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In his Fifth Theological Oration, Gregory Nazianzus uses nature analogies to explain the Holy Trinity but acknowledges their limitations. He provides analogies of animal generation, three lights like suns joined together, and an eye, fountain, and river, but rejects them all. While analogies from nature provide some understanding, ultimately the divine nature is simple and beyond full comprehension through such images. Gregory appeals to scriptural authority and revelation over time to defend the doctrine o
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- Br. Paul Nguyen, OMV
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- EN