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    Lesson
    2/17/2023

    Therefore With This Alarm Bell

    That God Is Trying to Wake

    (Continued) 👆 Therefore, with this alarm bell that GOD is trying to wake us up, we have to start our struggle to get out of this sin and continue until the end. Therefore, by increasing all the above-mentioned spiritual fight step by step, even if we fail once, even if we fail again and again, we stand up in repentance, and when we apply the constant struggle and advice given to us by our confession father, our sincere decision to hate and reject the sin will really grow in the process, so the spirit itself will burn and separate from us once and for all. 9) Other spiritually aiding advices: Praying, going to church, sprinkling with holy water, baptizing in the hands of the fathers with holy waters sprung (tsebel) by the creator in the name of God and the name of the saints, being blessed by the cross, anointing the (imnet), drinking the holy water, consulting with the fathers for a certain period of time, staying away from carnal life and staying in spiritual service for a limited time upon advices from spiritual fathers, reading various church books as well as listening to religious and spiritual lessons and hymns prepared in audio or video. At this time, the evil spirit that has settled on that person loses what is compatible with his character and is burned by God's word, so he leaves the person sick with adultery. Our Holy Church and our Holy Fathers have been given this great power of the Holy Spirit, so it is their usual work to perform various miracles, so we must get the necessary services and understand them through their prayers. 👉👉👉Question #6: Is kissing before marriage adultery? The act of fornication is first defined by a kiss. In general, whether it is the kissing or passionate caressing of a woman and a man outside of marriage, it is the cause of adultery and the eve of adultery. Therefore, when we lose control of ourselves and keep adding these acts to it, the main sin of fornication (sexual intercourse) will come so we would be questioned by GOD about it. Basically, the greeting that we teach in the church and exchange with good will is a Christian greeting that replaces kissing. Because any Christian who is self-controlled and lives with his conscience, his kissing whether with his spouse or with other people, which expresses true love and longing, is a system of greetings that is not embarrassing and true greetings, whether in front of people, in front of God, or in front of the congregation. Therefore, the idea of ​​kissing before marriage or during marriage is not compatible with good morals. 👉👉👉Question #7: Is it adultery if we spend the night together with one person before marriage? It is important to understand that any sexual intercourse outside of marriage is considered a sin of adultery. The Church does not allow a man and a woman who are betrothed by covenant or engaged to have any relationship before marriage. Even if they do it of their own free will, it is a sin that requires repentance. In general, whether it is the kissing of a woman and a man outside of marriage, whether it is passionate caressing, or it is the cause of adultery and the eve of adultery. Therefore, when we lose control of ourselves and add these acts to it, the main sin of fornication is the act of eating meat. However, a man and a woman who are bound by a covenant or engaged before marriage and have been waiting their wedding day without having any kind of intercourse, all their intercourse after their marriage is sacred to God and recognized by the community. They commit GOD's order instead of adultery and their life believed to be legal and orderly in the eyes of GOD. (Continues) 👇
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