REMEMBER THE DEVIL! His eyes are fixed on us with endless hatred.
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2023
- The devil wants us to forget him. His ultimate success would be to make us believe that he is not even real, that he is just the product of our imagination. Once that happens, the flood-gates of sin are wide open in us and our salvation is in great danger.
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I agree that denying the devil exists, and claiming that it's okay to sin because of grace is wrong, very very evil infact, and spiritually damaging, but, when you talk of "loosing" salvation, are you implying that if we sin a certain amount, or in a certain way, or with a certain frequency, that we can loose our salvation? if so, isn't that salvation by works, that our own ritcheousness needs to be of a certain level to keep salvation? Because that seems to me very hard to justify biblically, there's certainly a very strong argument to be made, infact basically an unavoidable conclusion, that it effects both this life's sprirtual health, and the nexts rewards, but loosing salvation i think is a step much to far into works based salvation.
“I saw the snares that the enemy spread out over the world and I said groaning, “what can get through from such snares?” Then I heard a voice saying to me, “Humility”. - St Anthony the Great
"If the world hates you, know that the world hated me first" - Jesus Christ from the Holy Scripture
The devil has harassed me for 45 years. He's slowly losing his grip day by day. Glory be to God.Thank God for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a right spirit within me. Thank you Father.
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing the world he doesn't exist."
“We want Christ to defeat us.” Wow that just blew my mind.
Thank you, Fr. Aldea. I, as a traditional Roman Catholic, find incredible wisdom and utility in your videos. I don't believe it is just me struggling with sanctity in these fallen days. We need a continued voice of reason to correct our paths, especially when it's becoming more and more easy to justify certain behaviors due to all the sin and disorder we are surrounded by. I want to especially thank you for your recent video about your beloved grandmother and your vision of "impossibility"... It has shifted my mindset and the result is that I am able to dust myself off when I fall and get back into the good fight with better agility... I will pray for you and I am sure you will continue to pray for us all. It seems God put certain messages before us, just when we need it the most... God bless you, Fr. Seraphim Aldea, from America!
Well said!
Talk about the Jesus prayer in my case and many others finding this pray for Franco's freedom in the name of Jesus
It's the 'SIN OF PRESUMPTION', most common belief amongst 'Born Agains'! Once saved always saved, is a diabolical deception!
Very, very true. Salvation is not a packet soup recipe where you just add water and stir and all is done. It is a lifelong process of sanctification, where God, as the Holy Ghost, gives us the necessary grace to grow up into the person that God created us to be, and to become, over time, acceptable in His sight. As St Paul tells us, we need to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, it's not a 30 second process where you simply confess in church to the others present that Christ is your Saviour, and that is it forever and ever, you can do what you want and you remain saved. Nonsense. Dangerous nonsense.
But that is what the bible says does it not?
Romans 10:9-10
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
You will always sin, that's why Jesus died for us. He set us free from the law. You are saved through your faith not through your works. How is that compatible with what you are saying?
@@FilipChilyan friend, open your heart to the message being shared in this video. God offers us a complete and perfect salvation through Christ. We cannot be perfect, but we are called to reject sin and strive to be holy. One does not follow Christ by wilfully indulging in sin.
I'm trying to get to that point I can even call myself a Christian. I'm so bad at it...pray for me.
If there is either an Orthodox or Catholic church near/nearest where you live in your country, try to find a priest and ask for instructions on becoming Christian. Tell him you desire to become Christian. In the meantime, keep praying every day. Set aside time during the day, even if for 10 minutes (and gradually increase from there). Ask Jesus, even the Blessed Virgin Mary to help you. Do not give up, even while struggling with prayer. Try praying the Jesus prayer, “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me a poor and weak sinner “. Know that Jesus loves right now, even in your current situation!
Dear Father, my name is Joanne, please pray for my older children, Clara, Audrey and Kolbe. They have lost their faith, and one of them, her name is Clara feels suicidal all the time. Pray they will come back to the faith someday. The world has influenced them so badly that everything they have been thought is gone out the door. It's so hard to see your children so depressed, and I try to remind them to pray and they don't want to hear it. Thank you Father, and please pray for me and my husband too, and my other 3 children, that none of us will be lost. God bless you and your powerful words. I pray for you too.
