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Hope of Seeing God – Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa continues his reflections on the Beatitude "blessed are the pure for they shall see God" (Mat. 5:8) by showing how purity of heart is the key the opens the way to seeing, to the hope of the vision of God....

23 June, 2016 / 0 Comments

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Blessed are the Pure in Heart – Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa, commenting on the beatitude "blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God," compares God to an inaccessible rock, a mountain peak impossible to climb except to those lifted up, as Peter was, by the strong hand of Jesus....

23 June, 2016 / 0 Comments