August 17, 2023

Fr. Daniel Sysoev - Vol. 1 & 2 of the Booklet Series: "How to Inherit Eternal Life"

16 minutes

Excerpts from Vol. 1 & 2 from the 12 Volume Booklet Series by Fr. Daniel Sysoev titled "How to Inherit Eternal Life". These booklets are great to give out to inquirers and catechumens, to sell at parish bookstores, and more. This recording covers two excerpts from each of the first two booklets.

BUY the entire 12 volume, 560 total page booklet set here ($45):

https://mission-shop.com/product/how-to-inherit-eternal-life-whole-series-of-12-books/

0:00 Intro

Booklet 1: God's Love and God's Will

0:20 The Path to Divine Love

4:27 How Are We to Will Where Holy Scripture is Silent?

Booklet 2: The Divine Names

8:10 The Meaning and Significance of Names

10:08 The Names of God Who Gives Life

TITLES of the 12 booklets:

--God’s Love and God’s Will

--The Divine Names

--How Does God Rule the World?

--On Fear of God and Good Works

--On Meekness and Freedom from Anger

--On Internal and External Prayer

--Spirit, Soul, and Body

--On Gluttony and Avarice

--On Envy and Despondency

--How We Should View the Government

--Orthodox Upbringing of Children

--The Resurrection of the Dead

LEARN more about Fr. Daniel:

https://mission-shop.com/daniel/

DONATE to the Benevolent Fund to support Matushkas (priest wives) who have lost their husbands and need support for themselves and their children:

https://mission-shop.com/pozhertvovanie-na-fond/

WATCH an interview with the wife, daughter, and spiritual son of Fr. Daniel Sysoev:

--Who Was New-Martyr Daniel Sysoev? with Yulia Sysoeva:

https://www.youtube.com/live/cXFNiKcoi9I?feature=share

_______

Fr. Daniel teaches:

"The apostle Peter says that we have already been given all the gifts that are necessary for salvation. They are given at the time of the sacraments of baptism and chrismation. These gifts are achievable through knowledge of God. The Lord, however, bestows not only gifts, but also the promise that we will be participants in the Divine nature, that through divine grace we will become participants in the nature of the Creator Himself." -from "God’s Love and God’s Will"

"If there is no obvious answer to our question in Holy Scripture, how are we then to learn God’s will? For this we have the holy Church of God. We must go to the Church and ask the advice of the priest. This advice must be given grounded in Holy Scripture and the holy fathers. This is necessary not because we do not trust the priest, but so that we might learn, and the next time the choice will be simpler for us.... There are cases, however, where it is not possible to go to a priest or an elder for advice, and the situation must be resolved without delay. In this case there are several means of learning God’s will..." -from "God’s Love and God’s Will"

"Ordinarily names are given by those in authority. For example, parents give their children names, exercising their authority over them.... Thus, on the one hand the name signifies personal contact, and on the other—a subordinate status. Hence, strictly speaking, our God is a nameless God. If we ask what God’s sole, absolute name is, the answer is that there is none! For there is no one greater than He." -from "The Divine Names"

_______

Orthodox Wisdom is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ!

...more