These Days the Devil is Roaming Free - St. Paisios the Athonite

<p>St. Paisios arms us with the knowledge of how the devil works, how we can overcome his deceptions, and how to unite ourselves to Christ. &quot;The devil can harm us only if,&quot; teaches St. Paisios, &quot;we allow him to have power over us.&quot;</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:15 When We Sin We Give Rights to Temptation</p><p>3:21 Confession Deprives the Devil of His Rights</p><p>5:51 The Devil Will Not Approach a Pure Creature of God</p><p>10:02 We Should Not Start a Conversation With the Devil</p><p>11:43 The Devil is Weak</p><p>16:29 The Devil is Dumb</p><p>20:48 The Reason That God Allows the Devil to Tempt Us</p><p>24:55 The Devil Does Not Want to Repent</p><p>29:38 Humility Destroys the DevilReading from “Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 1: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man”, p. 52-69📖 Spiritual Counsels, Vol. I: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man by St. Paisioshttps://www.holycross.org/products/with-pain-and-love-for-contemporary-man-elder-paisios?srsltid=AfmBOooG0oxZfwjniLoIMF1LXDQHdMBKr8W6eXoQxM2xf-AEqHLNx31u🎧 The Struggle Against Thoughts - St. Paisios the Athonitehttps://youtu.be/5sN-zHdnjto🎧 Everyone Needs a Spiritual Father - St. Paisios the Athonitehttps://youtu.be/xaSeWRcJPHo🎧 Fighting the Passions - Archbishop Theophan of Poltavahttps://youtu.be/tNYLK80dFvA🎧 Holiness is in the Struggle! - Elder Athanasios Mitilinaioshttps://youtu.be/Qhm2ffdEBsc⛪ FIND an Orthodox parish and monastery near you: https://orthodox-world.org/https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/🎁Support my work here:https://buymeacoffee.com/orthodoxwisdom_______St. Paisios teaches:There is so much demonic influence in the world today. The devil is roaming free because people have given him the right to do so and they are vulnerable to horrific attacks by him. Once someone rightly said: &quot;In the old days the devil was preoccupied with human beings; not anymore. He shows people the way, tells them &#39;farewell&#39;, and off they go.&quot; It&#39;s terrible! You see, when the demons wanted to enter the swine in the country of the Gadarenes, they asked for Christ&#39;s permission — since the swine had not given the devil an excuse, he did not have the right to possess them! Christ allowed this to happen so that the Israelites, who were forbidden from eating pork, may be punished.The devil can harm us only if we allow him to have power over us. Those who do not participate in the Mysteries of the Church give rights to temptation and become vulnerable to demonic influence.-Geron