The Inner Person will come out of the mouth !!! The sin a person commit is NOT himself, but of flesh... The Spirit tells one thing and the body does something else, then the mind follows to justify the actions ?
Everyone want to obey the Law and do what is good, but end up doing evil which lies close at hand... This is the temptation and discernment of the SPIRIT identifies the person who we really are... For eg. Stand in front of a child and smile, if the child responds to the spirit... then surely one is genuine ! More often we see the child cries... OR... not sure of the interaction and move away; we must learn to adapt the way the child feel secure in our presence. This is the same principle Holy Spirit behaves too ! One may pretend very holy and approachable, yet the SPIRIT which comes out of the mouth may not impress all.
ORTHODOX CHURCH teaches several means and ways to control the BODY during lent season - The MIND will acquire power to withstand the temptations and the SPIRIT reaches the ultimate goal which is Salvation of humankind... May Lord show us the Way, the Truth, and the Life...
The SIN is exploitation of innocents by clever people... when God protect them and retaliate with suitable punishment...!! The Law is used to justify the length and severity of the judgement, where as the REPENTANT will receive mercy and grace !
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