The necessity of temptations

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St Isaac the Syrian (7th/8th cent.)

  • 'Without temptations, God's concern is not perceived, nor is freedom of speech with Him acquired, nor is spiritual wisdom learnt, nor does the love of God become grounded in the soul.' (Wisdom of St Isaac of Syria, 8; ed. S. Brock, p. 1.)
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