“He who has not yet attained divine knowledge energized by love is proud of his spiritual progress. But he who has been granted such knowledge repeats with deep conviction the words uttered by the patriarch Abraham when he was granted the manifestation of God: 'I am dust and ashes' (Gen. 18:27).” Has BeensChristianSpiritualLove IsProgressDivineProudConvictionDustGrantedManifestationRepeatsOrthodoxAshesOrthodox ChristianAbrahamSpiritual ProgressPatriarch Author:Maximus the Confessor
“...[sacred] doctrine is especially based upon arguments from authority, inasmuch as its principles are obtained by revelation: thus we ought to believe on the authority of those to whom the revelation has been made. Nor does this take away from the dignity of this doctrine, for although the argument from authority based on human reason is the weakest, yet the argument from authority based on divine revelation is the strongest.” BelieveHumansDoeHas BeensMadeReasonChristianPrinciplesDivineOughtAuthorityArgumentDignitySacredDoctrineRevelationsOrthodoxStrongestHuman ReasonDivine Revelation Book:The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition Source: The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition
“We may not substitute charity for godliness; but there is room for the Divine love in the heart which has been touched by the human.” HumansHeartMayHas BeensRoomsDivineCharityTouchedSubstitutesDivine LoveGodliness Book:Lectures and Sermons Source: Lectures and Sermons
“No word in our language - not even "Socialism" - has been employed more loosely than "Mysticism." The history of the word begins in close connexion with the Greek mysteries. A mystic is one who has been, or is being, initiated into some esoteric knowledge of Divine things, about which he must keep his mouth shut.” Has BeensLanguageMysteryDivineMouthsSocialismGreekMysticismEmployedMysticEsotericConnexion Author:William Ralph Inge