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To: stripes1776
I wrote : Experiencing God in contemplative prayer, knowing the unknoweable, is contact with God Himself, not just with a Hypostatis.

You replied : It seems to me there is a contradiction in that statement. To speak of "God Himself" is to acknowledge God as Person and to affirm God as hypostasis. Personal pronouns require a person. So I am not sure what you are trying to say

My point is that the ENTIRE GOD comes to us, not just one person, one hypostasis. When Christ comes to abide within us, it is not just a hypostasis. God's essence is entirely within the Logos.

Regards

7,571 posted on 06/01/2006 5:01:37 PM PDT by jo kus (There is nothing colder than a Christian who doesn't care for the salvation of others - St.Crysostom)
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To: jo kus; kosta50
My point is that the ENTIRE GOD comes to us, not just one person, one hypostasis. When Christ comes to abide within us, it is not just a hypostasis. God's essence is entirely within the Logos.

Thank you for the clarification. As I understand the Orthodox approach to this question, it would be that where there is the Logos, there is also the Father and the Holy Spirit. And where there is the Holy Spirit, there is also the Father and the Logos. So in a manner of speaking, you always get Three for the price of One.

7,576 posted on 06/01/2006 5:29:33 PM PDT by stripes1776
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