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EVERGETINOS (Vol. 3) - Hypothesis 29: That pride alone is sufficient to destroy a Christian, and that those who become puffed up over their accomplishments are abandoned by Divine Grace

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK HYPOTHESIS 29: That pride alone is sufficient to destroy a Christian, and that those who become puffed up over their accomplishments are abandoned by Divine Grace and suffer a deadly fall. A. From Palladios B. From the Life of St. Synkletike C. From the Gerontikon D. From Antiochos (author of the Pandects) E. From Abba Cassian episode 34mins Please purchase a copy of the book direct from publisher: https://ctosonline.org/product/the-evergetinos-a-complete-text-book-iii Listener Support: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxHPWYPKrDv_KBuTMo4e0fX_Gw3aTxxRRT

"They wandered about in skeepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented (of whom the world was not worthy). They wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth" -Hebrews 11:37-38

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