Chapter Three: Chapter Three: The Promise
In the previous chapter, the creative word of God placed us before the human tragedy, which is the fall. Man was a friend of God who spoke to him face to face […]
In the previous chapter, the creative word of God placed us before the human tragedy, which is the fall. Man was a friend of God who spoke to him face to face […]
We now intend to delve deeper into the content of the book and its internal structure. Our approach to it is not yet an external approach, but rather we will try to enter into it
المسيح إله تام وإنسان تام، وحّد في شخصه جوهر الألوهة وجوهر الطبيعة الإنسانية التي اتّخذها كلها، جسداً ونفساً ناطقة، أخذها كلها لكي يقدسها. والحقيقة انه كان كاملاً، أي حائزاً الطبيعة الإلهية كلها، واتخذني بكلّيتي، أي اتخذ الطبيعة الإنسانية كلها. فوحّد الكل بالكل لكي يمنح الخلاص للكل، أي للطبيعة كلها، لأن ما لا يُتّخذ لا يشفى.
The characteristics of Orthodox spirituality appear in the book Al-Tariudi {Al-Nour Publications has reprinted it in partnership with the Saint John of Damascus Institute in Balamand