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8/7/2019 1. Theology-Chosen to Live Theology
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The deeper breath of the entire body of the Church,
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ChosentolivetheologyChosenco-workersofGod-suvnergoi Qeo
Called(klhvsh) - Rom1:6"includingyourselveswhoarecalledtobelongtoJesusChrist
youdidnotchooseme,butIchoseyou(Jn15:16),0
Sunergoiv t ajlhqeiva/ - 3Jn8 Thetheologianasareceptor
Wemustexperiencetheology Wearecalledtoexperienceanencounter[] Theologynotjustanaccumulationofknowledge Theologyas-relationship PatriarchAthenagoras'anecdote
Yettheologystillisacarefulandprecisearticulation Theologyandspiritualityremaininextricablylinked
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Theologians
oiJ ejkzhtou'nte" tovn Kuvrion
ThetheologianasoneseekingtheLord Seekingtruth-hJ aujtalhvqeia Seeksthereason(lovgo")ofexistence SeekingaPersonnotanidea SeekingtheOnewhohaslovedusfirst
Thedrivingforceexpressedasnostalgianotcuriosityormereintellectualunderstanding Nostalgiva - novsto" anda[lgo"
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HymntotheAnonymous
YouarebeyondeverythingwhatelsecanIsingtoyou? YouarenotLogic,foritknowsboundaries. YouarenotJustice,foritalsohaspresuppositions. YouarenotMorality,foryousurpasstheactandtheintention. YouarenotFreedom,forittoocanbebound.
YouarenotBeauty,foritalsocanbeexhausted.
YouareLovewhichhasneverspokenthelastword:Lovewhichcannotbecalculated;Lovewhichalwayssurprises;YouareLove,myonlypresuppositionwithoutpresuppositions.
Thessalonika17-6-68
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TheDifficultyofthetaskat
handHOWCANGODBEKNOWN? tospeakofGodisimpossibleandtoknowhimeven
moreimpossible.[StGregoryNazianzus]
thesuperessentialnatureofGodisnotasubjecttospeakoforthinkorevencontemplate,foritisfarremovedfromallthatexistsandmorethanunknowable,incomprehensibleforever.[StGregoryPalamas]
"thedivineisbeyondunderstandingandtheonlythingthatcanbeunderstoodabouttheGodheadisthefactthatitisbeyondunderstanding"[StJohnofDamascus]
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TheDifficultyofthetaskat
hand StBasiltheGreat(330-379AD)wrote:IknowthatGodis;butwhathisessenceis,Iconsidertobebeyondmyunderstanding.
AlsoStGregorytheTheologiantaught:"WhatGodisinHisnatureandessencenohumanpersonhaseverdiscoveredoreverwilldiscover.
"nomanhasseenGodatanytime"(1Jn4:12) "dwellinginthelightuntowhichnomancanapproach;whomnomanhasseenorcansee"(1Tim.6:16).
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TheologyandPrayer
Deepconnectionbetweentheologyandprayer Louthdissociationofsensibilities
thereisherenodivisionbetweentheologyandspirituality,nodissociationbetweenthemindthatknowsGodandtheheartwhichloveshim.
Informationvsformation Prayertheonlymeansbywhichwecanbeassured
thatwhatissaidisactuallyfromGod
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Christ,theTrueLight
Christ the true light,/ which
enlightens and sanctifies everyone
who comes into the world,/ may
the light of your countenance be
signed upon us,/ so that in it we
may see the unapproachable light,/
and may you direct our steps
towards fulfilling yourcommandments;/ through the
intercessions of your all-pure
Mother and all your Saints.
Amen