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February 14, 2014
God the first Person is Father not mother
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
Israel has not known Me and My people have not understood Me(Is 1:3) It has become common these days, especially among modernists and feminists, to conceive of God the first Person of the Holy Trinity as mother rather than Father, even using the term “She”…
Israel has not known Me and My people have not understood Me(Is 1:3) It has become common these days, especially among modernists and feminists, to conceive of God the first Person of the Holy Trinity as mother rather than Father, even using the term “She”…
We do not know God the first Person unless we confess Him as Father
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
If only we ourselves loved Him, our heavenly Father, in a truly filial way! (Seraphim of Sarov) “The name Father has thus been revealed to men . . . [but] what is this Father’s own Name? . . . No man knows God unless he…
If only we ourselves loved Him, our heavenly Father, in a truly filial way! (Seraphim of Sarov) “The name Father has thus been revealed to men . . . [but] what is this Father’s own Name? . . . No man knows God unless he…
The reference point for God’s existence is His Fatherhood not His essence – 3
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
“The Father derives from Himself His being, nor does He derive a single quality from another. Rather He is Himself the beginning and cause of the existence of all things both as to their nature and mode of being. All then that the Son and…
“The Father derives from Himself His being, nor does He derive a single quality from another. Rather He is Himself the beginning and cause of the existence of all things both as to their nature and mode of being. All then that the Son and…
The reference point for God’s existence is His Fatherhood not His essence – 2
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
For in worshiping ‘God of God’ we both confess the distinction of Persons and abide by the Monarchy(Basil the Great,On the Holy Spirit,18; PG 32). The source of power is the Father; the power is the Son; the spirit of power is the Holy Spirit(Gregory…
For in worshiping ‘God of God’ we both confess the distinction of Persons and abide by the Monarchy(Basil the Great,On the Holy Spirit,18; PG 32). The source of power is the Father; the power is the Son; the spirit of power is the Holy Spirit(Gregory…
The reference point for God’s existence is His Fatherhood not His essence
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
The Father willed His own hypostasis(Athanasius the Great,Third discourse against the Arians) A single God because a single Father (Athanasius the Great). “The ultimate and the foremost point of reference for the existence of God is not the Essence, it is the Father . .…
The Father willed His own hypostasis(Athanasius the Great,Third discourse against the Arians) A single God because a single Father (Athanasius the Great). “The ultimate and the foremost point of reference for the existence of God is not the Essence, it is the Father . .…
The love of God in the desert – Thought for the day
Originally posted on THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER:
Our Almighty Father always comes through and never lets us down, especially when we are living in the desert; the wilderness. It is, in fact, in the desert that we become purified and refined to experience His mighty love with ever-increasing intensity and profundity. No…
Our Almighty Father always comes through and never lets us down, especially when we are living in the desert; the wilderness. It is, in fact, in the desert that we become purified and refined to experience His mighty love with ever-increasing intensity and profundity. No…
February 13, 2014
The reality of sin
It has become fashionable, especially in this day and age, to speak as little as possible or not speak at all about sin. But sin is a daily reality in the life of each human being, regardless of whether they believe or not. It is true that when subjected with genuineness of heart to the […]
Who is God the Father?
Originally posted on REFLECTIONS FOR THE SOUL:
God the Father is love and mercy in Himself. But He is also justice. We cannot have one without the other, to suit our desires, because He is perfect.
God the Father is love and mercy in Himself. But He is also justice. We cannot have one without the other, to suit our desires, because He is perfect.
February 11, 2014
Silence and God
Silence is beautiful as that is where God can be found. Our Father loves silence and just being with us in silence, for prior to the beginning it was just the Holy Trinity and silence.Filed under: God the Father, Silence Tagged: Christianity, God, God the Father, Religion and Spirituality, Silence
What would You like me to do?
Do not be afraid to ask our Father, “What would You like me to do for You today?” He loves receiving such a question from us when it comes from the heart, because it opens us up to receiving His Will within us. Moreover, after you ask such a question with sincerity, joy and peace […]
