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CCS Systematic Theology

CCS Systematic Theology. Perichoresis. First a review . . . Who is god?. How do we get from God to us, though?. Perichoresis.

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CCS Systematic Theology

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  1. CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis

  2. First a review . . . Who is god?

  3. How do we get from God to us, though?

  4. Perichoresis • The doctrine of the Trinity. The word is derived from the Greek “peri-choresis” which translates as, “peri” meaning around, “choresis” meaning to dance (the same root as choreography). The relationship between the Persons of the Trinity was described, by early Christians, as an eternal Holy Dance of each Person in the Trinity around and within the Others. (wordnik)

  5. Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis means 'mutually inhering' or 'mutually indwelling'; and as the Apostle John wrote, God is love.” • Archive 2006-12-01

  6. Perichoresis • “The term perichoresis, circumincessio, immanentia, was meant to express the peculiarity of the relations of the Three Divine Persons or Subsistences -- their Indwelling in each other, the fact that, while they are distinct they yet are in one another, the Coinherence which implies their equal and identical” • NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus

  7. Perichoresis • “Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God.” • The Huffington Post: Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ

  8. Perichoresis • See also: • Gregory of Nyssa – The Great Catechism XXIV-XXV (24-25) • Jurgen Moltmann, God in Creation

  9. Hebrews 11:3 Creatio Ex Nihilo Fiat Creationism But . . .

  10. Acts 17:27-28 “ . . . though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist . . . “

  11. In that He never left us We get from Him to us . . .

  12. PeriChoresis (Around) (To Dance) Trinitarian Relationship F Unity: One God, Three Persons Eternal Togetherness Perfect Love Distinct, but not Divisible Diversity: Three Persons, One God Different Roles, Equal Essence Not Divisible, yet Distinct IS Is Not Is Not GOD IS IS Sp S Is Not Creation All creatures, so all Unified – alike as God’s Creation All creatures, distinct but working together – each with a place Heb. 11:3; Acts 17:25-28 Constitution/Function ImagoDei Marriage & Parenting Body of Christ

  13. CCS Systematic Theology Perichoresis

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