248. At the outset the Eastern tradition expresses the Father’s character as first origin of the Spirit. By confessing the Spirit as he “who proceeds from the Father”, it affirms that he comes from the Father through the Son. The Western tradition expresses first the consubstantial communion between Father and Son, by saying that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (filioque). It says this, “legitimately and with good reason”, for the eternal order of the divine persons in their consubstantial communion implies that the Father, as “the principle without principle”, is the first origin of the Spirit, but also that as Father of the only Son, he is, with the Son, the single principle from which the Holy Spirit proceeds. This legitimate complementarity, provided it does not become rigid, does not affect the identity of faith in the reality of the same mystery confessed.
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216. What is the hope of the new heavens and the new earth?
573. Are there objections to prayer?
115. What was the attitude of Jesus toward the temple in Jerusalem?
29. Why is there no contradiction between faith and science?
106. What do we learn from the temptations of Jesus in the desert?
123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?
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The Fall of Mankind: How Did Adam and Eve’s Disobedience Affect the World? (Genesis 3:1-24)
What is David’s example of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:32-40?
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