Question #136

of An Orthodox Catechism

Question
But can they who are converted to God, perfectly observe, and keep these Commandments?
Answer
No, but even the holiest Men as long they live, have only small Beginnings of1this Obedience, yet so that they2begin with an unfeigned and earnest desire and endeavour to live not according to some only, but according to all the Commandments of God.