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To: Legatus; kosta50
I "divinity" can't actually have faith in the first place.

Agreed.Which is why I said Divinity can't lose faith since it does not have it to lose

He is a Divine Person with a human nature, soul, will and intellect, united (that is, assumed) to the Divine Nature, Divine Will of the Divine Person who is Jesus Christ.

Correct.

From the Summa by Aquinas

Objection 1. It would seem that the Son is not equal to the Father in greatness. For He Himself said (John 14:28): "The Father is greater than I"; and the Apostle says (1 Corinthians 15:28): "The Son Himself shall be subject to Him that put all things under Him."

Reply to Objection 1. These words are to be understood of Christ's human nature, wherein He is less than the Father, and subject to Him; but in His divine nature He is equal to the Father. This is expressed by Athanasius, "Equal to the Father in His Godhead; less than the Father in humanity": and by Hilary (De Trin. ix): "By the fact of giving, the Father is greater; but He is not less to Whom the same being is given"; and (De Synod.): "The Son subjects Himself by His inborn piety"--that is, by His recognition of paternal authority; whereas "creatures are subject by their created weakness."

Equality is measured by greatness. In God greatness signifies the perfection of nature, as above explained (1, ad 1), and belongs to the essence. Thus equality and likeness in God have reference to the essence; nor can there be inequality or dissimilitude arising from the distinction of the relations. Wherefore Augustine says (Contra Maxim. iii, 13), "The question of origin is, Who is from whom? but the question of equality is, Of what kind, or how great, is he?" Therefore, paternity is theFather's dignity, as also the Father's essence: since dignity is something absolute, and pertains to the essence. As, therefore, the same essence, which in the Father is paternity, in the Son is filiation, so the same dignity which, in the Father is paternity, in the Son is filiation. It is thus true to say that the Son possesses whatever dignity the Father has; but we cannot argue--"the Father has paternity, therefore the Son has paternity," for there is a transition from substance to relation. For the Father and the Son have the same essence and dignity, which exist in the Father by the relation of giver, and in the Son by relation of receiver.

I realize I may be preaching to the choir here, but someone started this diversion

This happens when one stays up too late

7,531 posted on 09/29/2010 5:29:46 AM PDT by stfassisi ((The greatest gift God gives us is that of overcoming self"-St Francis Assisi)))
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To: stfassisi; Legatus
Which is why I said Divinity can't lose faith since it does not have it to lose...From the Summa by Aquinas

SFA, the Gospels tell us that Jesus prayed. So, was he merely acting? And when he cried out "Why have you forsaken me?", was than an an act as well? Either he had faith or he was acting.

7,540 posted on 09/29/2010 9:36:37 AM PDT by kosta50 (God is tired of repenting -- Jeremiah 15:6, KJV)
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