Hello-people Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The two paragraphs below may change your life: “Let us too reflect on the life-giving aspect of the Holy Trinity. In the Nicene Creed Catholics affirm that the Holy Spirit "proceeds from the Father and the Son." The Holy Spirit is often understood as the Spirit of Love who proceeds from the infinite ocean of love between Father and Son. We might therefore say that the Holy Spirit proceeds not only from the love of Father and Son but as a result of that love as well. The infinite love of Father and Son is of such an intensity that the Third Person of the Holy Trinity flows forth, if you will. This aspect of Love giving life to yet more Love is clearly what occurs in marriage when children are conceived. The man and wife, in an act of complete self-giving, produce, as a result of their own love for one another, a new life…” --- end of excerpt from an article written by Catholic writer who is now a deacon F.K. Bartels. Note: In a human family, the parents are older than the offspring. However, the Church teaches that: the glorious Father, Son,Holy Spirit are eternal (have always existed and will always exist) which means the Father and Son and Holy Spirit are equally old. The Church teaches that the Father is the Principle with regards to origin, not time.Principle means base/foundation/first-source/first-origin/root-cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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