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St. Paisios and the Young Orthodox Man Tempted By Protestantism

A conversation between St. Paisios the Athonite and a pious young man who had been deceived by the falsehoods of Protestantism. Originally published in the annual publication O Hosios Gregorios of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou in Mount Athos, 1995. 📖 Read the text here: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2015... 🎧 Demonic Delusions of Hinduism & Other Sects - St. Paisios the Athonite    • Demonic Delusions of Hinduism & Other Sect...   🎧 On Our Times - St. Paisios the Athonite    • On Our Times - St. Paisios the Athonite   🎧 Against Those Who Attack the Divine Images (First Apology) - St. John of Damascus    • Against Those Who Attack the Divine Images...   🎧 In Defense of the Ever-Virginity of the Virgin Mary - Elder Cleopa of Romania    • In Defense of the Ever-Virginity of the Vi...   ⛪ FIND an Orthodox parish and monastery near you: https://orthodox-world.org/ https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/ _______ Young man: Holy Scripture teaches that only Jesus Christ saves. In the Orthodox Church we ask the Virgin Mary to save us. Is this correct? St. Paisios: Jesus is the only Savior. He offered Himself for us. Now listen. If you were someone with great power and went to the city with your mother, everyone waiting there for you would greet both you and your mother. They would even say the best words about her, even if they knew nothing about her. And when you heard them, you would rejoice, and would be proud for your mother. So also does Christ rejoice and is proud for his mother, when He hears our good words about her. Look, if a poor woman went to your mother and begged her to ask you to appoint her to a position and you did this favor of your mother, then that poor woman would say your mother saved her, even though you appointed her. Well, so we also say that the Virgin Mary saves us, and her Son who as the One in power, yet is humble, rejoices to hear good words being spoken by us about His mother. Young man: The Lord says: "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no idols nor images, to venerate them. Nor shall you worship them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God." The Orthodox Church venerates icons. Is this correct? St. Paisios: Listen. A mother whose child is at war, fears for him day and night. She has much suspense for him. Suddenly she receives a letter from her child with a photograph of him inside. When she sees it, what does she do? She takes it in her hands and kisses it, then puts it to her bosom to touch it to her heart. Well, what do you think? This mother with such fiery passion for her child, does she believe she is kissing the photograph? She believes she is kissing her child. The same is believed by those who have a fiery passion for the Virgin Mary or the Saint depicted in an icon that they venerate. We do not venerate the icons because of the icons, but because of the Saints, and these not for them in themselves, but because they strove for Christ. It is true that God is jealous. However not for His own, but for the devil. A father is not jealous of his own children. Don't worry, for the Lord rejoices when He sees us revering and loving His Mother and the Saints. _______ Orthodox Wisdom is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ!