Journey to Heaven: Counsels on the Particular Duties of Every Christian, St Tikhon of Zadonsk

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This book was published in some forty-nine editions prior to the Russian revolution. In it, St. Tikhon, who lived from 1724 to 1783 , gives his counsel on living the Christian life. It touches many areas including "Love of God," "The Way of Duty" and "Towards Eternity."The work is further enhanced by two lives of the Saint, a glossary of terms, a bibliography and a Scriptural and a Subject index.

I. The Love of God

Love of God

The signs of love for God

Remember the love of God

Reverence toward God

The written law of God

The innate law of God

II. The Way of Salvation

The Gospel of Salvation

Holy Baptism

Renunciations and vows

Sins after Baptism

The way back

The Deliverer

"Ye are a chosen race"

III. The struggle between flesh and spirit

Self-examination

Inward search

Sin

The cause of sin

The struggle against sin

Pride

Sins of the tongue

Flee luxury

Away with drunkenness

Hate

Love

With the help of God

Remembrance of the Divine Passion

Imitation of the life of Christ

IV. The Way of Duty

Duties of leaders and subordinates

Duties of pastors and of the flock

Duties of spouses

Duties of parents and children

Duties of masters and servants

Duties of the rich and poor

Duties of lenders and borrowers

Duties of sellers and buyers

Duties of employers and employees

The duty of forgiveness

The Golden Rule

The supreme duty

V. Toward Eternity

Looking toward Heaven

Death

God's warnings

The Dread Judgment

Eternity

"One thing is needful"

VI. Summary

Appendix

The Life of our Father among the Saints, Tikhon of Zadonsk

Notes

Book: Journey to Heaven