After all our previous clarifications, it remains for us to become acquainted with the teaching of the Church Fathers as summarized by John of Damascus, which is considered an argument among the Orthodox […]
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We return again to the topic equipped with some understanding in light of the above. Aristotle used the word hypostasis in the general sense
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The Church Fathers had to explain the content of the Christian revelation that says there is one God in 3 persons, and make clear that it is not a narrow monotheism.
Let us now enter into the heart of the matter with faith, love, and trembling, because when talking about the Trinity, angels tremble at its horror. 1- “I believe in one God”
Section Three: Every science needs terms that its masters carve out for it little by little. The Old Testament has its religious terminology in Hebrew and Aramaic. As for
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In theology, the person possesses the essence. The one Godhead is fully present in the person of the Father, the person of the Son, and the person of the Holy Spirit. Tone
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فالتوحيد التثليثي والتجسد الإلهي صليبان كبيران لرجال الفكر. وماطال الأمر حتى برز ناكر جديد للتثليث في الربع الأول من القرن
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The aim of studying this material is: to become acquainted with the Orthodox doctrines, that is, the true truths of the Christian faith that the Apostles preached and taught.
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.
Man cannot know the divine truth, that is, he cannot know the essence of God, but only knows the uncreated actions of God, that is, His effects. However, the Church tradition and the Holy Bible speak of specific appearances of God, the most important of which was His appearance to Abraham in the form of three angels. The Church Fathers say that this event is the first appearance of the Holy Trinity in the Old Testament.
We do not have sufficient data about the details of his life, but we can trace its stages through information scattered in his writings, from letters
His life Saint Basil was born in Caesarea, Cappadocia[1] in the year 330 AD. From a prominent aristocratic family. His paternal grandfather was called Basilius. He left everything
