Many, in our modern societies,
are confused on when they are and can be good Christians. Most modern
Christians are part-time Christians. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow explains:
“It is not possible to be a
Christian inside the walls of one’s own home, in one’s family circle or in the
solitude of one’s cell and to cease to be Christian when teaching at university
or in school, standing in front of a television camera, voting in Parliament or
undertaking a scientific experiment. Christian motivation must be present in
everything that constitutes the believer’s sphere of vital interests. A
believer cannot exclude his professional life or scientific interests, his
political, economic or social activities, his work in the media and the like from
this spiritual and moral context. Religious belief encompasses everything a
believer is or does. The religious way of life is the mode of existence in the
world of people whose choices are motivated and determined by their religious
principles”[1].
[1]
Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow, Freedom and
Responsibility, (London, Dartion, Longman and Todd, 2011), p.2-3
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