B
‘The Incarnation
xu of he ina
WY rina tte ene
i Aha of Alain iy the
font the Sy Mase Con
‘Syeon the New Tso. Aves of
Thenemof thee thro the dog othe inca
‘onl sii omens ice
Shi unestnling in he Orthodox
‘ihn of Alen ese Ov
cn Word ba he casa exes
‘he Ester Chsta ichigo he inca
eal Gu image The mage of Goss ocd in fin, sil
er acjton ot person on pe hich covered wit
‘Rice Berle Forti dept o be fenewe, one cnnot mpi
a ete pne orto appen tir econry forthe one fom whom
the pa sane to come ant de the fon theo pe ne.
‘Tat eel what che Sono God acomplihe: “Beng
Pater ce tou ano ewan once ae in is Hee
Bet Gaiman an cold mb ewe Wil
(eth ont moral ody 0 hat by il death ight Be ese
gy of Go might te tence in pope? However, he So of God7.
ing his body oro det Ft ama ed amongst pl nd
ugh them he now of hits that thy might veel wor
hip and come 10 monhip Gad” And only aes he prone dnt
‘tog is des “lhe he is mu oye oe unto death a
‘sce fran oder oll for the def the ance ine =
‘Gregory the Tecan hie on the dg ofthe nse,
pane te love of Go, wh wa the ci ene or ncaaton
The Only-bgen Sn of
the Pll he unseat sin mide. Bt thi ey se pine
thew by the Father ode
ie since bloke the ayo the propapton ofa, Ove the core of
‘many cents God ght mankind in diferent ay hoa sin comin
tobe eamited fom genes to ern. Thee net to be ach
sunge “etn” whch ended up bang the inerion of he Wi of
Got
Ths the ncaraton became the pivotal pint in the fit of mankind
Ima. Speaingon te inca, Gray els th es pee
from the wos he Aponte Pl becme «cla expen of Ears
Te tnaration :
histo frit ein thatthe on of Gos "epi one, nes)
imal ing th form of asennad me mae in the iene of me,
ting din hon a (7) Cig the Ape Pl
Specs rato cpa ye, bw
Shannen wth Go hn ng mad Gol
semi tt ted yt ping i
snot hig (Land that there at been “beamed othe mae
yo wth dees
Theteching ofthe vie empyingi toi ofS Gag the
slogans Chilo
ight been hough vet The il one empiri fr
Temps hms fis dy fra hor in,
Aes lrkimel wat allmgh become deed eondcnioninthe pth humble ieney a foe
thewametine sith of mane tthe hgh
‘fda. The Divine Word, cote of
eae wth the Father eae sch he
str cren ie ing om hima the neato
Thm whch he wat nothuman sate, Promring
bi dry wl, the Word acepted arity
the Fate in dvi the Son of Go became one
inten wth sin humanitytbring Gd and Mas
te Chit eames Teer, nochange oad a Go
the moment ofthe incarnation: his esence emained at had bee The
ange crue in orev in reece dino te hanged
em pres oun a on tends ovr ee you He
woe peey human we aconpone Hermie wtb we
Terabe tok on our ttc cnr T
itman: run ad Gol Banded They bce ge whale theo
‘ie predomi. orerthatmigtbe mae edt tesa ene
the wa mde man Hews bet! he way een
lanai
ool denonsne the vig at othe Sn of Go inst
Fa athe ately, peson a det of Chit Grey
{he Tack opposes the nate f Gato dine “econo” when He
iptv cary fo undertnd she mutase of New Tse tx
‘Bosnvome ney eon te ineeay Between de Fate ad th So.
tha pan cut Chis
tn om: ou mast prt he more ine apes ofthe God
ea ofthe re which esos body exper te oer
osm, ahi io bos you war emp, eee
‘an eat you mi ow nat slam Bi aed what
Tshemencua nce canbe pli the nae of Cis fam
inthe New Tatment Th names, scrding 0 Gregan are ded no
ro aepics boning too oth eve the tascende and the
Toman! and belonging to “thve that ate distinctively haran and
ogling 0 whe ease fm ut"? Ofte it ek fe the aos
Son, Onipegaen, Wor, Wisdom, Powe Teh age, ih, Lit Ri,
Fond, Aenerent and Reset, The name of he seco aka
thc hat ato te sing of aan sad point ot Ch uman
‘ran, Son of Man hist. iy Door, Shepherd, Shep La, A
and Nelhiedek Al of tomas ep he ery which
fun st end ach eon
Tine anvils that ivasw the yin wh ied thre ens af
‘Chest Like Gregory, ac tele sme mimes
{Chats dvinty o Goes, 04 thers 0 bis
ove sty te indo bang bm Blo er
Toe to names te cone i God and
oth ata so mined We of
Siar Sen nae the Syrian develops the theme of he
ie Aivine economy wll enpasing ta the 5a
inp pls vation ays, pigeon te
bounds ofthe human nis: "A get myst, coneae in he on
Te the hs vew of ae de Syn, din lve occupies sch a
en plc than bs eae on te ication ther tadonl Chis
{tn tees enna for theses pln sch he exit of nan
‘hector over deat ae for insane, consider tha the Son of Gad
eam ince not fo these theremin fas andthe dest
eet dt no or peopl tveance si, bt fr esse of Goss
Tone beng mde nit a
3 gop i Gad
oc wh berth
‘Seto mai gow wn ara wight be apts of
fon cured without any cd of
of God, carding Ws bce
Tein
la ofGodto becom ith the OM Teste. nthe OTE
ve mer epble of ering Ge vice no oe
ait neamaton lo hs becomes posible
ee ge eri en fb el ot
Seat tye ube a it or Be iiten onruopox cunstianiry
histhunding But omen pied outs own gccon he
‘rd by his conn. hematin he at, ot he ean
ovine eile tnd pve hind Rasy a em ie
‘in ht il oe mown al ie pe that et 0 he
‘ih 8 wt heen convening with i ent frm, at
neti ey, heen ome beneath ti
(ids, and spot nop and wh we apelin ae
tng tioned it fron aro wine Vi womb
lua the Syn empare he nivel siicance of Gt coming
‘och ad taing on a sh fi hms The incaaian del
‘elated tothe at fhe ol conor nd ofeach indi pen
(won Te Castor human hinge heb of pb
‘cane and prea ad when they mel to i ep
hen, ging thm conden thei cola wah i sough
‘reaching And heeled the word of rth by see witness
though owed si And though bel vigor he
baleiene mas den nied confnion of Go Lr fal
dh now te 0 Cer wom nee ene”
“Te teaching onthe reno fr the ncmtion contained in the wrk
‘of Masia th Cones ing op special ney rite of ga
iy, jt in vew of wht than coon with tester on he incase
FRundin medieval Wee hela the Wen, bain mith Rape
of Deus (4), th quston eae hater he Son of God woul il
hae become incite had Adan ot snd a ter words, cul he
inca be conde conten of Aas fl or wos i ae
‘une ndpendenty of? Honora of Aun (Lp) mained ha
‘heen forthe narton mo esi of Aa bt the ees
‘ino the diion of an’ wich exited Fo he aig oie. In
eno’ wort watery Kr Chri "o bom inate oat
‘an might me deo doer nto here asin wa te son
SR tre i pe eri Mi
Te aration 6
forthe incamation, bt ate tht sin cold ot change God's econ co
(ering ma defeat,” In Jon Dane Star's o) odesandg
{heincation ofthe Son of Gx mathe chiro forthe cretion of the
‘oil want thought up aiden ar Go's froth his
{pal owt imemoia™ Even ina one age! or one mn Fl
(Ghist wold prerhle ve eso am thogh ct the psn
dedi fa woud heb nes be wuld ive ede
‘ely appeared the oie Cis”
‘Simla can be od in the wrk of ase fhe. Mass the
‘Cole in paras to the nation rep in bs compotion’
that te incon wa th inate pep forces
Mince gat and iden yey tone theese ent
for wih all things nnd. be dine por cose
