CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis FIRST A REVIEW WHO

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CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis

CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis

FIRST A REVIEW. . . WHO IS GOD?

FIRST A REVIEW. . . WHO IS GOD?

, s u o t d o G m ? o r h f

, s u o t d o G m ? o r h f g t u e o g h t e w o d w Ho

Perichoresis • The doctrine of the Trinity. The word is derived from the Greek

Perichoresis • The doctrine of the Trinity. The word is derived from the Greek “peri-choresis” which translates as, “peri” meaning around, “choresis” meaning to dance (the same root as choreography). The relationship between the Persons of the Trinity was described, by early Christians, as an eternal Holy Dance of each Person in the Trinity around and within the Others. (wordnik)

Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis means 'mutually inhering' or 'mutually indwelling'; and as the

Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis means 'mutually inhering' or 'mutually indwelling'; and as the Apostle John wrote, God is love. ” • Archive 2006 -12 -01

Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis, circumincessio, immanentia, was meant to express the peculiarity of

Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis, circumincessio, immanentia, was meant to express the peculiarity of the relations of the Three Divine Persons or Subsistences -- their Indwelling in each other, the fact that, while they are distinct they yet are in one another, the Coinherence which implies their equal and identical” • NPNF 2 -09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus

Perichoresis • “Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the

Perichoresis • “Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God. ” • The Huffington Post: Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ

Perichoresis • See also: – Gregory of Nyssa – The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV (24

Perichoresis • See also: – Gregory of Nyssa – The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV (24 -25) – Jurgen Moltmann, God in Creation

The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV That Deity should be born in our nature, ought not

The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV That Deity should be born in our nature, ought not reasonably to present any strangeness to the minds of those who do not take too narrow a view of things. For who, when he takes a survey of the universe, is so simple as not to believe that there is Deity in everything, penetrating it, embracing it, and seated in it? For all things depend on Him Who is, nor can there be anything which has not its being in Him Who is. If, therefore, all things are in Him, and He in all things, why are they scandalized at the plan of Revelation when it teaches that God was born among men, that same God Whom we are convinced is even now not outside mankind?

The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV That Deity should be born in our nature, ought not

The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV That Deity should be born in our nature, ought not reasonably to present any strangeness to the minds of those who do not take too narrow a view of things. For who, when he takes a survey of the universe, is so simple as not to believe that there is Deity in everything, penetrating it, embracing it, and seated in it? For all things depend on Him Who is, nor can there be anything which has not its being in Him Who is. If, therefore, all things are in Him, and He in all things, why are they scandalized at the plan of Revelation when it teaches that God was born among men, that same God Whom we are convinced is even now not outside mankind?

Hebrews 11: 3 Creatio Ex Nihilo Fiat Creationism But. . .

Hebrews 11: 3 Creatio Ex Nihilo Fiat Creationism But. . .

Acts 17: 27 -28 “. . . though He is not far from each

Acts 17: 27 -28 “. . . though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist. . . “

In that He never left us WE GET FROM HIM TO US. . .

In that He never left us WE GET FROM HIM TO US. . .

AS GOD IS. . . SO ARE WE.

AS GOD IS. . . SO ARE WE.

(Around) (To Dance) All creatures, so all Unified – alike as God’s Creation Marriage

(Around) (To Dance) All creatures, so all Unified – alike as God’s Creation Marriage & Parenting Is N S GOD IS IS ot One God, Three Persons Eternal Togetherness Perfect Love Distinct, but not Divisible F IS Is N Unity: ot TRINITARIAN RELATIONSHIP Sp Is Not Heb. 11: 3; Acts 17: 25 -28 Constitution/Function Diversity: Three Persons, One God Different Roles, Equal Essence Not Divisible, yet Distinct All creatures, distinct but working together – each with a place IMAGO DEI Body of Christ

AS GOD IS. . . SO ARE WE.

AS GOD IS. . . SO ARE WE.

CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis

CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis