THE DOCTRINE OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT'S ABOUT DISTINCTION BETWEEN ESSENCE AND ENERGY

Abstract

The doctrine Saint Basil the Great's about distinction between God's and God's energy which has arisen the course of long-term fight of Saint Basil against the heresy of Arius is researched this article. The basic principle of the heresy of Arius is that God the Son is not born, but only created by God the Father. God the Son is the original creation, and, therefore, there is not God. The doctrine Saint Basil the Great's arises, strictly speaking, as reaction to heresy of Evnomy who was the most radical follower of Arius. According to Evnomy, the Son isn't similar anything to the Father and, therefore, the of the Son isn't similar to of God Father. God is entirely known and there is absolutely simple. To connect absolute not cognoscibility of God to cognoscibility of God, complexity and plurality of God to absolute simplicity of God, Saint Basil allocates two conditions of existence of God, namely: existence in essence and existence out of essence. Saint Basil separates God's from God's numerous actions and properties as which he understands energy. God's is entirely not learned, but God is learned on the numerous actions and energy. God's is absolutely simple, but God is difficult and diverse on the numerous actions.