The Problem With Vainglory

One of the problems with vainglory, according to St. Isaac the Syrian, is that “it hands that person over to” either fornication or pride. But before we can talk about how vainglory hands one over to either fornication or pride, we need to understand what vainglory is. Nowadays the word vain means to have a high opinion of oneself, but that is not what it originally meant, nor what it means in the Bible or in the hymnology of the Church. This is why many English-speaking Orthodox Christians have no idea what vainglory means.

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The Problem With Vainglory is an episode from Praying in the Rain by Fr. Michael Gillis, and Ancient Faith Ministries.

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This episode was published on Feb 1, 2024.

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