🇬🇷 Ελληνικά
Πολλές μονές – πολλές καταστάσεις
Η Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία γνωρίζει και ομολογεί ότι ο Παράδεισος είναι η κοινωνία με τον Χριστό και ότι η πλήρης μέθεξη του ακτίστου φωτός βιώνεται από τους Αγίους εντός της Εκκλησίας.
Όμως η Εκκλησία δεν τολμά να περιορίσει το έλεος του Θεού.
Οι Πατέρες μας διδάσκουν ότι ο Θεός κρίνει κάθε άνθρωπο σύμφωνα με το φως που είχε, τη συνείδησή του και τα έργα του.
Γι’ αυτό και ο ίδιος ο Κύριος λέγει:
«Ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ Πατρός μου μοναὶ πολλαί εἰσιν» — δηλαδή πολλές καταστάσεις, πολλοί τρόποι υπάρξεως.
Χαρακτηριστικό είναι το περιστατικό με τον Άγιο Άνθιμο, ο οποίος είδε μετά θάνατον έναν ενάρετο μουσουλμάνο φίλο του σε έναν καλό και φωτεινό τόπο.
Όχι στην πλήρη δόξα που βιώνουν οι Άγιοι, αλλά σε τόπο αναπαύσεως, σύμφωνα με τη ζωή και την αγαθότητά του.
Δεν υπάρχουν πολλοί θεοί ούτε πολλές σωτηρίες.
Υπάρχει ένας Θεός, αλλά πολλές καταστάσεις τις οποίες μόνο Εκείνος γνωρίζει.
Η κρίση ανήκει στον Χριστό, όχι στους ανθρώπους.
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🇬🇧 English
Many Dwelling Places – Many States of Being
The Orthodox Church confesses that Paradise is communion with Christ and that the full participation in the uncreated Light is experienced by the Saints within the Church.
Yet, the Church does not dare to limit the mercy of God.
The Fathers teach that God judges every person according to the light they received, their conscience, and their deeds.
That is why Christ Himself says:
“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places.”
This refers not to different salvations, but to different states of existence.
A well-known account speaks of Saint Anthimos, who was granted a vision of a virtuous Muslim friend after death, resting in a beautiful and peaceful place.
Not in the fullness of divine glory experienced by the Saints, but in a state of rest, according to his life and goodness.
There are not many gods, nor many truths.
There is one God, yet many states known only to Him.
Judgment belongs to Christ alone.
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🇹🇷 Türkçe
Birçok Konak – Birçok Hâl
Ortodoks Kilisesi, Cennet’in Mesih ile birlik olduğunu ve ilahi nurun tam paylaşımının Kilise içindeki Azizler tarafından yaşandığını ikrar eder.
Ancak Kilise, Tanrı’nın merhametini sınırlandırmaya cesaret etmez.
Kutsal Babalar, Tanrı’nın her insanı sahip olduğu ışığa, vicdanına ve yaptığı işlere göre yargıladığını öğretir.
Bu yüzden Mesih şöyle der:
“Babamın evinde birçok konak vardır.”
Bu, farklı kurtuluşlar değil, farklı varoluş hâlleri anlamına gelir.
Aziz Antimos’un, ölümden sonra erdemli bir Müslüman dostunu güzel ve huzurlu bir yerde gördüğüne dair anlatı da bunu göstermektedir.
Azizlerin yaşadığı tam ilahi yücelik değil, fakat yaşamına uygun bir esenlik hâli.
Birden fazla Tanrı yoktur.
Bir Tanrı vardır, fakat birçok hâl yalnızca O’nun bildiği şekilde vardır.
Yargı insanlara değil, Mesih’e aittir.
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