Maximus the Confessor Quotes About Christ

• There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is, by grace rather than by assimilation.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Icons, Grace

• Cleanse your mind from anger, remembrance of evil, and shameful thoughts, and then you will find out how Christ dwells in you.

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  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• As long as I remain imperfect and refractory, neither obeying God by practising the commandments nor becoming perfect in spiritual knowledge, Christ from my point of view also appears imperfect and refractory because of me. For I diminish and cripple Him by not growing in spirit with Him, since I am 'the body of Christ and one of its members' (I Cor. 12:27).

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  Christian, Spiritual, Views

• In conformity with the philosophy of Christ, let us make of our life a training for death.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Philosophy, Training, Conformity

• For him who is perfect in love and has reached the summit of dispassion there is no difference between his own or another's, or between Christians and unbelievers, or between slave and free, or between male and female. But because he has risen above the tyranny of the passions and has fixed his attention on the single nature of man, he looks on all in the same way and shows the same disposition to all. For in him there is neither Greek nor Jew, male nor female, bond not free, but Christ who 'is all, and in all' (Col. 3:11; cf. Gal. 3:28).

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Passion, Men

• Do not say that faith in Christ alone can save you, for this is not possible if you do not attain love for Him, which is demonstrated by deeds. As for mere faith: "The demons also believe and tremble" (James, 2:19). The action of love consists in heartfelt good deeds toward one's neighbor, magnanimity, patience, and sober use of things.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• Those who seek the Lord should not look for Him outside themselves; on the contrary, they must seek Him within themselves through faith made manifest in action. For He is near you: 'The word is... in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith' (Rom. 10:8) - Christ being Himself the word that is sought.

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  Christian, Heart, Looks

• Un hombre que ha sido asiduo en adquirir los frutos del amor no dejará de amar aunque sufra mil calamidades. Dejad que Esteban, el discípulo de Cristo, y otros como él os persuadan de la verdad de esto (cf. Hch 7, 60). Nuestro Señor mismo oró por sus asesinos y pidió al Padre que los perdonara porque no sabían lo que hacían (cf. Lc 23, 34).

  Maximus the Confessor

  Perdón, Padre, Hombres

• Así como la enseñanza de la Ley y de los profetas, siendo precursores del advenimiento del Logos en la carne, guían nuestras almas a Cristo (cf. Gal. 3:24), así también el Logos glorificado encarnado de Dios es Él mismo un precursor de Su advenimiento espiritual, guiando nuestras almas hacia adelante por Sus propias enseñanzas para recibir Su advenimiento divino y manifiesto. Lo hace sin cesar, por medio de las virtudes, convirtiendo de la carne al espíritu a los que lo merecen. Y lo hará al final de los tiempos, haciendo manifiesto lo que hasta ahora ha estado oculto a los hombres.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Spiritual, Teaching

• Si el Logos divino de Dios Padre se hizo hijo del hombre y hombre para hacer de los hombres dioses e hijos de Dios, creamos que llegaremos al reino en el que ahora está el propio Cristo; pues Él es la cabeza de todo el cuerpo (cf. Col. 1:18), y revestido de nuestra humanidad ha ido al Padre como precursor en nuestro nombre. Dios estará 'en medio de la congregación de los dioses' (Sal 82:1 LXX) -es decir, de los que se salven- distribuyendo las recompensas de la bienaventuranza de ese reino a los que sean dignos de recibirlas, no separados de ellos por ningún espacio.

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  Christian, Father, Believe

• Many have said much about love, but you will find love itself only if you seek it among the disciples of Christ. For only they have true Love as love's teacher. 'Though I have the gift of prophecy', says St. Paul, 'and know all mysteries and all knowledge? and have no love, it profits me nothing' (I Cor. 13:2-3). He who possesses love possesses God Himself, for 'God is love' (I Jn. 4:8). To Him be glory throughout the ages. Amen.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Teacher, Finding Love

• 'The long-suffering man abounds in understanding' (Prov. 14:29), because he endures everything to the end and, while awaiting that end, patiently bears his distress. The end, as St. Paul says, is everlasting life (cf. Rom. 6:22). 'And this is eternal life, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent' (Jn. 17:3).

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  Cristiano, Jesús, Hombres

• When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and contemplation, we will find within us Christ the spring of life (cf. Gen. 26:15-18). Wisdom commands us to drink from this spring, saying, 'Drink water from your own pitchers and from the spring of your own wells' (Prov. 5:15). If we do this we shall find that the treasures of wisdom truly are within us.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Spiritual, Spring

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