Essence/Energies Distiction? 5: St Gregory on Divine Simplicity

In this video I continue with Tikhon Pino's magisterial dissertation on St Gregory Palamas' theology of the essence-energies distinction, looking at how St Gregory addresses the question of Divine Simplicity, and how the distinction does not introduce composition in God.

[@Jimmylad.]

3:56 is this in opposition to analogia entis?

[@FirstActuality]

there's nothing inherently wrong with the term analogia entis, so long as we don't understand it to refer to the divine essence - as if it is a "being" that can be conceptualised and analysed. This is an issue with absolute divine simplicity more than anything else.

[@Jimmylad.]

@@FirstActuality Great thank you

[@user-pj7sq7ce1f]

Divine simplicity is correct what is false is absolute divine simplicity

[@the4gospelscommentary]

Can you explain the difference?

[@user-pj7sq7ce1f]

@@the4gospelscommentary divine simplicity means God has no parts . Absolute divine simplicity means that they are not distinctions in God all are his essence, actus purus that is why when we say God's mercy it has to mean something created. In orthodox christianity we have the essence energies distinction so no problem to explain all.

[@the4gospelscommentary]

@@user-pj7sq7ce1f But you said that divine simplicity - that God has no parts is true. Then you said there is an essence energy distinction in God, so that there are parts in God - His essence and His energies. So which one is it?

[@user-pj7sq7ce1f]

@@the4gospelscommentary the energies are essential but not the essence .the who one is distinct of when he operates...

[@user-pj7sq7ce1f]

@@the4gospelscommentary Paul says in the greek the energies of God 1 cor 12:6 ενεργηματα. What you say those are ??? Do you mean those energies are the essence of God?