Defeating Sin Overcoming Our Passions and Changing Forever

by Huneycutt, Joseph David

• ISBN13: 9781928653318
• ISBN10: 1928653316
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-09
• Publisher: Regina Orthodox Press

Summary

DEFEATING SIN will help readers to better understand the disease that troubles the human soul. DEFEATING SIN will prove an invaluable aid for those engaged in spiritual warefare, helping them make that U-turn from the passions toward the virtues. Christians of all denominational backgrounds will benefit from the ancient wisdom of the Church Fathers and the perpetual call to repentance. Orthodox Christians, Catholics, and Anglicans will find the book's helpful guides for making a good Confession memorable, indispensable--a must!

Author Biography

Joseph David Huneycutt is Associate Pastor of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Houston, TX.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. v
Preface	p. vii
	p. 1
Introduction: Opposite Day in Paradise and Beyond
Pale Gas, the Flip Side of Virtue
The Fall	p. 19
Angels and Men, You and Me
One Rule, Two Trees
Two Adams, Two Eves
The Struggle	p. 53
Lists, Naughty and Nice
Passions and Virtues
Of Paramours, Love, and War
Transformation	p. 95
On Repentance
On Confession
Who, What, When, How, Why
Preparing with the Passions
Seque
Planting, Nurturing, and Reaping
	p. 119
About the Meditations
The Great Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian and the Moral Person
The Peeler, the Hound, and the Addict
Andrew
The Wait
The Two Trees
Appendices	p. 179
Visual: The Two Trees
Retreats and Workshops
Retreat Schedule
What is Grace?
Bless My Enemies, O Lord
Spiritual Helps and Christian Duties
Bibliography	p. 203
Abbreviations	p. 209
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