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1 1| succeeded in becoming a man without beginning, since
2 1| doctrine on this point.~Μan may certainly be considered
3 1| existence, but οnly the idea of man or the cοmmοn existence
4 1| strange and inconceivable that man can enter the course of
5 1| limiting his reference only to man he characterises this distance
6 1| and great, between God and man"<7>.~It is not very difficult,
7 1| Maximos οn the dignity of man is suitably set in the whole
8 1| He especially thinks of man as one who combines and
9 2| έρως οf God and έρως of man. "The divine as being eros
10 2| particle of God"<13> "Every man is a μοιρα Θεού, but not
11 2| the first found-action of man's ability to be raised above
12 3| points to the perfection of man. It is worth citing a very
13 3| reason why it is said that man has been made in the image
14 3| rather at its surpassing. For man to form his personality
15 3| purpose put in front of man illuminates clearer Maximos'
16 3| close connection between man and God. The fact that man
17 3| man and God. The fact that man was made as a particle of
18 3| Confessor clearly defines man's purpose in analysing the
19 3| hypostatic union of God and man in Christ<25>. Certainly,
20 3| concludes that the pιιrpose of man's creation is his union
21 3| archetype. ~The destiny of man is the communion of the
22 3| the respective logos into man in his creation and through
23 3| The achievement of man's high destiny is realized
24 3| nature<27> were put before man as a labor for unification "
25 3| and become simply "bare man"; then, proceeding through
26 3| However, the first man not only was unable to secure
27 3| nature. God himself became man in order to unite the divided
28 3| of God became "a perfect man out of us through us to
29 3| view of Μaximos, God and man are παραδείγματα αλλήλων,
30 3| other. Gοd makes himself man out of love for men as much
31 3| love for men as much as man deifies himself οut of loνe
32 3| for God; and God lifts up man to the unknowable as much
33 3| the unknowable as much as man manifests God, invisible
34 3| grace; on the other hand, man in general and also each
35 4| incarnation should be found in man's fall and its purpose in
36 4| fall and its purpose in man's restoration. However,
37 4| divine design. Indeed, since man's purpose was theosis, which
38 4| means, the descent of God to man would be necessary under
39 4| in order to facilitate man's ascent. Incarnation is
40 4| Incarnation is the perfection of man<34>. Μan's sin and fall
41 4| the perfection of man<34>. Μan's sin and fall were a fact
42 4| nature, and tlιe world<35>. Μan remains stagnant if his
43 4| propound their motives before man's will. What is of the greatest
44 4| is the highest stage of man's love for God and of God'
45 4| God and of God's love fοr man. Αll virtues contribute
46 4| things to the divine. So man becomes able to follow Jesus
47 4| pursuing a high purpose, in man's case, perfection. The
48 4| completion of movement. Μan's path-way testifies that
49 4| movement of things. In this way man searching for his end, his
50 5| The gulf between God and man is bridged, even when man
51 5| man is bridged, even when man is still within this world
52 5| any nature and any time. Μan is recognized as having
53 5| with the genuine end within man who is saved. And since
54 5| God just as God became a man<50>. When he supersedes
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