Thank you dear father seraphim for the reminder. The spiritual war and the devil is real and tangible all around us and within us and at times it’s terrifying . May God have mercy on us all. As Saint Paul says ..we look to the cloud of witnesses and try to copy their faith and their deeds so that we may finish the race
Let us embrace Christ Jesus light to shine unto us to counter attack the devil.Thank you Seraphim for all your teachings.God Bless you and keep praying and preaching for the whole world.Amen
Thank you Father Seraphim. I have not commented throughout these several years but I felt impressed to thank you for your humility, piety and human approach to our condition here. You have counseled me in dark times, comforted me in sorrow and elevated my spirit to see Christ in my fellow beings and indeed myself. You are a kind counselor and shepherd and my faith has grown immeasurably because of you being the critical missionary that you are.
I am confident that i speak for many of us, the wounded, the tired and the struggling (in faith and otherwise).
God bless you and your continuing efforts.
I am a recovering addict and count on your counsel often.
Thank you.
It's insane to not believe in existence of demons ,they are truly evil and hate us so much.Lord Jesus ,Son of God have mercy on us sinners.CHRIST IS BORN January 7th 2023 Orthodox SERBIA
This is the most loving message I have ever heard. Evil is real.
May we be blessed with eyes that see, ears that heat and hearts no longer made of stone. Bless you and thank you Father ☦☦☦
Dear Father, I love your channel, so helpful on our journey, and of course as a Catholic we are very aware of the devil … Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️
Hebrews 10 KJV
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
There's a story that says Martin Luther believed the Creeds should include "... and I believe in the devil..."
My Protestant tradition teaches that if the devil isn't attacking you it's because you're on his side.
he is so alive , We can see and feel it the evil ,god be with us all
Our adversary has been watching us since the birth of humanity and indeed since our own birth. He knows all the tricks and uses constant subterfuge to subdue us to any type of sin, whether it be of the flesh or of the mind. We alone cannot battle him without the Lord's grace and assistance and without the weapon of humility. Father Seraphim your videos reach the people you are supposed to. Don't stop, it is a labour of love.
God bless you Father
May God protect you Father and be with all of us in every spiritual battle we face.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
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Wise words. The Devil says "Jesus loves you, so do you please! God will not punish you since He loves you." What a devious trick. To convince us we are Christians so that we can sin with no guilt!
We are in the most sinful time in existence. And it's all in disguise. If you don't know the difference between right and wrong then how does one know sin in decision. That is how the devil is using deception. Within this we realize that most of society does not understand the action of love. Pit in my stomach when I see long lines for Jesus' flesh but no one in confessional line. Because some bishops teach hell is empty.
Some prayers that make the devil flee in this spiritual combat:
1. Jesus, I trust in You
2. Forgive me Lord, for I am a sinner
3. The St Michael protection prayer
4. The Unity Prayer (which blinds satan)
And most importantly, the Rosary.
Blessings to all 🙏🏿
@Alba Alba you pray one Our Father per each mistery of the Rosary.
More specifically, i find "the Jesus Prayer" and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy a must.
As a proud traditional Catholic, i receive strength from your video's brother. Keep the video's coming.
There is so much evil in the world now. It is frightening and a battle to keep it at bay. We can never rest or let our guards down.
It's terrible that people leave abusive messages 😢 seriously, what is wrong with people? They need to examine their minds and hearts.
I Really appreciate these videos 🙏
Your last 2 videos have been super insightful and much needed. Thanks for putting them out, all praises to the most high❤️
Thank you Father. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God, have mercy on us sinners.
Thank you for this!! The Saints write about these very things!! We as Orthodox Christians, HAVE to learn the teachings of the desert fathers and the saints so we can see the tricks and dellusions the devil tries to use against us.
Thank you, Fr Seraphim. The Devil is indeed very real. 'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' How many times do I sin: not 7×7 but 70 ×7.. May God deliver us from the Evil one and keep us alert to the promptings of the Holy Spirit that we may turn again and again to God's infinite mercy and compassion. Be assured of my prayers for you and all your community and indeed for all those who are touched by your messages of love so generously given as you teach, encourage and challenge us to embrace Christ and his Gospel ever more deeply day by day. Warm greetings and grateful thanks, Jenny (Dunedin, New Zealand)
That's beautiful Jenny
The devil is real and never gives up. I just apply my stubborness to resist as much as I can. But we cannot trust our strenght, it is Gods grace that makes us better human beings. He is the One who can sanctify , by ourselves we can accomplish nothing.
My Grandmother would visit my home every Fall to help my mom they would do canning we had a large garden and she always had a Rosery in her hand, she would always tell us kids to believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see ☦️
Unfortunately, in our present world culture, which is rather godless, this talk is critically important, and I pray that thousands more hear it and heed it.🙏🏻
We are all sinners. Only Christ is without sin.
