Re: Anathemas against Origen

Re: Anathemas against Origen

by james.goetz » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:01 pm

Hi Michael,

Robin Parry has an interesting series of blog posts related to anathemas against Origen:

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-1.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-2.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-3.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-4.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/postscript-universalism-as-theologumena.html

Blessings:-)

James

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Re: Anathemas against Origen

by Michael » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:12 pm

That list of anathemas makes interesting reading. Is that all it has to say about universalism? What about future councils?

If you mean the seven ecumenical councils of the undivided Church, that's all they have to say about UR (the personal anthema's of the Emporer Justinian, and the decrees of local synods are not ecumenical, and carry no dogmatic weight.)

There are still Orthodox Bishops teaching UR.

http://en.hilarion.orthodoxia.org/6_6_10

Even Orthodox who don't teach it, accept it as a pious hope.

http://www.theandros.com/restoration.html

And if you believe that Christ is still with the Church, any future councils would be guided by The Holy Spirit.

Spherical bodies! I wonder how much of what is commonly believed in our time is equally absurd

What do you think our resurrection bodies will be like?

Will they be pure spirit (or energy)?

Will they be physical bodies?

Or perhaps physical bodies dominated by the spirit (instead of by the flesh)?

Will they have flesh (and bone)?

Will they have sexual organs?

Will they have only the external form of our present bodies, or will they have internal organs?

If they have internal organs, will those organs function as they do now?

Will we eat (and if we do, will our GI tracts still process food)?

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Re: Anathemas against Origen

by Michael » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:50 pm

james.goetz wrote:Hi Michael,

Robin Parry has an interesting series of blog posts related to anathemas against Origen:

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-1.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-2.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-3.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-universalism-heretical-part-4.html

http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/06/postscript-universalism-as-theologumena.html