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

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)?

58. There is a commandment: "Love thy neighbor" (Mark 12:31). Does this mean that we should equally love both Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians?

59. They say, "Help yourself, and you will be saved." If you save yourself, how will your neighbors be saved?

60. What is the meaning of the expression "Blessed is he who lays down his life for his friend" (John 15:13)?

61. The demon who lived in man and was cast out walks in desert places and finds no rest. And he said, "I will return to my house." He returns and sees that the house is not occupied. Then he takes seven more evil demons and comes, settles in this person. For the latter, this settlement is even more bitter than before (Matt. 12:43-45). How to understand this?

62. The Lord said that one should not think about tomorrow, but should live like birds (Matt. b:25-34). But how to take care of tomorrow in our time?

63. Why was Jesus Christ baptized at the age of 30?

64. Why did the Lord command that no one on earth should be called father?