Your assessment of Orthodoxy remains mistakenly and positively dead wrong, FK. Kolo has spent much of his time providing you with Orthodox sources and teachings.
I have personally provided you with official Church teachings, liturgical texts and what not; apparently all in vain. You either refuse to acknowledge or actually cannot comprehend Orthodox mindset and are forced to twist it into something it is not.
Orthodox Catechism teaches that we have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and through Him only. Otherwise, God is ineffable, a supreme Mystery.
He remains a mystery...The way of negation corresponds to the spiritual ascent into the Divine abyss where words fall silent, where reason fades, where all human knowledge and comprehension cease, where God is.
It is not by speculative knowledge but in the depths of prayerful silence that the soul can encounter God, Who is ‘beyond everything’ and Who reveals Himself to her as in-comprehensible, in-accessible, in-visible, yet at the same time as living and close to her — as God the Person." [Orthodox Catechism]
I think that should settle any further dilemmas and prevent any further misstatements regarding Orthodoxy and God being (im)personal. If in doubt, consult the reference which has been given to you in the past. If you do, you won't make statements like the one I quoted you on above.
Your assessment of Orthodoxy remains mistakenly and positively dead wrong, FK. Kolo has spent much of his time providing you with Orthodox sources and teachings.
What are you talking about? Or, then what have we been arguing about? :) I asserted that God is personal and you took me to task immediately. And that wasn't just one exchange, we've been going back and forth about this for a while now. I was actually surprised that Kolo backed you up. That's what made me assume it was an Orthodox position and not just your own. If God is mostly unknowable mystery, and He doesn't have personal relationships with His children (as you recently said and argued that Jesus did not), then it follows that you do not see God as personal. You are not alone. Many philosophers/theologians also took this approach all the way unto this day.
You are really changing horses with that one. :)
Orthodox Catechism teaches that we have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and through Him only. Otherwise, God is ineffable, a supreme Mystery.
Oh come on, Kosta. :) Since when have YOU EVER followed anything called the Orthodox Catechism. :) We both know what you have been arguing. I really DO read all of your posts. :) Again, another of our current discussions has you saying the Jesus did NOT have personal relationships with His own disciples! :)