Archimandrite Ambrose Yurasov - On Faith and Salvation. FAQ. - 2008

107. Did God say that people should be monks? To build monasteries?

108. Who are the monks in the world?

109. With the acceptance of monasticism, a person abandons his free will. By whose will does he begin to live - according to the will of his confessor?

110. Is a monk a weakness or a strength of spirit?

111. What should one do to become a nun?

112. Is it pleasing to God if a person goes to a monastery against the will of his parents?

113. They say, "Everything is the will of God." But is it God's will that babies perish?

114. How can one learn to be a courageous spirit?

115. I often murmur against Eve because she sinned. If it were not for her sin, life would be different, I would live better

116. You often say that there is a respite for believers now. Does this mean that there will be persecution again?

117. I know a woman: she often goes to church, prays, fasts, but it is very difficult to talk to her, because she is angry and irritated. Why does a person have such a condition?

118. Why does it happen that after church the grace acquired there very soon leaves the soul?

119. A person feels sick during the service—why is that?

120. It is said that the cross is idolatry, that Christ Himself was not baptized, that He did not make the sign of the cross on Himself

121. Is it possible to go to church without a cross?

122. What is spiritual kinship?

123. Does the Lord love everyone equally?

124. If there is no argument about something, how can we understand whether there is no will of God or whether it is the wiles of the devil?

125. Why do Russians not have the unity, the cohesion that all other peoples have?

126. Russians are constantly humiliated from the television screen. If something is bad somewhere, then the Russians are to blame for everything. Many of us have become despondent, but the loss of faith in oneself by the people leads to its disappearance

127. How can we find the fear of God?