Gleanings from Orthodox Christian Authors and the Holy Fathers

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Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures" (I Corinthians 15:3), and He grants freedom to those who serve Him well. For He says: "Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord" (Matthew 25:23). St. Mark the Ascetic, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," trans. by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 86 - 90