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An elderly man named Nikolaos, seventy-four years old, came with torn clothing.
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He confessed a lifetime of sexual excess.
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After hearing Andreas's teaching, he desired to change but remained divided within himself.
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He carried a copy of the Besorah and prayed for help.
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Yet he again approached a brothel.
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The woman there refused him, saying she saw in him a mystery belonging to Elohim.
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Nikolaos remembered the sacred writing and came to Andreas for mercy.
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Andreas taught at length against uncontrolled desire.
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He fasted and prayed for Nikolaos over several days.
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At last a heavenly voice declared that mercy had been granted, but Nikolaos himself must practice discipline.
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Nikolaos gave away his possessions.
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For six months he lived with extreme simplicity and fasting.
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He died while Andreas was elsewhere.
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Andreas received a revelation that Nikolaos had been received.
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He told the believers and prayed for his rest.