To understand the Mark of the Beast we must understand the mark of Cain, and his role in perpetuating Adam and Eve's fall into duality. We can understand this duality in the sense of separation between oneself and everything else... Full video: https://t.co/rIvOi71zkt pic.twitter.com/oXmZAd8f7k
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) June 9, 2021
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Jonathan Pageau on the Mark of Cain
Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Prelapsarian Life
The Mystery of Primordial Paradise. Part 1. What is life in Paradise like?https://t.co/QmL0krqZlC
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) February 3, 2021
Priest Valery Dukhanin
Divine Revelation tells us that God didn’t place man in the primordial Paradise to relax under the palms and pick the fruit of the trees of Paradise. pic.twitter.com/qnZfuB5ifl
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution by Daniel W. Houck
I have just finished reading this, by @DanielWHouck. It is terrific. Here is a work on theology and science that is as thoroughly grounded in one as it is in the other, which is by no means universally true of writing in the field. @CambridgeUP @CUPBookshop pic.twitter.com/aHAm8hxlQ3
— Andrew Davison (@AP_Davison) December 22, 2020
Cambridge University Press
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Something I need to review.
CWR: Genesis, Covenant, and Salvation History by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
One of the unique aspects of the Genesis narratives is that the sacred author(s) have such a profound consciousness of divine election that they see the beginning of the Hebrew people as flowing very naturally [...]
One of the unique aspects of the Genesis narratives is that the sacred author(s) have such a profound consciousness of divine election that they see the beginning of the Hebrew people as flowing very naturally [...]
Monday, October 01, 2018
The Historicity of the Old Testament
In particular, the book of Genesis.
Some have tried to nuance their interpretation of Genesis (in an attempt to reconcile it with "science," especially evolution) -- but if Christianity and Christian faith is grounded in a historical narrative, salvation history, i.e. what God has done for mankind, then how can one "mythologize" certain books without undermining Christian faith? Contrary to what some Roman Catholics think (perhaps subconsciously under the influence of some exaggerated form of scholasticism), Christianity is not a set of abstract theological propositions which do not need the background of a historical narrative; rather our knowledge of God is through His actions, especially those directed to mankind.
Some have tried to nuance their interpretation of Genesis (in an attempt to reconcile it with "science," especially evolution) -- but if Christianity and Christian faith is grounded in a historical narrative, salvation history, i.e. what God has done for mankind, then how can one "mythologize" certain books without undermining Christian faith? Contrary to what some Roman Catholics think (perhaps subconsciously under the influence of some exaggerated form of scholasticism), Christianity is not a set of abstract theological propositions which do not need the background of a historical narrative; rather our knowledge of God is through His actions, especially those directed to mankind.
Sunday, September 02, 2018
The Theory of Evolution and the Question of Death
Something to ponder after reading the following...
Russian Priest: Most Holy Men Denounced Evolution and So Should We “I’m not ashamed to be a daughter of the Heavenly Father. Let those whose ancestors are apes[1] be ashamed” by Fr. Valery Dukhanin (OrthoChristian)
Russian Priest: Most Holy Men Denounced Evolution and So Should We “I’m not ashamed to be a daughter of the Heavenly Father. Let those whose ancestors are apes[1] be ashamed” by Fr. Valery Dukhanin (OrthoChristian)
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Speculation about Luficer
Why Was Lucifer in the Garden? by Seraphim Hamilton
Adam was destined to be exalted above the angels, and Lucifer could not bear it. Envy incited him to deceive Eve, thus bringing about his own fall from glory.
Adam was destined to be exalted above the angels, and Lucifer could not bear it. Envy incited him to deceive Eve, thus bringing about his own fall from glory.
Sunday, August 05, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
The Patristic View of Sex or Marital Relations
Was there a consensus?
James Brundage, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe
Google Books
Mentioned here by someone who is not particularly orthodox, iirc.
Still, is some sort of revision necessary, not for the basic precepts regarding our sexual powers, but with respect to our attitudees and understanding of the virtues pertaining to those powers and marital relations?
The conjugal act: as God originally intended or a concession to the Fall?
Infants and children may need sensible signs of affection and touch by parents for their emotional/mental health and to flourish, and this may be true of adults to an extent that we may not realize. Would we say that this is merely concupiscence, our desire to touch and to be touched? In so far as it is non-rational, maybe some would. (Concupiscence is not just a condition of the sexual appetite but of the appetite for nutrition as well, and what else? Hunger, indeed.) A consequence of the fall, an increased animality or manifestation of the "sensitive" aspect of the soul? Maybe, maybe not. But a real feature of human beings in this world, nonetheless. So why wouldn't it be the case with how men and women, or husbands and wives relate to one another? Is something to be condemned or criticized or merely permitted because it is "too" carnal, or not "spiritual" enough? What if there is a natural teleology to certain acts of touch that we may be tempted to dismiss because we think we shouldn't need them?
James Brundage, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe
Google Books
Mentioned here by someone who is not particularly orthodox, iirc.
Still, is some sort of revision necessary, not for the basic precepts regarding our sexual powers, but with respect to our attitudees and understanding of the virtues pertaining to those powers and marital relations?
The conjugal act: as God originally intended or a concession to the Fall?
Infants and children may need sensible signs of affection and touch by parents for their emotional/mental health and to flourish, and this may be true of adults to an extent that we may not realize. Would we say that this is merely concupiscence, our desire to touch and to be touched? In so far as it is non-rational, maybe some would. (Concupiscence is not just a condition of the sexual appetite but of the appetite for nutrition as well, and what else? Hunger, indeed.) A consequence of the fall, an increased animality or manifestation of the "sensitive" aspect of the soul? Maybe, maybe not. But a real feature of human beings in this world, nonetheless. So why wouldn't it be the case with how men and women, or husbands and wives relate to one another? Is something to be condemned or criticized or merely permitted because it is "too" carnal, or not "spiritual" enough? What if there is a natural teleology to certain acts of touch that we may be tempted to dismiss because we think we shouldn't need them?
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Genesis 3:16
Dalrock: A big win for Grudem.
How does the Septuagint translate the relevant verses regarding the consequences of Adam's and Eve's sins?
How does the Septuagint translate the relevant verses regarding the consequences of Adam's and Eve's sins?
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Friday, September 02, 2011
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