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“Just think, God knew us even before the creation of the world!”translated

November 13, 2026 · 1 min read

17th Discourse on the Divine Liturgy Metropolitan Athanasius of Limassol

We cannot defile ourselves with lewdness, indulge in crimes and sins precisely for the reason that we are the image of God, the temple of the Holy Spirit.

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Veronika Nováková
Yeah, that always stops me. That we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, not some random thing, and therefore everything cannot be allowed just like that. I was reminded of it again on Sunday during the liturgy, when we sang about how God called us.
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