ΤΗΕ ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
THE
NOUS OF ADAM WAS DARKENED
So,
after the fall of the First-Created, man is in a state of sickness.
When we say sick, we mean our soul is sick, and, when we say our soul
is sick, we mean that our nous and our reason (logic, intellect) are
sick; they are darkened, according to our Holy Fathers. This is why
they talk to us about the fall of man and emphasize that during this
fall, their nous got darkened.
"Adam's
nous got darkened", this is the disease of the human nature, and
all of us humans got it with no exception.
“ALL
OF US NEED TO BE HEALED” - PURIFICATION FROM OUR SINFUL PASSIONS
AND ILLUMINATION.
All
humans need to be cured. Our nous needs to be "purified"
and "illumined" by the Holy Spirit. These are the first two
stages of spiritual life, which our Holy Fathers spoke of: κάθαρσις
(purification) and φωτισμός
(illumination).
Now,
what should our nous
be purified from?
According
to our Fathers, our nous must be purified from our sinful passions.
f. Savvas Agioreitis
To be continued...
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