‘ire gl oro everthing et ich il ects rt
sfoehng Wea lear viwto thief Greed he een of
sed bs, and sock pope spel, he eins fi on
‘ene and ofthe tings under bit oval oes ites
{Godse captain fe ting be cee” Ito ye
te wb cc al the aps anc bch eth dp of
(Cds pein pan fil peing these The Lage by
‘ace God canes Od pin wn he eae tn
‘sys cbse inl enna eho
the rsp weal plying in in he vey or
‘nb heer manny ciel the ening of thir cence
Beas of itl hoe and hein within hoe
Unico erin nieve betwen ie sd me
iypbemeen ede nif beeen Cer ceo, ew
ret and moto, ws concrete the ap Ti ont ben
aie me phatInte sort he incon ike nt
wit Adan bt ith he reson he we
“wie ean Masi a crt fr
the nef the lcm po he amet
Man orcs deco tht de ga
‘vedere l The en ec
ingen enced inte bron vw
items had conse poste
TRDei dine Sete etry oh die nomi
Se two ped fines phat et
henner oft ence and ea
coun theage tng he gama eietion" Theincmaton,
there conned» pc pot nthe iy of mn wa
‘skates going forte hf eed
Tevet ued th ening ey ftw ht pup a
topes ye Cet atthe Peto Coun
“ere the sae epee fpr ewe ie iw of Mi
inthe Conor the nao the ecting foe Dan Se
{Ake ume tin een tc tat Eaten pati neve
sede urn rth non he canton anh pene st
{be placed Wer, ad the peste polo i
{Sev of mother ol wich its ow, oe ernie the Ea
‘Shae nacre hn ets eon oc dition ad
‘Sin he chances of nepeade shes fom th nel cone of Be
tein ofthe canyon aon. ing pln ma
‘Sted eon in t dvlepon wu neve lel
son eetion™
eh ws often th New Toso rdonpon sn deiing
appt wo pref th near, pane one na
Sc py sy then the an war man ele
aera onnemateig
fom savy 0 the de Jus a mane he dil fo ht very bin
houghout te coun of ha wholes the La poceaded ugh ee
tyes thatthe devi ms conquered in each age of man's deep
Crit "beame ncaa and ms Dorn sting cone al ith
‘anda be coined prong ty bt, eed very gman hin
‘a evant tkng he form of emi nd the Lod onc gin el
Svstoworhines and mae us lod ad as over the de il
before war ret
Syeeon prevent the ier of destin a he ga ofthe ication
th notes penstence. Als repeating te cs ral of aes of
Tyons, Syneon sys Why dl God Becme mat? So that an might
‘ome God” Decon ith mass usin of God with an,
‘iar tothe ones Bete th Father ad the Sos
He promis th ines ie, ew ave withthe ame iy by
cet he inna ith the Fer by nt Oates po
it Tela ahr ue he Som he Son reso ce
ive diet othe love wth whch Ga Pah othe Only
guste Sona our God nv he aad lah
sth Son of Ga willbe ins
Sen pass the pon hacer f the ncn, sks to
hidhmen becmers tng andor” ofthe Lard hs became
Ineamate not rome abstract ob” of people ut french and eve con
‘tte human peso: "God sent his On Beaten Son ith fi you nd
feryoursaaon,becese he knew youefoee and prcletie yourobe his
Fin nd coinbrtoe”
God becomes 50 lose oma nthe ication tht his pointy i
‘compel onal bon: "Having bets ene out Kise by Sesh
nd having meus eocomenican of dvi, he made al is Kis
to. As Ee waa fom the Ran bone of i. hey wee
oth one fh so Chit tach tt be pre of hi very lsh and
ones" Spmeonporty heh betwen Chis and people with hesid ofthe allowing etapa: "The ut of Davis ari! i, fr you
oul de Creat fall ae yore his San, but we eur den
bee. You aro mann the eh bute Yous by your dita
igs Uniting ous, we allem one hws, thi weal in we
‘soning to Syeon's teaching, onesies ution through
(Chit andthe whe history of men nial and abe oat nc
Inge Falland the xplon fom para, om nich this father nd
tebe feces shame, but get benefit, base he Lord ead
them in avin for ometing ee than te og pundiethe King
den of Henyen.Hivng beste sa, Chri bed the conseaencs f
‘Anti, edlnered people om here of he ei om ca
ematon and damnation: be constitute, seed, and renewed the
tne of tan, toed ys.
