[Quix]

We can, apophatically, gain some understanding by saying what God is not, but beyond that, we simply cannot “know” or share in God in His divine essence (ousia)though through grace and Christ we can come at least to a recognition of God hypostatically as Trinity.
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Just because I have a way above average vocabulary does NOT mean I know all YOUR BIG words, Kolo. LOL.

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Thanks for your kind post.

I believe God REVEALED IN SCRIPTURE; THROUGH HIS SPIRIT LEADING US INTO ALL TRUTH AND specifically in our lives gives us a LOT of insight into His Nature—though certainly not exhaustively in detail to the nth degree.

[Kolokotronis]

Apophatic theology is a type of theology by which we learn about God by observing what God is not. It is a particularly Orthodox way of doing” theology. One of the best examples of this is the quote I always refer to from the Cappadocian Fathers about God not “existing”. +Gregory of Nyssa, +Clement of Alexandria, +John Chrysostomos and +Basil the Great are among the Fathers who used this method. It is particularly tied to the idea that we come to whatever understanding or relationship we have to God by an experience, through Christ, of the uncreated divine energies which are also called grace.