Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Freedom

"The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor is it in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering." -- St. Theophan the Recluse

1 comment:

Ostensive Lyme said...

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free."
-Gal. 5:1

Fr Michael, does this scripture mean to differentiate 'kinds' or 'levels' of freedom? Do we have free choice in order to choose Christ and thereby attain to a new kind of freedom?
Anything you can unpack in this would be appreciated.

Thanks;
-Mark Basil