first causes in the mystery of proclamation pain, hellish pain, so that the person voluntarily (knowing their weakness, illness, losing hope in themselves) agrees, desires the replacement of the flesh with the new Body (Christ’s). Baptism occurs only under the condition of free, voluntary, conscious will-desire of the patient, acquiring a loving-trusting state: “Save me, Lord Jesus Christ!” (until he trusts the Doctor, hesitates – no one will operate on him, baptize him with the Holy Spirit! Once again, let us remind you that there can be no talk of any baptism of children in this world!).