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(1 Cor. 15, 39–45; Luke 4, 31–36) “If you do not believe that it is I, you will die in your sins” (John 8:24). “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12) It is necessary to receive remission of sins, but it cannot be obtained otherwise than through faith in the Son of God, in our flesh for the sake of Him who was crucified, under the condition of not wanting to indulge in sinful habits and deeds; for when “we sin, we have Him alone as an advocate to the Father” (1 John 2:1). He who has given his word to abstain from sins must accept the assisting grace of the Most Holy Spirit, and it descended to earth after the Lord sat down, ascending to the right hand of God the Father, and is given only to those who believe in this wondrous economy of our salvation, and with this faith they approach the Divine sacraments established in the Holy Church of the Lord through the Apostles. So, whoever does not believe in the Lord as He is cannot be clean from sins. Without being cleansed of them, he will die in them; and having died, the judgment will accept them to the fullest extent of their severity. Whoever wants to benefit someone with eternally valuable benefits, guide him in faith in the Lord, true faith, which does not allow philosophizing and hesitation. Those who directly or indirectly upset faith in the Lord should be considered eternal villains, for they cause such evil that nothing can be corrected, and the power of which extends to all eternity. Their ignorance will not justify them, for how can one not know the truth that is known to the whole world? Counter-convictions will not justify you, for if you just begin to strictly believe them, you will immediately shake their strength, and then you will not be able to rely on anything except faith in the Lord. Those who lag behind the faith are those who do not, as they should, examine the foundations, the faith, and the teachings to which they cling. An accurate study of the conditions of salvation will lead to the conviction that they can only be fulfilled with God incarnate, dying on the cross and sending the Holy Spirit to earth. This is the essence of the Christian faith. Whoever sincerely believes this way will never die in his sins, for he himself carries within himself the power that brings pardon. The unbeliever is already condemned, for he carries condemnation within himself. You might be interested in: