Additional information
| Author Name | Tikhon of Zadonsk |
|---|---|
| Translator | George D. Lardas |
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| Imprint | |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 279 |
| Book Dimensions | 9.25 x 6 ins |
| Paperback ISBN | 9780884650461 |
Description
This book was published in some forty-nine editions prior to the Russian revolution. In it, St. Tikhon, who lived from 1724 to 1783 , gives his counsel on living the Christian life. It touches many areas including “Love of God,” “The Way of Duty” and “Towards Eternity.”The work is further enhanced by two lives of the Saint, a glossary of terms, a bibliography and a Scriptural and a Subject index.
Contents
I. The Love of God
Love of God
The signs of love for God
Remember the love of God
Reverence toward God
The written law of God
The innate law of God
II. The Way of Salvation
The Gospel of Salvation
Holy Baptism
Renunciations and vows
Sins after Baptism
The way back
The Deliverer
“Ye are a chosen race”
III.
The struggle between flesh and spirit
Self-examination
Inward search
Sin
The cause of sin
The struggle against sin
Pride
Sins of the tongue
Flee luxury
Away with drunkenness
Hate
Love
With the help of God
Remembrance of the Divine Passion
Imitation of the life of Christ
IV. The Way of Duty
Duties of leaders and subordinates
Duties of pastors and of the flock
Duties of spouses
Duties of parents and children
Duties of masters and servants
Duties of the rich and poor
Duties of lenders and borrowers
Duties of sellers and buyers
Duties of employers and employees
The duty of forgiveness
The Golden Rule
The supreme duty
V. Toward Eternity
Looking toward Heaven
Death
God’s warnings
The Dread Judgment
Eternity
“One thing is needful”
VI. Summary
Appendix
The Life of our Father among the Saints, Tikhon of Zadonsk
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