Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St Gregory of Nyssa

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Essence

 

...I believe in Jesus Christ...begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father...



Homoousios is a Greek word meaning "same substance" or "same essence." It is used in the Nicene Creed to say that Jesus Christ is of one essence with the Father. Although it does not appear in the Bible, the fathers of the First Ecumenical Council ultimately decided that this was the best language to use concerning the Holy Trinity.



John 14:9
Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

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