How to deal with conspiracy theories?translated

Reader question:

Hello! How to deal with conspiracy theories? Some are confirmed, like the Epstein files, and that's alarming. On the other hand, I want to live an ordinary life - do business, go to church, be happy. But thoughts about what is happening haunt me. What should I do? Live oblivious to what the elites do, or study theories to "wake up"? After all, the Lord said that the world is not as kind as it seems.

Anna

Priest's answer:

Priest Victor NIKISHOV

God bless you!

Worldly power and the so-called "elites" that conspiracy theories talk about are not a higher power. The Lord said: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but fear Him more who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28). The scale of human malice is limited by the will and permission of God. History confirms that even the most powerful rulers did not cross the line determined by the Lord. Saint John Chrysostom taught that the worst thing for a person is internal passions, which make him vulnerable to evil. Until a person heals his soul through repentance, his “awakenings” will remain fear, not sobriety.

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