An Exact Exposition of The Orthodox Faith: Book IV, Chapter XVI. Concerning Images But since some find fault with us for worshipping and honouring the image of our Saviour and that of our Lady, and those, too, of the rest of the saints and servants of Christ, let them remember that in the beginning … Continue reading Icons: Saint John Of Damascus on Iconography, Iconoclasts, & The Second Commandment
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Saint John Of Damascus Affirming Transubstantiation In The Eucharist – Refuting the Protestant Notion That Communion is Purely Symbolic
"[...] Now seeing that this Adam is spiritual, it was meet that both the birth and likewise the food should be spiritual too, but since we are of a double and compound nature, it is meet that both the birth should be double and likewise the food compound. We were therefore given a birth by … Continue reading Saint John Of Damascus Affirming Transubstantiation In The Eucharist – Refuting the Protestant Notion That Communion is Purely Symbolic
The Sole Cause of All Things – John of Damascus Refutes the Filioque
In the following excerpt, Saint John of Damascus continues to expound on the Godhead. Points of interest are bolded and italicized, but the whole chapter is riveting. References are made to the Essence Energy Distinction, and Theosis, and at the end of the passage is a brief but clear exposition which refutes the filioque. An … Continue reading The Sole Cause of All Things – John of Damascus Refutes the Filioque
The Essence Energy Distinction In John of Damascus’ “The Orthodox Faith” – In Opposition to Absolute Divine Simplicity Found in Aquinas
In the following excerpt, Saint John of Damascusacknowledges that God is simple, but refutes the notion of absolute divine simplicity as is found in Thomism by laying out what the Orthodox know as the "Essence Energy Distinction" which is a foundational presupposition in many other areas of theology and Christology. "An Exact Exposition of The … Continue reading The Essence Energy Distinction In John of Damascus’ “The Orthodox Faith” – In Opposition to Absolute Divine Simplicity Found in Aquinas
On The Existence of God (A Refutation of Naturalism) – An Excerpt from Saint John of Damascus
Excerpts From "An Exact Exposition of The Orthodox Faith" by Saint John of Damascus Excerpt from Book I. Chapter III. On The Existence Of God “All things, that exist, are either created or uncreated. If, then, things are created, it follows that they are also wholly mutable. For things, whose existence originated in change, must … Continue reading On The Existence of God (A Refutation of Naturalism) – An Excerpt from Saint John of Damascus
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