My Life in Christ Quotes

“The Christian has no reason to have in his heart any ill-feeling whatever against anyone--such ill-feeling, like every other evil, is the work of the Devil; the Christian must only have love in his heart; and as love cannot think of evil, he cannot have any ill-feeling against others.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Hearty faith is indispensable for man, because the light of our intellect is very limited, and cannot contain much mental light, while the Lord our God is Infinite Light, and the world is an abyss of His omnipotence and wisdom, whilst in us there is only, so to say, a drop of His power and wisdom, because only so much, and not more, can be contained of them in our perishable flesh.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“What is a pure heart? It is meek, humble, guileless, simple, trusting, true, unsuspicious, gentle, good, not covetous, not envious, not adulterous. My soul! remember thy heavenly dignity and do not be disturbed by corruptible, worthless things. Honour also in other people their heavenly dignity, and do not dare offend or hate them for any perishable cause; love with all thy might that which is spiritual and heavenly, and despise that which is material, earthly.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“For you cannot conquer evil with evil, just as you cannot put out fire by fire, but only by water.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Our self-love and pride manifest themselves especially in impatience”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“People offend you, irritate you, breathe contempt and malice against you; do not repay them in the same way, but be gentle, meek, and kind, respectful and loving towards those very persons who behave unworthily to you.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Dislike, enmity, or hatred should be unknown amongst Christians even by name. How can dislike exist amongst Christians? Everywhere you see love, everywhere you breathe the fragrance of love. Our God is the God of love. His kingdom is the kingdom of love.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“If God does not leave a blade of grass, a flower, or a small leaf of a tree without His good providence, will He leave us?”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Remember, that animals are called to life by God's mercy that they may enjoy their existence as much as they can during their short life. "The Lord is good to all." [247] Do not beat them, if they are unreasonable, or if they play tricks, or if any of your property is damaged by them. "Blessed is the man who is merciful to his beast.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“The earth is hard and inert, though it revolves very fast round the sun; water is liquid and rapid, therefore people say a current is rapid; air is still more liquid, more rare- fied and more rapid, and therefore it moves very quickly, as, for instance, in the case of winds; light is still more ethereal, more rapid, and in one second it travels over incredibly great distances. If light is so ethereal and traverses immense spaces in the shortest possible time, then what must the created spirit be, and how ethereal and rapid must it be! Finally, what must the uncreated Spirit be--the Lord Himself! How immeasurable must He be! If light in one second moves with such awful rapidity, then how rapidly must the uncreated Light--the Source of all Light and of everything created--move in intelligent created spirits! Finally, how must the Light which created everything embrace all His creatures, all the multitudes of worlds! Glory to Thee, the Light immaterial and uncreated, "which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." [112]”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“Indeed, we often so live as though we had no spirit in us, and the highest degree of human depravity is manifested by the fact that the spirit is completely stifled and the man becomes as though he were flesh alone.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“How often it happens in life that a man has one thing in his heart and another upon his lips, and wears two faces at one and the same time!”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“we must by every means implant in the field of our heart the seeds of the virtues, faith, hope in God, and love for God and our neighbour,”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Watch whether your heart agrees with, everything that your tongue pronounces.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Forgive those who trespass against you, so that God may forgive your trespasses, incomparably greater than the trespasses of others against you.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of the man is the same--the image of God.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Likewise every true thought contains in itself a proof of its truth. This proof is its vivifying effect upon the heart;”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Every lying thought bears in itself a proof of its falsehood. This proof is its deadly effect upon the heart;”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Very often it happens that prayer is on the lips, but in the heart cunning, incredulity or unbelief, so that by the lips the man seems near to God, whilst in his heart he is far from Him.”
― St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Keep a strict watch against every appearance of pride: it appears imperceptibly, particularly in time of vexation and irritability against others for quite unimportant causes. The”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“Who can be more loathsome to me than myself? Truly nobody; in comparison to me all are righteous. I”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“When people call you by your name, it is not your body that replies, but your soul,”
― Ivan Ilyich Sergiev, My Life in Christ

“The only requirements of our soul are righteousness, holiness, truth, love, mercy, meekness, kindness, peace, spiritual freedom, or the grace of God in the heart. These treasures give life to our whole being, and are eternal.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“In all your works, either at home or at the place of your service, do not forget that all your strength, your light and your success are in Christ and His Cross; therefore, do not fail to call upon the Lord before beginning any work, saying: Jesus, help me! Jesus, enlighten me! Thus your heart will be supported and warmed by lively faith and hope in Christ, for His is the power and glory unto ages of ages.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“Unite your soul to God by means of hearty faith and you will be able to accomplish everything. Do powerful, invisible, ever-watchful enemies wage war against you? You will conquer them. Are these enemies visible, outward? You will conquer them also. Do passions rend you? You will overcome them. Are you crushed with sorrows? You will get over them. Have you fallen into despondency? You will obtain courage. With faith you will be able to conquer everything, and even the Kingdom of Heaven will be yours. Faith is the greatest blessing of the earthly life; it unites the man to God, and makes him strong and victorious through Him. "He that is joined unto the Lord is one Spirit.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God

“God, in whom we believe and in whom we trust, is an incomplex Being, as He is also simply love. Amen.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“Evil and faults are corrected by good, by love, kindness, meekness, humility, and patience.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“We only call the Lord, God, but in reality we have our own gods, because we do not do the Will of God, but the will and thoughts of our flesh, the will of our heart, of our passions; our gods are--our flesh, pleasures, money, dress, etc.”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

“O, woe, woe, woe to us who bear the name of Christ, but have none of the spirit of Christ in us; who bear the name of Christ, but do not follow the teaching of the Gospel!”
― John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