To say it in human terms: the Eucharist (and generally the Sacraments) is not a pill, not medicine that acts unconditionally, mechanically, unconsciously, without faith, without the readiness of the person (remember: many pressed against Christ, but only the bleeding woman touched, “partook”).** Do not deceive yourselves – even if you feed only on the Holy Gifts (Bread and Wine; even if you consume Them in tons), if you have not fulfilled the necessary conditions for participating in the Eucharist, then nothing (no communion with the Holy Spirit) will happen, except the satisfaction of the flesh (with bread and wine).
Today “Orthodox” rely on the magical action of the rites of the Sacraments! – Fools and blind! Fools, because they do not understand elementary truths, and blind, because they do not see the obvious – that their religious practice does not work, that the fruits of such “Orthodox” religiosity, “piety” are of the antichrist.** But no one wants to think or see, admit the obvious. Everything drowns in cunning. Be vigilant. God is Love! And this means that to achieve salvation (which is accomplished by the synergy of two wills: God’s and man’s) a person must work, learn. Let us be vigilant about how each of us cooperates with God in the work of our salvation, how we seek the one thing needed (the Kingdom of God) – through repentance, catechesis, learning.
Participating in the rites of the Sacraments is not a difficult task. It is just as easy as reading prayers.** But preparing for the Sacrament (catechizing), praying – this is shedding blood (“give blood – receive the Spirit”), crucifying your flesh with passions and lusts… Therefore, “Orthodox” have taken the broad, spacious path of the antichrist (calling this path Christianity) – pagan magical religiosity. But the end of such a path is destruction, eternal torment and disappointment. Be vigilant, do not deceive yourselves. You are free, you can play games with God: baptize, commune, etc., but know that there will be no religion (union with God). God is Love! He loves you Divinely, so as long as you are not “zero” (not humble, not believers-trusting in Jesus Christ), no one will connect you to the “network” (Divine Life), and “current” (Grace) will not flow through you! (Otherwise: “Phase to phase” – will result in eternal short circuit, hellish fire – see part II). God is Love, so no matter how much you play – God is responsible, He will not harm you (that is, He will not perform the Sacrament). But be vigilant. Do not deceive yourselves into believing that you have union with God (Light, Love, Truth), while you are actually in darkness, non-love, deception-heresy-madness.
Let us remind once again: the Lord sent the Church into the world not to perform Sacraments (this is the Lord’s task – it is the Lord who performs Sacraments: baptizes in the Holy Spirit, joins new hypostases, catechumens to the Church, performs the Eucharist, etc.), but to preach and teach: “Go, teach (preach-catechize) all nations, baptizing… and teach them to observe-multiply the commanded-handed down-inherited…” (see Matt. 28:19-20) (and by the rites of the Sacraments (e.g., baptism with water and chrismation) only testify to the Church that the Lord has performed the Sacrament; – why testify? Let us answer this question with an example: Barnabas brought Saul to the Church in Jerusalem and testified that Saul is a Christian, that the Lord baptized him in the Holy Spirit; Cornelius the centurion was baptized with water after being baptized in the Holy Spirit, the rite of testimony was performed before the Church). The Apostle Paul says that he is sent to preach (and teach), not to baptize (perform the rites of the Sacraments)!** And what does the Orthodox Church do now? The Orthodox are only engaged in performing rites-ceremonies (formalities, 99% of which are empty nonsense), that is, “baptize,” “commune,” “marry,” “ordain,” etc. And to teach, catechize, preach?! And in response: go baptize, commune, marry, anoint, confess… they say, it helps!? Catastrophe, disaster, fire… and a humorous story comes to mind: “the house is on fire…”. What to do? – You need to put aside the sprinklers, censers… and all other priestly, sacrificial tools (or make them tools of catechesis), and take into your hands, ears, heart the Word of God. “Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, rites-ceremonies are nothing…” – everything is in keeping the commandments of God! The unprepared (the proud, the unbelieving in Jesus Christ) God will not give the Holy Spirit, will not commune them (the Sacrament is communion with the Holy Spirit, the fellowship of the Church in the Holy Spirit). The Church does not perform Sacraments – only God performs the Sacrament, only He gives-communicates the Holy Spirit, – but preaches, catechizes, teaches, prepares for the Sacrament, which God performs over the ready catechumens (graduates of the catechumenate; catechumens study until they pass the minimum candidate (to discipleship): therefore, someone studies (is catechized) for a year, and someone for twenty years – everything is individual, and teaching-catechesis is carried out personally, individually).