“The ncaraon ofthe Son of God shin sii ac were neta int
i ino rn ie wi were nots rapt ofthe automo” pated
fm. Symcon aways ini tha the its of Ci eeming rie
that union wih God, brotherhood a Knsip with Chris al al
‘cata lope by as oly on the contin iat we mat the
‘Chit isthe Shepherd nd Mater orton wing o flow bi ut
‘ther whe Ctra Gd iter tee Kng nor hl Sp
eect they ate te firing and acl ofthe enemy * Chis ds
to coe ma bt te wats his oluny i ono ene
the path vad aan
Syincon notes that by virtue ofthe incraton of Chis, people
*athogh ty bec ings an lates of bib sh, bet ga
they remained os weet ade neta soo God Thi
‘fi tat destin, he goal of Chitin it tained ita
{tis up ina pa posr inthe cot peal growth of ee
Sn, Tete ofthe palof Cisne in rg a depends nthe
Sei ofthat yer pron, however isso inthe hands of Ge
“Theis, alaon ian a of yey Between ods cen ad man
4
(Christ: The Second Adam
ae
The it ma Aa, wt mde ing
he at A nd evi i
Thefiva he ch cay he cod a
isthe Lad os hese: Atay
‘esha ao cyanate heey
0 ae they alee ee And we
te Home the nie of he ta we sal Te LaLa Ae a
alo bea the image ofthe evenly (Cor
a0
Dencloping th teaching of he Apo Pal inthe end enay de
ety ay Hears of Lyons woe ou hea acorn to wich al
the tnents of Chit ie ne reared rept ti ees of Aa
lie oly het eee, Thee ig thither allows
thing hat Adm soul ne ald ut dot, Cha ail or
Ti very mistake Adam mae wis cote by Chi vey in Ada
‘commited was bed by Crt ty sade thse of he
eu received the tame “reapitlation” (Lat. reaper
‘alpha, ryote the given tem wc by leas ter
Aly means amthing Iie “rvene table of content” that a en
Iersion of capt ted in ene det. The lat of acon sje to
this reaptalation coo fl that that Ada te sald hae pr
Fmd 6 not perme, ott he pr ina may at Gol ha otoman. Chit cme th ew Ada othe conection shang
what ws bake you Fre
Te onda manny coming tit own is
‘tlon of th dike which bad acre a contin
‘iba hgh he cdc wih ms hb il whe
hung open ste Farin the ne may the in of ei cea
nun ess ant by corso oe epee
oming ofthe pent congue ye arlene of he dot,
‘he bow cng lo ih we heen a our eth
‘Theft cated peopl, Adam and Ee, asrding ens thin,
Sound themes in te opi imac; dey erent
in the pest imap of i? Te reno the inti Aa a ve i
‘ot in tht gree Hower the S08 of God came inte tbe wo
“eso ecpiing alin hielo ese? wor, “The Son
Goh ems pert, ped though be ate Fancy no
toon withthe eof mankind, parang of th no Fr hs om en
for that fhe ine age man exten, node ht man ght
Teale orci hi Cts obedience to Gd the Puberin ipa
nthe cn war he lion or Adu obedience?
