Проповедь о вере в Бога и доверии Ему

We both believe in God and trust God. It's not the same thing. To truly believe in God means to trust Him, that is, to consider the promises He has given us as certain and true. And to believe in God means the right to philosophize about Him. We must have both the first and the second, be real both in faith in God and in trust in Him, and behave in accordance with this faith and trust. Christ promised us an inheritance of eternal life, glory, kingdom and joy. But at the same time, He commanded us that if we want to achieve this Kingdom, then we should be ready, of our own free will, to nail ourselves to the cross along with our passions and lusts. We must beg, fast, live in misfortune and sorrow because of our sins, we must be ready even for death itself. If we do all of the above willingly, it means that we have truly believed in God. By doing this we will be justified. Chastity, righteousness and humility, which we preserve and cultivate for the sake of God’s commandments, as well as patience with any kind of bitterness, confirm faith in us. Bringing our benefits to others, as well as surrendering our bodies to suffering through fasting and vigils, and in general, crucifying ourselves along with our own passions and lusts is proof that we truly believe the promises of Christ. This, so to speak, makes God our debtor, and obliges Him to reward us with eternal and incorruptible life and food, and the glory of His Kingdom. If we truly trust God, then this gives us protection from carnal passions and from the traps that the evil one sets on our path. Trust in God also protects us from passionate people who want to drag us into the destruction of passion. Therefore, our common Mother, the Church of Christ, praises and honors the names of those who, shining with piety and virtue, set forth the divine dogmas approved by the Most Holy Councils. Those who followed wickedness, as well as their evil teachings, are publicly rejected by the Holy Church. Therefore, we must turn away from all error and follow our Orthodox fathers. We believe in One God in the Trinity - the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. God the Father is timeless, beginningless and eternal. He is the root of the Godhead, coexisting in both the Son and the Holy Spirit. He and only He is the Father of the Only Begotten Son and the Only One from Whom the Holy Spirit proceeds. The Son, who exists without mixing with the Father, is the Living Word, the True Light, the Cause and Beginning of everything that is created. This God the Son became like us in everything except sin. He is passionless and immortal. As a Man, He accepted death on the cross for our sake and died. He was buried and resurrected, thus abolishing the dominion of death over man. He ascended to Heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, thus making our human nature one-honest and one-throne of His. And in His time He will come again to earth in glory, to judge the living and the dead and to reward each according to his deeds.