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HAMANN ON WHY CHRIST CREATES]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The God-Man, the Word revealed in flesh, God’s Son, who, from eternity, had chosen the mystery of His incarnation and redemption in...]]></description><link>https://www.cewgreen.com/post/we-wanted-to-exist-j-g-hamann-on-why-christ-creates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c85bc53c5671a0edf55612</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3eb09_701e7f80514b4b208a5f1e9c38443b78~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_888,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>cewgreen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["KNOWLEDGE PUFFS UP": ORIGEN ON THE WORST OF SINS]]></title><description><![CDATA["What sin then is greater than all the others? ... Haughtiness, pride, arrogance are the sin of the devil... The material of pride is...]]></description><link>https://www.cewgreen.com/post/knowledge-puffs-up-origen-on-the-worst-of-sins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f7b8f8c2daf2d1cae560c5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:16:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3eb09_b1a42cba37434949b66f0048186ae9dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_630,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>cewgreen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADVENT IS A MODE OF BEING: ROBERT JENSON ON HOW JESUS IS PRESENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The analogy between Paul’s presence from a distance and the risen Jesus’ presence from a distance is not perfect; the kinds of distances...]]></description><link>https://www.cewgreen.com/post/advent-is-a-mode-of-being-robert-jenson-on-how-jesus-is-present</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ccb375db08c608b1996483</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3eb09_086fee3173b7470696b42acfc4df62da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_856,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>cewgreen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The God of the Clerics Does Not Exist: Karl Rahner on True/False Images of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think of the false images of God that are found everywhere and therefore also in us. 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