‘St Grego the Tolan develope hs ery theme she oath cee
uy es llowing le, mph ach vet om th
tof Chas conespons toa analogs even fm Aine. Cit
‘ceded const huh ll the stags of ares eso ht in ght
Deca ech age The second Adam ets he des ofthe int Ada
india
Soa became ne forthe ke ofl nd or thea a one,
eit the wl eof the oa ich war diced, he lsh
an ofthe ck coopeted wih td shed in its conde
ton, Cit wh wa penn ta bepord the each of Sn
(hi: Th Sed Adam ms
uted orth oly heb aed a ing cle So
ie wy each propery oi, who wa above iecanged with
‘th of ou wy the new myst fook he plo the pean,
Sse ooving Kine hich de with in bol gh doe
toe: That eon fore enero nthe wii the mn
td Biche the pnertion oblate vgn
‘ell the woman Belcan tae of de, the mange bee
the gen sal nd wil hing on bbl of et ad dy
things Ths nye et oer paint bans eat
Sand the abe res out in nde cern ene,
te coc reine, the thers aed by he oo xpeing se
er eoniing teed of th eth Ti the eon the ing
Upto one rte il pd fhe pl fr te ag so oy
‘town te domino ao et dest of ets
forthe sie of gan of lr the ea he ond a of
mein fr thee of rare
For Grego theincmaion isthe gett te aot abject pe
ox ofan vedo fhe woes non ofthat whi snp
{oan Gos and ma Adam's, bgt boa a sf Ue
Tecan sakes mystery
-einsoaionitmade oan nd Gol ese aman wo
soured pon th aren of bese the eo own in
solid grid wet fear dap anoles al
the Sono God cepts come So of hun beings abe
ales not cng ele bet aig
‘a ew re ves nd
‘els une econ Gol th pean, orn wh hor
‘hese wih ror nme ah must
{Sci whiny sd doer wi what soe honey ad
‘eng wth he patble nd hemor ithe compe ot
there pc ale ogi heres se{ho Jota obese mat nc Ala ee
Up ticoce Ala heal ware snd the condemn the eh
sale se de a prt den yl
Tes imponible oto sng inhi tet coe of Greg of Ns
heap acing ich the ev a feted of tees, noe
Ting scn ht God wane" Gray the Tcolgin we sla
rags howerein ncn or cpr of Nps be dos not develop
{he anaon of isso hear whch woud ate sin
{he eye of edempton, Ano ttl othe dev was ly
(ted and man ws ty ied yee cate God; bt Gray the
‘Teno der not want go beyond hae aeons: The ese prt
vrllbe vera by sen"
The hereof he she second Aas cet nthe Csi
tSyncn th New Tesla, Using the wor ofthe A
Sot ancl nan pingboud, Seon ese tha ingen on
the tn eam ates bang ade isl poet athe So
Ola ai ot ep othe Fate pd wai pret Gos
eis Ga rom God witout epining of teers eal On
‘lea tom babe, omprtensble for eheiaorpecensle
eral en heen on, rps he pros
{he oe nora i tenor oe vise ne nile
ne the Woe af God ud God, gh to alae int Bn
tach od eign te
‘cil tt leigh, b deeded ath and bce nat
‘kc by pit se Vig Many aca ma, hn tecine
ct ma
(it Te Som Adon
eth Gol esa Adland allowing
Be
{nd base of this he pedetemined ma’ sake
esinton ws expresed ert Fl whe Ads
shay i wo wane ey a bom dwn in,
2d God compelled i nto submision, having
tae cop and rl ke man how ita
orgy ofan Bu crton hole are
the Aponle Pal sy: Forte exe expectation heh
tf the centon was forthe manetation of de
tons of God orth ceton wa se bjt to vn, oo wing, but
bymescn oi wo ha sjeced tin oprah cen tl alo
shi be diver om the bong of crpton nthe porosity
tlhe cide Go (Rom ya). Theo
A predeninedflrn fo sly ocomupion sul come
"rough
Kooi fr the contacto ofthe wd hat Ada wou ak
te ih hough tne Oleg Sono God enn he eh
screed ving escme sry ote sarap that
on dee gh be conned ogee ith
Mesifl Gol and Lord prone ti re he cn
Symes res tht th insation ofthe Son of Gd bought ma an
ely geste ling ta that nich be lo hough the al a he ery
fapuion of Adam fom parte G's pace ad lowe fr mankind
‘Ses ani" they ada snd Ee epented whe sl pais,then they wo ase eine pain ony hatte pase, and mohing
ne Ba te Lod prepared te Hessen King for then
Secon pet Gusye omit mani ending ella ving
Cin youte o wt brights he elented them forthe pete,
‘Goel only ly dem
Symeon is eminent of hae the San in hese word or se
chimed tht Gol eas a tof pate "ude the use of wath
Sthough inthis wey caving outta the eablshent of death, "he
economy ken preeat pee
(oa delghfl and porous wo thatthe Kinglom of Herren Death
‘hath eapuhion fey praise in kan? oan, bad oly he look af.
