“By reading these books you will gradually acquire meekness, humility and love and your soul will be made good. Do not choose negative methods to correct yourselves. There is no need to fear the devil, hell or anything else. These things provoke a negative reaction. I myself have some little experience in these matters. The object is not to sit and afflict and constrict yourself in order to improve. The object is to live, to study, to pray and to advance in love – in love of Christ and for the Church.”
(Elder Porphyrios in “Wounded by Love” on reading the Bible and other theologically sound books)

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