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Tom
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Posted 2/12/2010 9:01 AM (GMT -6)

Gregory of Nyssa

“Now the divine nature, as it is in itself, according to its essence, transcends every act of comprehensive knowledge, and it cannot be approached or attained by our speculation. Man has never discovered a faculty to comprehend the incomprehensible; nor have we ever been able to devise an intellectual technique for grasping the inconceivable…. [Yet] it is clear that the Lord does not deceive us when he promises that the pure in heart shall see God. The Lord does not say that it is blessed to know something about God, but rather that it is blessed to possess God in oneself: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. By this I do not think that the man who purifies the eye of his soul will enjoy an immediate vision of God…this teaches us that the man who purifies his heart of every created thing and every passionate impulse will see the image of the divine nature in his own beauty.”

Ahaaaahahaha! Yeah baby.

Tom

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PotOnWheel
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Posted 2/12/2010 1:20 PM (GMT -6)

Wonderful.

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One Love
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Posted 2/12/2010 2:14 PM (GMT -6)

I wish you would have quoted more of the section...

Pg 98-102

Regardless of how one views the eschaton, it can definitely be said that having a cleansed heart that is purified of passions is part of the package. So, I guess this is where our humble living should daily lead.

Lord have mercy...

Lord Jesus, have mercy.

Post Edited (One Love) : 2/12/2010 1:28:38 PM (GMT-6)

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