Overcoming Temptations | The Young Brother and the Old Monk

Overcoming Temptations | The Young Brother and the Old Monk | Elder Ephraim of Arizona

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7 ай бұрын

Join us for a profound exploration of the spiritual journey as Elder Ephraim of Arizona shares timeless insights on facing temptations, on how to resist temptations. Discover how the great Fathers of the Church traversed the challenging path, turning trials into opportunities for divine wisdom. This compelling narrative is a source of inspiration and guidance for those navigating the intricate landscape of spiritual warfare. Gain strength, courage, and a deeper understanding of God's transformative work through the furnace of life's temptations.
Elder Ephraim has built eighteen Orthodox Christian monasteries in North America and fell asleep in the Lord on December 7, 2019.
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Holy Monastery Filotheou, Mount Athos, Greece
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@otelders 6 ай бұрын

This video has English and Romanian subtitles. To toggle subtitles on or off, simply press the CC button. Interested in contributing subtitles in your language? Reach out and let us know! otelders@gmail.com Read the full English transcript here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/overcoming-temptations-the-young-brother-and-the-old-monk-elder-ephraim-of-arizona

@paulk8072 6 ай бұрын

Pray to God for me Saint Ephraim ☦️

@gliderfs621 6 ай бұрын

Saint Ephraïm, pray for my loved ones and me 🙏❤️☦️

@scr1blez 6 ай бұрын

thanks for posting this. I really love elder ephraim and he has helped me to gain much wisdom through trials and temptations. But I just fell into temptation yesterday and friday after a week of being fully devoted to God and I am so ashamed. But I won't despair I will keep trying to strive for christ no matter how many times I fall.

@otelders 6 ай бұрын

🙏

@thegutsvo 6 ай бұрын

Catechumen here and I'm in the same situation.

@Nathan_091 6 ай бұрын

Saint Ephraim pray for us 🙏☦️

@GeorgiosLeo 6 ай бұрын

Άγιε του Θεού Εφραίμ πρέσβευε υπέρ των ψυχών ημών.

@ginarusu7260 6 ай бұрын

❤ Există răul și cunoscându-l, trăind-ul,dorul de rai crește. Doamne, nu sunt vrednică de rai dar, te rog fierbinte nici în iad să nu mă dai!

@dmitri6598 6 ай бұрын

🙏

@Ps.end.gr23 7 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@user-zv7fs5jv8q 6 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏❤

@petergunn9149 6 ай бұрын

☦️☦️☦️

@peterkalo4628 6 ай бұрын

❤️☦️

@ginarusu7260 6 ай бұрын

❤

@b374f15h 6 ай бұрын

Pray to Christ.

@charlesmaximus9161 2 ай бұрын

We do. But we are commanded to pray for one another as well; this is non-negotiable. Those that die in Christ are part of the Kingdom; these are His holy saints. Thus, we continue to ask for their intercessions. This is all prayer for the saints is, intercessions. Unfortunately, your Protestant anger and ignorance prevents you from understanding the theology of the ancient Church. Your Sola Scriptura isn’t even found in Holy Scripture, yet your only argument against us is “show me where in the Bible it says this!” You should try reading Scripture in its original Greek translation, as virtually ALL your heretical Protestant ideas didn’t even exist until long after the 16th and 17th centuries; the Church, however, was already in existence for over 1,500 years by this point.

@marianaestephan4515 7 ай бұрын

Why there’s no Arabic subtitles 😢😢😢

@otelders 6 ай бұрын

Hopefully will be in the future. :)

@marianaestephan4515 6 ай бұрын

@@Loopy-hk4xg yes true

@marianaestephan4515 6 ай бұрын

@@otelders Hope so🥹

@elenaiordache88 6 ай бұрын

Vă mulțumim mult! Sărut mâna! 🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@blahblah4129 4 ай бұрын

Why does the thumbnail only includes three flags? Eastern Orthodox Christians are also in Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, etc.

@otelders 4 ай бұрын

Those flags indicate that the video has subtitles in different languages.

@sofiebult 6 ай бұрын

Loving God allowing the devil to throw him down a mountain?? As long with the rest of the temptations. I will definitely go to hell

@emilianodisa8076 6 ай бұрын

Is not, my dear Brother, what's up to you, but now you react to all that happens in your life. God Is not an Idol to whorship in order to have a normal life. He wants us ti react as Christians

@hellomikufanpage34 6 ай бұрын

He allows the devil to make us suffer because when we suffer we usually go to God. If we don’t suffer we won’t gain anything

@IvanIvan-cx9hj Ай бұрын

Not necesserily, trials are allowed by God according to the strength and commitment of the one enduring it. And similarly, reward is different for everyone.

@nr7701 Ай бұрын

As a monk (monastic), he will experience more intense temptations than we usually experience in the world because he has devoted his entire life to God. Therefore, God wouldn't let this happen to just anyone, don't worry. It's like in the story of Job. The devil took everything from Job, but yet Job still did not curse God. God allowed the devil to act on Job, and Job showed himself to be a true friend in Christ because he did not start blaming God and acting out when life wasn't going his way. A monastic, once he has fought against temptations to a high degree, yes, may even experience physical fights against the devil. It is again like Job, for him to show that no matter what comes his way in life, the monastic will stick to Christ.