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

37. Why don't they use musical instruments in the church, for example, like the organ of the Catholics?

38. What is the meaning of the word "catechumens" when the deacon says, "Catechumens, depart"?

39. When the deacon calls out at the Liturgy: "Catechumens, bow your heads to the Lord," should all Christians bow their heads?

40. Why are candles extinguished during the reading of the Six Psalms?

41. What does censing mean during the service?

42. What do lit candles and lamps mean?

43. What does the Shroud of the Lord look like?

44. How do the saints help people: all at once or in turn?

45. Can a person not sin?

46. Who is more sinful, Adam or Eve? Man or woman?

47. In the "Old Testament" it is said that Lucifer "became proud of his power and strength and did not want to love God, to do the will of God, but wanted to become like God himself." What forces were controlling him at that moment; After all, there were no devils and demons then?

48. Cain, after his wickedness, met his wife. Where does it come from, since only Adam and Eve and their children are mentioned?

49. In the Old Testament the sons of men and the sons of God are mentioned (Gen. 6:2). Who are they, where did they come from?

50. What is "Abraham's bosom," and who goes there?

51. What is "boorish sin"?

52. The Gospel says that a Christian should not love the world. How can you find this dislike and what does it mean?

53. Explain the words, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword: for I have come to divide a man from his father, and a daughter from her mother, and a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies are his household" (Matt. 10:34-36)

54. I do not understand the words from the Gospel of Matthew (Matt. 7:6), where it is written: "Do not give holy things to dogs, and do not cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."

55. In the Gospel of Mark, the Lord said to the father of a sick youth: "Believe, and he will be healed." And the father cried out: "I believe, O Lord! Help my unbelief" (Mark 9:24). What do these words contain?

56. Please explain the words of the Apostle Paul from the First Epistle to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 3:13-15): "Whoever has the work he built endures will receive a reward; but whoever has a work burned will suffer loss; however, he himself will be saved, as if from fire"

57. How do we understand the words of the Gospel: "Make friends for yourselves with the riches of unrighteousness" (Luke 16:9)?