Thanks for your words. They do truly help, and we need all the help we can get. Glory to God!
I had an encounter with the evil one. It was truly terrifying. All I can say is my icons (Saints Thaney: Tabitha and the Mother of God) and Holy Water protected me until I realised what was going on, then I got out. The upside to all of this I now value Holy Water, icons, attending Church and all our orthodox sacraments like never before. These are mighty and powerful to fight off demonic influence etc. ✝️🙏❤️
You might want to include an icon of St. Joseph, who is known as the “terror of demons”. Ask for St. Joseph’s intercession. Read about him in scripture and in books. St. Joseph was a righteous man and obedient to God. The demons are terrified of St. Joseph’s humility and obedience to God.
@@dschmid8845 thanks for this, I’ll note for future reference. All of this is over for me now, it happened around 2020 on the premises where I worked. Some co-workers engaged in consulting a ouija board for instructions on how to move forward in their business. This is what invoked their presence & as soon as I realised I was out of there like lightening. It was a very frightful experience.
The devil exist and he is around us waiting for a weak spot in us. I intensified my prayers even more and my Rosary is my weapon as much as possible . I know what you telling us brother. I talk with some ( believers who laughs when I name the devil) who denies the Devil shall be the victim of his trap. Jesus teaches us for the unseen realm and the spiritual battle we facing when we follow him and to be aware that they hate us too. And so be it let's put on the full armor of God. Brothers and Sisters good luck and never stop praying ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Father for your teaching on the devil. Don't be deceived that he doesn't exist. Look at the evil in our world. He is the deceiver, the prince of lies. He IS Hate and has a place of ETERNAL TORTURE, darkness and despair prepared for each of us in hell. We would wish to die but won't be able to. Saints, mistics and near death experiences testify to the horrors of hell. What a terrifying reality. Dear God of Love and Light, may all of us, your beloved creatures, be terrified by this reality and call out and follow only You our Saviour Jesus Christ who leads us to our Heavenly Father. You are the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Im going to the Mass almost everyday and yes praying the Rosary too. All i can say is that when i exit the Church im feeling much better than when i enter. Its full proof. When i feel the evil one trying to steal my peace i go to Church asap. Thats my personal approach.
Ohhhh Father.... Your words are so comforting!!! Thank you n God bless you over n over again.
Beautiful. Sin truly is destructive, Jesus says love not the world nor the things of the world. Everything is corrupt and we as Christians should strive for the kingdom daily denying ourselves for Christ is not just a profession of belief in Jesus but a real battle with sin and satan.
So many say they are Christian or were born Christian yet do not follow after Christ.this is a shame
Thanks for the upload Father you truly are a gift from The Lord May he bless you and your ministry abundantly.
Thank you very much Father Seraphim. Your words of spiritual wisdom revive more than ever a vigilance towards the evil one and made me more motivated and alert to be alert and watchful against not only my enemy but the enemy of God’s creation and of God Himself, so I don’t digress and miss enter the heavenly doors and be in His presence and light.
I am Roman Catholic and I thank you for this message. When I was in college(and raised an atheist) wanted to be orthodox but the Greek Orthodox priest told me I would not be welcome. I became Catholic. God bless you!!
That's so sad. I had a not very welcoming experience at a Greek festival as a teen when my mom and I inquired about visiting. There's an icon of the ladder going up to heaven and at the bottom there are a bunch of priests and bishops. They are held to higher account. Thank God after my long stent as a Baptist that I found the Church again. It's not the people, it's the theology. Satan is always busy, as dear Fr. Seraphim says, especially among people who wear the cassock or the clerical collar. ❤️
Jane...I discovered Orthodox barely a year ago...I got no guidance...or love to be brought in and prepare for baptism...the WAY the church is set up...and the Priest would not baptize me and sent me away...apparently that is what GOD wanted me to experience...my point is...some of us don't get rightly catechumened....stay in prayer...hope you find an Orthodox monestary to get protection and guidance...I am praying for you
@@OrthodoxInquirer we are taught to pray for those that mistreat us....even being baptized I am not treated as family...but I stay focused on GOD ...desire to do HIS will.....pray...pray...pray
A simple and powerful prayer...that covers everything... "Lord have Mercy on me" it's the prayer of the Heart...
It keeps are heart opened ...our Spirit protected...
You can also add...have mercy on me..a sinner ( this keeps us humble and sensitive to The Holy Spirit ....and also can say" Lord have Mercy" on them or whomever you name.
