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St. Gregory Palamas Taught Actus Purus. A thread🧵on my most recent substack article.
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10th Century Ivory of The Dormition of the Theotokos. The two angels are depicted as receiving her soul to carry it into heaven.
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I think it would be better if we took a more careful look at this. @brycejofficial A thread on whether the divine light can be seen with bodily eyes in St. Gregory Palamas’ corpus. 🧵
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These are just a few quotes of many examples.
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Here's my results. :D
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I'm starting a new interdenominational Christian Discord server! We've already hit 400 members. We have fellowship, bible studies, debates, and resources. discord.gg/jq3GAgHnQV
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Lossky and Sherrard both have tons of problems. Also why would he be recommending anything other than spiritual works? teapaw.org/YoungPenitent/status/2…
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Jay Dyer retired so that I could replace him.
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I loved this video. @brycejofficial perfectly outlined my issues with these disputes, but I feel the rabbit hole goes even further than what was mentioned. a thread🧵 youtu.be/vvBiT0DWuEM?si=BaXL…
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While the Blachernae community frequently accused others of heresy, focus must also be placed on the Dyerrites. The Dyerrites prior to this were accusing the Blachernites of being uniates and secret apostates who would mass DM catechumens and inquirers to turn them into papists.
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Dr. Tikhon Pino states that St. Gregory Palamas thought that St. Augustine taught the essence-energies distinction.
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Maybe you shouldn't trust your theology from someone who bought Hustler's University. 😂 @Alex_Ortodoxie
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True Augustinian. I found the test repetitive, as some questions shared the same meaning. I assume this was done for emphasis, though it felt unnecessary.
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St. Symeon the New Theologian states that Christ offered Himself to the Father as a sacrifice, acting as our substitute to annihilate the curse placed upon our race through Adam.
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The Palamite Synods clearly teach that the manifestation of the divine energies within creation are created effects of the uncreated energy. It is evident that anybody claiming otherwise has not read Dr. Tikhon Pino's book. @Fearless__Truth
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St. Proclus states that Christ was offered as a substitute for those under the penalty of death; Christ is the substitute who pleads on our behalf.
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This translates to "I know more than the Fathers do." You do not have the Orthodox mindset. teapaw.org/m966021/status/2026463…
The problem with PSA, no matter how many quotes you have to back it up, is that it is logically incoherent. Mercy requires foregoing at least some of the punishment. God is all merciful. But PSA requires the full punishment. Therein lies the contradiction.
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St. Vincent of Lerins says that Pelagius' disciple Coelestius wrongfully denied that the human race is involved in the guilt of Adam's sin, thus showing that denying guilt inheritance is Pelagian.
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According to New Marty Daniel Sysoev, "hell" has two meanings: being void of light outside the kingdom, and a place of fire. He posits that an evil spirit exists in every unbaptized person, including infants due to ancestral sin, hindering them from the kingdom of God.
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New Martyr Daniel Sysoev stated that man, from the moment of conception, is in an alliance with the devil and is a sinner. He also stated that all unbaptized people, including infants, go to hell because there is no such thing as a sinless baby.
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St. Theophan the Recluse says that we are guilty not only on account of our personal sins but also on account of our ancestral sin. He also states that Christ is the one who pays the debt that we owe to God for our sin.
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