This is misguided reasoning on the part of the papist apologist, which makes an arbitrary distinction between this present life, and the experience of the dead in Christ, and the future experience of those who will be raised from death in blessedness.
Seraphim,
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- Tue 21 October 2003 8:32 pm
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Thank you, lounger, for the articles. I had already looked at those, but they are very good resources. What I had in mind is the more narrow question that this RC fellow brings up.
St. Basil again, "We know our God from His energies, but we do not claim that we can draw near to His essence, for ...
St. Basil again, "We know our God from His energies, but we do not claim that we can draw near to His essence, for ...
- Sat 11 October 2003 8:27 pm
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Help on the essence/energies distinction
Greetings to all in Lord Jesus Christ.
This from an exchange I had with a Catholic fellow -
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St. Basil again, "We know our God from His energies, but we do not claim that we can draw near to His essence, for His energies come down to us, but His essence remains unapproachable."
QB:amen ...
This from an exchange I had with a Catholic fellow -
Quote:
St. Basil again, "We know our God from His energies, but we do not claim that we can draw near to His essence, for His energies come down to us, but His essence remains unapproachable."
QB:amen ...