CHRISTIAN ASCESIS: THE AXIS OF HARMONY OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
CHRISTIAN ASCESIS: THE AXIS OF HARMONY OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
Author(s): Marin BugiulescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Ideas Forum International Academic and Scientific Association
Keywords: asceticism; perfection; divine grace; purification; illumination;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents a very important topic that aims at the balance of the spiritual life, namelyasceticism. Asceticism is the state developed by the divine energies that sustain man's spiritual progress.A believer, the more he practices on the path of doing good, the better and more virtuous he will become.The more he seeks to eliminate sin from his being, the purer and godlier he will become. This exercise iscalled in spiritual language: asceticism. Man is a reality of divine harmony, but we must keep in mind thatthis gracious presence cannot be expressed conceptually because it belongs to a transcendental,metaphysical reality. Therefore, Christian asceticism refers to the acquisition and perfection of life inChrist. In this endeavor man is not left alone. God's grace helps him to achieve the state of holiness, ofperfection.
- Issue Year: 4/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 45-49
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English