It is such a beautiful thing...pray it all day.
I love to sing it
About 30 years ago I wanted to change from Roman Catholic to Ukrainian Orthodox and the priest in Dearborn Michigan told me no! Now his church is nearly closed from low parishioners. But I found about 8 years ago the most welcome beautiful loving church in redford Michigan , St. Innocent. I’m so happy! So blessed! God had this planned ☦️
Thank you for your story. I had to chuckle to myself as I read it. I had a similar experience, but in a different direction. At a very lost part of my life I (a baptized Roman Catholic who had gone astray) went to talk to a Catholic priest about returning to the Catholic church. This was at the beginning of the revelations of the sex abuse scandal. He steered me away from the RCC, telling me this was not a good time in the church. Years later, I became Orthodox. Glory be to God!
How true it is indeed ! It is very important to be aware of that not all thoughts that is in our mind come from ourselves ! This is how the devil seduce people; by planting thoughts in their mind !
Father, bless! Thank you so very much.
I was raised in a good well meaning and loving Protestant family and this message speaks to me greatly as the Protestant tradition in the UK seems to of forgotten about Satan. They concentrate on Christs love and salvation but avoid all talk of Satan and certain types of sin. I feel lost in my Protestant faith , totally crushed and defeated by my own sin and i feel like i am only seeing a very small part of the picture that God wants me to see , as if i am outside the room looking in. Are Protestants saved or am i as damned as i feel? I love Christ and want to be a good person so desperately. What do i do Father? please pray for me.
Fight back with faith, hope, love. Thank you for your truth
Awesome spiritual war homily speech father seraphim thank you may God bless you always
God bless you dear father 🙏🏼
Amen,Amen,Amen 🙏🕊✨🙏🛡⚔️
These videos are bringing souls to the Kingdom. We love you my brother.
You are always in my heart and prayers.
You are truly a God’ gift, not only for us Orthodox, but the world.
God Bless you and thank you.
You’ve stirred my spirit once again.
I felt it when you said “so that we may all pass through the blessed doors of the Kingdom”
Thank you so very much for exposing many of the lies and snares of the Evil One. In fact, that's exactly what he hates most--being exposed. And when we as Christians put up the good fight and live the Gospel through our actions and deeds, the devil has nowhere to hide and is most vulnerable. Faith without deeds is dead. Very well said, Father. God bless you.
God bless you 🙏
I read something once, and it makes so much sense.
I won't get the words exact, but the meaning remains the same, and it goes,
"The devil is happiest when the world denies his existence!"
The devil is attacking so much you have no idea, sometimes I fall but I rise again each time, hopefully
Thank you.
.."that fruit" is the knowledge of good and evil
Great sermon, thank you.
Money and Power is something the Devil often offers in exchange for our Souls. We have to be very Carefull.
Hello m friend. I have a couple of questions for you. Why would God create a world that is opposite to him? Why would he create such a hostile environment for his creation? To torture and take them through such immense suffering? How come someone that is perfect is able to create imperfection?
HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS,CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES;BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED.🙏💔
Mulțumim încă o dată și încă o dată,pentru că ne mângâiați sufletul cu sfaturile venite din inima, pentru binecuvantări,pentu rugăciuni pentru tot, Părinte drag Serafim!
Doamne, ajută!
Dear Father, how beautifully you state this reality. Not all who call out Lord, Lord will enter heaven. You bless us dear Father with your kindness and humility. May God bless you and all those in the Monastery
Dear Father Seraphine,
You were attacked by the unseen force one month ago, maybe because of this very confronting but truthful video you have uploaded.
Thanks Jesus that you are now physically restored.
We sincerely wish to continuously hearing from your sharing of spiritual practices and experiences online in the future. Amen.
~ Saturday April 29, 2023 @ 0721 hours
THANK YOU DEAR FATHER FOR YOUR CARE LOVE FOR OURSELVES AND THE PATHOS YOU VE SPOKEN. BE BLESSED MILLION TIMES. DEEPLY APPRECIATE
Thank you for this video. Please pray for me ! I need a lot of courage right now and it is in short supply.
Thanks, Father, for the reminder that Satan is not a red devil with horns and a tail. He is a very shrewd, persuasive logician, something like a lawyer, perhaps.
LORD 🙏 Messiah save us with your precious blood please
I now know that I am a foolish woman. As you enlighten me with truth, I will continue to pray. Thank you Brother.
