As I shared in the last issue of the Eastern Herald, early Christians, once they became convinced that Jesus was truly more than just a man, had to tackle the idea of Who God Is. Just as they had to … Continue reading
Category Archives: GAINING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FAITH
There are several truly great challenges in our Christian faith, namely the belief in God as Three-In-One, the two-fold nature of Jesus as both God and Man, and, of course, the real presence of Christ in bread and wine that … Continue reading
As I presented in the last issue of this article, the Fathers, while seeing God as Three-In-One, the three-fold number is not, as we commonly understand it, a quantity. For truly, when it relates to the indivisibly united divine hypostases … Continue reading
While the Christian belief in God as Trinity is most profound, it is also most complex and can only be accept by faith. There are many humans who cannot accept this idea of God, especially many monotheists. They refuse to … Continue reading
I have been sharing thoughts about the most important belief of our Christian faith, namely God as Trinity. I must hasten to point our, however, that the doctrine of the Holy Trinity is not merely an article of faith which … Continue reading
I have been sharing the thoughts of St. Gregory of Nazianzen about our Triune God. He says, “I cannot grasp the greatness of that one so as to attribute a greater greatness to the rest. When I contemplate the Three … Continue reading
According to St. Gregory Nazianzen, there is no interior process in the Godhead; no dialectic of the three persons; no becoming; no tragedy in the Absolute, which might necessitate the Trinitarian development of the divine being in order that it … Continue reading
We look to the Eastern Fathers for a deeper understanding of God in Trinity. St. Gregory Nazianzen, one of the Cappadocian Fathers and who is sometimes called the minstrel of the Holy Trinity, tells us in one of his theological … Continue reading
As I suggested in the last issue of this article, perhaps the greatest belief of our faith and Church is with regard to Who God IS. The word Trinity describes our belief that the one God of the universe is … Continue reading
So how do we as Eastern Christians understand our faith? Although I think it begins with believing Who Jesus Is, I think it also leads us to believing Who God Is. As I look at the history of our faith, … Continue reading