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Essay / The Teaching of Saint Gregory - 1150
A. “The Teachings of Saint Gregory” contains many theological concepts such as God and Creation, Christology, Human Sin and salvation, eschatology and resurrection. Due to limited space, I will only explore a few key elements that I believe are worth discussing. First, Gregory describes the attributes of God – this begins with faith in the Trinity – God created the world and humanity, the Son saved humanity, and the Spirit sustained the world (259, 263, 362) . There is no one before God and there is no creator (259). God is incomprehensible and all-powerful (259, 366). God created two kinds of creatures: visible (the creatures of the world) and invisible (the angels, including the evil “Follower Behind”) (262, 278). Second, man was created in the image of God, which gave him a rational and independent mind. will for man to be conscious of God. (273), praise God (261) and live a good life with God. (Life of Enoch 294). Third, in Christology, Gregory emphasizes that the incarnation of the Son is not a sudden idea, not a ghost (402) but a plan of God's eternal redemption. All the prophecies foreshadowed Christ (342) and concerning Christ (377). Gregory skims over the life and teaching of Jesus but places great emphasis on the death and resurrection of Christ. Jesus humbled himself to the indignity of death (385, 587-595), came to fill the separated, to rebuild what was destroyed (591). For Gregory, the cross of Christ is the antitype of the Tower of Babel. The tower represents the dispersion, represents the wrath of God against the sin of man; the cross represents the gathering for Jesus to redirect people to God (584, 585). With the promise that the spirit of God dwells in believers, Gregory further insists that martyrs live and intercede for men (596-597) who... middle of paper ... however, find a light to solve the problem. problem of illiteracy. Armenians are the only nation that has maintained Christianity as its national religion in recent decades. The reasons for success are numerous, such as distinct geography, recurring pursuits and martyrdoms linked to national pride could be the dominant factors; but also the book of the Teaching of Saint Gregory is certainly an important reason to maintain the faith of Armenians in the long history. It is a "non-difficult", complete and systematic way of explaining God's request, man's sin and responsibility, God's protection with whom in pursuit; providing Armenians with reason, strength and faith to live their lives faithfully. Another important thing the Church can do is adopt new technologies, computerized aids to refine the traditions of the Christian faith and provide a new expression of Christianity to our neighbors..