Orthodox Article on Differences between "East" and "West"

[Madaglan]

Originally Posted by Gabriel of 12:

Now those Orthodox Church’s in schism remain in this apostolic teaching which remains a “Truth” but have not grown from this stage of the gospel which is in its 400 year old stage of revelation since the resurrection.

The Orthodox do not accept the view that each succeeding generation has greater knowledge of revealed truth than generations preceding.

Now “Filioque” is not nothing new when the Pope and Church councils ratify this apostolic belief. Here we now arrive in a different age of time. Man has matured in his knowledge, and try to deny God that God does not exist because God never revealed himself to man. The Roman Pontiff, protected this Apostolic Teaching by proclaiming NOT the “protoevangelium” Gospel that God took on flesh (spirit comes from the father) which the schismatic Orthodox continue to hold too. The Pope defended the Apostolic Catholic Faith by revealing to a doubtful world; that “Amen” Jesus who is God incarnate acts in his humanity for man, because the “Holy Spirit” now proceeds from the Father and the Son “filioque”, How one may ask? Through his Sacraments after the resurrection, now the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (filioque). The Father now sees his bride through the Son “this is filioque” a perfect and unblemished bride adorned for the marriage supper of the Lamb.

What does the “protoevangelium” [of James] have to do with all this? Catholics, like the Orthodox, celebrate the Presentation of Mary into the Temple, which is based on the relation of the event in this book.

So, the Holy Spirit now proceeds from the Father and the Son (but not before the now of the Pope saying it)?

Now this is what the bias commentator reveals to those seeking Truth. That both East and West definition of the Holy Spirit remains “Truth”. the Western Catholic Church who battles the beast, reveals that the Son of God, Jesus the Christ has come in the flesh and conquered, and now saves his people by administering his saving sacraments which the Holy Spirit “filioque” proceeds from the Father and the Son.

The commentator was a Thomist before he became Eastern Catholic. He knows both sides of the argument.

I get all this from reading a neutral commentary on the definitions of “filioque” from a bias view holder. So you see, this Roman Catholic does not disagree with the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father before the Son comes into being.** It is when the salvation work of Jesus Christ is finished, that is when the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.** Both understandings of the Holy Spirit remain True to the Gospel. The Schismatic Orthodoxy view remains in the milk (early christian revelation) “Filioque” conquers defeats anti-christ’s and more beasts that have surfaced since the incarnation and graduates the infant believer who battles the beast to eat the meat of the Gospel. There is nothing new under the sun.

Are you saying there was a time when the Son was not?

The Latin teaching of the “filioque” regards the immanent life of the Trinity. The Latin teaching is not that the Holy Spirit at one time does and another time does not proceed from the Son.

This may appear to be too simplistic to the mystics, but to those on the milk, maybe can graduate into eating meat from the revelation from God through his son Jesus salvation comes when the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son “Filioque”. Without the Son’s passion and resurrection the Holy Spirit was not able to come as he now does from the Father and the Son. Recalling Jesus when he told his disciples that “he” must suffer this passion so that the “Advocate” the Holy Spirit can come and reveal all things that the Son has taught his Church.

Filioque is definitely biblical and Apostolic Teaching.

Peace be with you

In eating meat, watch out for the bones.