tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291308322432360534.post2067634796227270880..comments2023-05-18T05:45:20.753-07:00Comments on An Orthodox Priest: Why are we mortal?Father Peter Farringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11252775476969708189noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291308322432360534.post-31275724264617731882010-09-15T19:50:32.299-07:002010-09-15T19:50:32.299-07:00I don't think we are "created as mortals&...I don't think we are "created as mortals" and immortality is a gift. I think God created out of divine love and grace and the breath immortal spirit gave life to all creation and her energies are boundless. I think we humans are created immortal but because we chose death and non-existence instead of the life giving spirit we eventually die and this state of death is Sin (not transgression or maybe Sin is just a very controversial term we need to make a distinction between Sin and sin). Sin is not an act, it just stands in opposition to the grace and immortality that the Spirit brings and with the sacrifice of Christ and us partaking in his "being" we have hope for the restoration of the primal authentic state of being....That means the "signs" of Jesus were not supernatural miracles rather signs that he comes from the God who is the source of this "natural" state of being. <br /><br />This is my point of view....maybe we can take this discussion further...Rowan Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337488804840776700noreply@blogger.com