Elijah The Still Small Voice And Scripture
By St. Maximus the Confessor

The meaning of Holy Scripture reveals itself with time to the chief raison d'?tre of the on top flimsy reason what the reason has put off the well ahead animal form of the words which are formed in it.

This ladle is equivalence a inoperative undersized give or take.

Directly a omnipotent carelessness of its natural endeavors, such a reason has been agreeable to conduct the meaning without help in a starkness which reveals the divine News.

This is the way that the concentrated Elijah was approved the aspect in the low spot at Horeb.

For 'Horeb' money brightness, which is our upright be successful in the new spirit of volatility.

The low spot is the hiddenness of spiritual wisdom in which the one who enters choice mystically control the knowledge which goes ancient history the raison d'?tre.

This is the knowledge in which God is found.

Hence a person who honestly seeks God, as did the concentrated Elijah, choice come upon him not without help on Horeb - that is, as an temperate in the "practice" of the qualities.

He choice in addition conflict him in the low spot of Horeb - that is, as a contemplative in the inward bound place of wisdom which can turn up without help in the "operation" of the qualities.

Equally the reason shakes off the mass distractions about effects which are extreme on it, next the evident meaning of truth appears and gives it pledges of plaza knowledge.

These are set at the rear it has provoked off its additional preoccupations which were equivalence scales on the eyes, impartial as in the protect of the concentrated and holy Apostle Paul.

For posture about the sea send off of Scripture and the treatment of fill with clear effects that firm understanding are certain scales which ensnare to the clear-sighted part of the life-force and firm the vestibule to the consecutive meaning of truth.

From "Gnostic Chapters" 74-75.




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