Fr.Dcn. Ananias Sorem returns to cover the relationship between Jerusalem and Athens – revelation and reason. Firstly, they are and aren’t in tension – and we’ll see how. Secondly, terms and words are not synonymous – there may be overlap at times, but the meanings of the words are unique in Orthodox theology. Second, we want to look at the Amazon synod, the relationship to Vatican II and perennialism and true and false ecumenism.
Erick Ybarra attempted a response on canon 6 of Nicea and was so confused in his attempt to explain it away, I offered to hop on and debate it and the paradigms of Roman Catholic epistemology and Orthodoxy. The canonical and conciliar traditions about Rome as the first see grew, over many centuries, to be viewed as a magical divine super power. It’s that simple. RCs mistake and misuse canonical privileges for Divine Law and Institution. That is basically the entire debate – Bartholomew is doing this now.
Today we will continue to cover divine simplicity in the Roman view, the Orthodox view, the meanings of our terms, the revealed doctrines, the patristic usages, the essence – energy distinction, St John of Damascus but with a focus on St Sophronius, and the 6th council’s condemnations of Origenism on multiple grounds from St Sophronius’ confession, accepted at the 6th council. We will compare this to Origen’s doctrine of evil based on dialectics and how Peterson accepts this view and how this leads him to gnosticism and how it ties to evolutionary theory.
Moses saw and communed with a Personal God, not a created light and not a generic essence.
“When God was conversing with Moses, He did not say, “I am the essence”, but “I am the One Who is.” Thus it is not the One Who is who derives from the essence, but essence which derives from Him, for it is He who contains all being in Himself.” -St. Gregory Palamas, Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts, III.ii.12
By: Jay Dyer
Much anticipated live stream debate Thursday at 1 PM Central, and then archived. Nick Fuentes of America First Media and Jay Dyer of JaysAnalysis.com debate Rome Vs Orthodoxy.
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