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Concerning God: that He is Incomprehensible (Metropolitan of Gortyn and Megalopolis, Ieremias)

Κατηγορίες: In English

Let us continue with our study of the word of God from the book by Saint John Damaskinos Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith. In the previous chapter, the saint told us that God exists. This is obvious. But what is God, in His essence and nature? This is entirely beyond our comprehension and knowledge. Besides, the deity is incorporeal, He doesn’t have a body. This, too, is abundantly clear, because God is infinite, that is, He has neither bounds nor form. So He can’t have a body. Moreover, the Deity is incorporeal, because He cannot be touched, and is also invisible and not composed of different elements. ‘He is simple, not compound’, says Damaskinos. We can’t lay hands on ...

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