# THE LIFE IN CHRIST - The Sixth Book (Preserving the grace we receive) - Nicholas Cabasilas (14th Century Byzantium) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/athonite-audio-6678427/the-life-in-christ-the-sixth-book-preserving-the-grace-we-receive-nicholas-cabasilas-14th-century-byzantium Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/athonite-audio-6678427/the-life-in-christ-the-sixth-book-preserving-the-grace-we-receive-nicholas-cabasilas-14th-century-byzantium.md Podcast: [Athonite Audio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/athonite-audio-6678427) Published: 2026-05-25T21:55:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/episodes/THE-LIFE-IN-CHRIST---The-Sixth-Book-Preserving-the-grace-we-receive---Nicholas-Cabasilas-14th-Century-Byzantium-e3jssgk Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/558a889c/podcast/play/120532948/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424876761-44100-2-7587b9ad08a1.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/athonite-audio-6678427/episodes/the-life-in-christ-the-sixth-book-preserving-the-grace-we-receive-nicholas-cabasilas-14th-century-byzantium Duration seconds: 4907 ## Resource THE SIXTH BOOK : How, when we have received grace from the Holy Mysteries, we are to preserve it The necessity of preserving the grace which we have received How we must cleave to Christ, the source of our life How the love of Christ leads to detachment from the things of earth How Christ in His love is united to us How we should esteem ourselves as members of Christ How love of Christ leads to true repentance How we must constantly meditate on these things The law of the Spirit in the law of love How we must apply our minds to this law The spiritual profit of meditation on Christ On the Beatitudes of Christ (a. poverty of spirit, b. Godly sorry, c. gentleness, d. hunger and thirst for righteousness, e. compassion, f. purity of heart, g. striving for peace, h. suffering reproach for Christ Christ the Exemplar of our perfection How mediation is based on unceasing prayer The benefits of frequent Communion PayPal Listener Support: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5LVZ28LK275C Telegram host channel: https://t.me/athoniteaudio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Anx7hPOcjArSEqMPyLKnD?si=66192e34afaf4012 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/athonite-audio/id1710245838 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthoniteAudio Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/Athonite-Audio/B0GC6NLRX8?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/athonite-audio-6678427/episodes/the-life-in-christ-the-sixth-book-preserving-the-grace-we-receive-nicholas-cabasilas-14th-century-byzantium/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/athonite-audio-6678427/the-life-in-christ-the-sixth-book-preserving-the-grace-we-receive-nicholas-cabasilas-14th-century-byzantium.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.