God bless you my father, faith alone will not redeem our soul. Lord Jesus Christ told us to always pray with out ceasing, to fast, to love one another, to even love our enemies, because the fight will not be over till we unite with our Mercy full Lord.
My hope is lord almighty the most high, here I am by his unlimited grace and mercy, by the prayer of the mother of God st.Mary, by the prayer of the saints, by the prayer of you my father. By God's grace I will not stop fighting even if I am a horrible sinner, because those who hope in the lord will renew their strength.
My father remember me in your prayer.
Glory to the father and of the son and of the holy spirit forever and ever ✝️
Thank you Father Seraphim!
Amen, thank you father for talking about this topic. I had not even heard about once saved,always saved concept until I saw so many videos on youtube and people actually believing in this doctrine from the pit of hell. With God's grace I hope this video reaches thousands.
It is a Protestant doctrine which began in the Reformation by heretics such as Martin Luther and John Calvin and has millions of adherents to this very day.
Keep these kind of videos coming please! the devils schemes are too tempting for most without this encouragement.
AMEN, i pray and Ask god for this favour, help, and protection Amen
Greetings from the Protestant Church, your videos are tremendously helpful father, thank you.
Thank you father
Let us not fall from Grace 🙏
Struggle onward! God bless
thank you for your videos
I once had a dream about Satan .
It opened with this sad, blue guy sitting in an icy part of the earth.
It was Satan preparing for his hell. To try and blunt the coldness. He was crying, and crying. Yet, I didn't have any sympathy for him. It was surreal . I've never seen someone crying that I didn't immediately try and relate to. But this man, Satan , it was all his fault. He was crying because he was thwarted. Because he was selfish. Because he was evil.
Thank you for teaching us this valued lesson about the way whe are tricked by the devil. Have a blessed Christmas for you and the monastery. 🙏❤️
Thank you Brother, stay on that narrow road, and walk together
Amen bless you fr whole heartedly agree with what you have said very true indeed 🙏 🙌 God's love and blessings to you ❤
Thank you. Gos save us all.
AMEN
Merry Christmas to all
This is a very important message, Amen my brother in Christ!
Everyone wants to be in Heaven. Many think they are saved. Very few want to be saved and enter Heaven through Christ. With Christ
The tension of our salvation Christ demands is too uncomfortable for many. This discomfort turns to hate. ‘Just be a good person. That’s enough!’ God forgive us.
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When our eyes are on Christ always, the reality of evil is through the wisdom of the Holy Spirit revealed to us. Pray brothers and sisters. I love you ♥️
God bless you Fr Seraphim. An icon or statue of St Michael and the devil locked in constant combat reminds me that the danger or struggle is constant, we have to be vigilant always or we will be overcome. Thanks again 🙏🙏🙏🕊⚘
Happy to join you and hope you are having a good start to the year, keeping you all at the Mull Monastery in my prayers.
Thank you for this message today, it is always important to recall the devil's aims. As a Catholic with a Lutheran mother, I would like to ask more about this distinction of doctrines between Catholics/Orthodox and Protestants. Indeed, we are called to imitate the life of Christ, but what shall we do concerning those things which Christ says to do but which are impossible?
Examples that immediately come to mind are Matthew 5:29 and Mark 10:24. Many Protestants take these verses to be examples of Christ commissioning impossible tasks of mankind to show that we cannot ever have a clear conscience if we rely on our own goodness. How should we interpret these verses with respect to the lesson you have given today?
Thank you, and may the grace of Christ be with you.
gracias, from México.
Sunteți omul cuvântului!Slavă lui Dumnezeu pentru toate!🙏🏻
Thank you for your service.
sending Love, Love, Love!
Father God bless You,i know the Devil i am attack by him me and my husband ,because of my mistakes ,now i try to push away ,i Tried to find a answer for existing soul God ,but i have fallen in dark and please pray for me and my family,i am so scared for not leaving me God ,i am so sorry ,my mind and body was attacked by the devil ,my name Iuliana and Andrei pray for us ,God bless You father and all monastery.Amen
Lord have Mercy on you Liliana and Andrei
You are all on my prayer list this day
Thank you for this encouraging and sobering word Father. Your prayers! Fr Mark
Thank you Father for this amazing reality message. May God be with us all to listen to His voice only.
Thank you for your message.
Your introductory bit about people denying their vulnerability to sin is something I hear quite a lot here in America.
Thankyou for this teaching. Its the truth......Jesus help us overcome all the suns in our lives that the gates of paradise is opened to us
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience, and love in these videos. Love to you in Christ our lord. God bless you brother.