tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134723288757688995.post1019626601019514837..comments2023-08-11T08:43:45.182-06:00Comments on Following the Voice within: Reflections on the AscensionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134723288757688995.post-31516284612677176622012-05-20T13:18:43.339-06:002012-05-20T13:18:43.339-06:00I think it is a combination. I agree with colkoch ...I think it is a combination. I agree with colkoch that it involves a process; colkoch refers to it as being an "evolution" whereas Eastern Orthodoxy would use the rather more powerful expression of "divinization".<br /><br />Yet, the second path excludes a Christian teaching of crucial importance: the Incarnation in which the Divine One demonstrates profound humility by laying aside divinity and embracing the messy flesh of humanity. It is a reality with which Christians continue to struggle.<br /><br />One who loves and is in love desires to be with the beloved. Thus, I believe that even if humanity had not sinned, God would have come amongst us for no other reason than out of love, which is surely the very essence of the Creator.parepidemoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416012601568784997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134723288757688995.post-41413752698873483272012-05-20T11:45:11.256-06:002012-05-20T11:45:11.256-06:00The second because it most closely mirrors a core ...The second because it most closely mirrors a core truth of material life--evolution to higher states of being.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.com