Letters of Archimandrite Ioann (Krestyankin)

The book is presented as a collection of letters from Father Ioann Krestyankin. Readers who have already had the fortune to get acquainted with them consider them to be the best spiritual nourishment of our time. The turmoil in society, social problems, the prevalence of sectarianism, occultism, and the blatant violation of God's commandments lead to unrest in the spiritual environment as well. Many believers begin to question clergy about the future fate of the world. This collection of letters serves as a response to the numerous questions of Orthodox Christians.

In the letters of Father Ioann Krestyankin, the most pressing spiritual questions are considered, correlating the righteous life of a Christian with the conditions of constant temptation, such as: the Internet, computerization, worship of power, money, and material values.

The archimandrite explains in detail that the main source of all kinds of sinfulness lies not outside (in the surrounding world), but within us, in the soul. If the soul is pure, it is not afraid of temptations. Only the tendency towards sinfulness, the cultivation of sin within oneself can ruin a person, finally turning them away from God. According to Elder Ioann, one should not worry about changing the state or social structure, but about the content of one’s own spiritual essence.

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