398. Никто до самой смерти не должен отчаиваться в своем спасении. Надо прилагать попечение о своем исправлении

I received your letter. Whatever death finds, the Lord will judge. And while there is still time, be forced to repent and improve. No one should despair of their salvation until death, and therefore it is necessary to always force oneself to reform, and no matter how many times one has to fall into sin, the same number of times one must hurry and rise up in repentance. If a sinner is not yet kidnapped by death, then this means that God’s mercy is long-suffering towards him, but we must remember that death comes more when we do not expect it, and the death of sinners is fierce, that is, the end of horror is filled, and then the torment is endless. Your sins are considerable, and therefore take greater care to correct them. The enemy is more suspicious of God's servants. Invoking the peace and blessing of God, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: