Im confused about this

[AndrewAxland]

I just read the corpus ( Just the corpus. The thing’s a novel!) of Supplement, 92, 1, and it appears you’re right.

Yes. Basically, what Aquinas says that in heaven we will be perfectly happy, and we can’t be perfectly happy if there is something we lack. So to be perfectly happy, we must not lack full knowledge of everything. Which would make us omniscient, just like God. And it follows that since there is only one God, we will partake in the same one Divine Nature, which is called Mystical Union with God.

Aquinas also said that before we enter Mystical Union with him, we gain knowledge of Him either through faith or reason, with are intermediary means, since we are limited by our human nature. Once we are in Mystical Union, the way we acquire knowledge of God goes far beyond faith or reason, and is direct and immediate, because of the Divine nature which we will then partake in.

There was a big controversy over this when one of the medieval popes contradicted this, but he later admitted his error and recanted.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

One God three Persons

God The Father = the soul

God the Son = the flesh

God the Holy Ghost = the spirit

We are made in His image and we are body, soul and will be spirit when we die and ascend to the Father, as Jesus did.

Jim

 

[JimR-OCDS]

And we are one being, body, soul and spirit

We are made in His Image, who is one God in three divine persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Being created in His image doesn’t mean we’re created as God is totally.

You can’t divide God in any other way without make three gods.

Just because you don’t like the analogy, doesn’t make it wrong or terrible to use your word.

Jim

 

[GratefulFred]

We do believe in the Holy Trinity: One God consisting of 3 separate Persons. God, The Father, God, The Son, and God, The Holy Spirit.

Complete understanding of this Truth is a Mystery. We will not fully understand until we are in the Presence of God in Heaven. We do well to read often the Gospel of John Chapter 14 and 15 where Jesus last speaks to His Apostles before His Passion and Crucifixion.

We also do well to think about what we actual pray since the early 300s:

Nicene Creed:
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.