&
Inman the “mona” of Chri haan nts, Jb of Danses
clbortes tha "te Lod lsh, hypostilly aie wth God the Word
hina dd ot ose smal moral bt, bese wa poly
edt the Wor war mae lifeving Ine mode man
ae of Chit wt al tough bse ie ving tc of ag
eed fm the begining Ly vite ofthe "gates inermingng?
‘According othe wt of te Gel an the tenhing othe Chueh
contin in the Nc Constaninopolan Ce, he Son of God eee
inca “of th aly pt andthe Vain Maryn ths hs ith
‘rv not preceded by the ly ion his pens In Wee tele
ie aching that Cs wa removed om Orlin fm ne er beh,
singe om his bse Ase reer, gna Sina tes ne
‘Wet above al an inbeane of gl, ansmited om Aa ol ha
lcenden Beier afer Anping the notion that Og Sn wa
‘anand though Dek unonstengenedin the Wat Se the Cd
‘ne Chis war aot born om a pylon of nan and wom, btw
torn rm the Holy Spit andthe Vig, and ine clot ey
fiaeted ui, ed nos have Oral Sin.
Sach an amangane! of scents oly pole in Weer theology.
Within he menor of ater thsi, ution of whether ont
hs wa sib to Orginal Sn gery canbe mdse te very
ovo of Orga Sinn he sone fn nia put pra non
tein the Est Sod queton wa ae in he age othe “Ween Cp
fi” of Onbodoe ely hese nected
the Onkodonanweredienatya the Cais weal that Chi was
fel om Orin Sin ran oss gal Sin dean
ai aiiinthe Was a inheanc of ul hat he Orton te
bgisn wos age ht Chis wally ad sore ee fe Fo
lowing after the Fats of the Ener Church, Ono hcl
ye of pra
hic ow the cng of a el tne Chit ws ee
fr ths estan: he wi ot “hel of acetal sin Maine heConor erped the Latin eh
Tow dot ane ny pay rth sin with which Aa oped pre
o vga Sin in ties: The
Sinn bit ody
owen stor rom Org Sinixandentodia the see hat he
man me of Chis a the at ofthe fi map Adin and mothe
ote fhe len Athen shan iepetaton ee
Contactos of Oxon tradition. Thee canbe oni oe Onbadon
5
‘Two Natures, Two Energies, Two Wills
zor ror eco ofthe Orthodox Chuch, Jes Ci it
eds God and man at he sae tine fone eee
the Father
in vin and within hmaniy. The dine an man ate cont
init ed ineparable yn tbe pono of Joes Ch
the ele nt Jeu Chit war a tse ine Go and man Hwee i
iontynthe ag ofthe Chola conto te ils ends ce
{Sie tat uch heal formalae were dco whith lowed the
tio ofthe divine and hora natueof Chit ob Se sch»
oy tht ws devo of etal npc of hi phe
The Chilo connec ofthe Gith cetuyanflied any
ete the proponent of he Alcanan and Anachene tesla
schoo th former essed the wy fhe women hi, theater
te ifrence ewer thts Te til semen oan exes he
thecal techn in tet ofthe Altandin Chrntlgy, bed on he
tehig oft Cyl of Alenia on he nity of Chis Cl-man nate
he fourth scenic the other had egupped nel wth cbe
Aetiodiene Chisaogcal tain and ix emphats on Chis’ “wo
ares” Neth the bot proponents of te Alana or dof he
Aotiochaetadone abject de floes of dit a the alla of
Tamayo doubt bce hat Chit "of one exe
Ihe atheros city anf ne sae with
his mei” Bat
tee or anther tut concering the fll of dvnty or humanity
(hist expened erent by the ro theologian le both
teminologal exesion seed Orthod it xen,
Ofcaaneshetemte diergences fom Onhodo ching oving hth
Alana spd Antioch nthe Aleandean camp, the mot clesly
Tapcacddnernce became the taching of ute, who spate of
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