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Gregory of Nyssa - Every concept that comes from some...
Every concept that comes from some comprehensible image, by an approximate understanding and by guessing at the Divine nature, constitutes an idol of God and does not proclaim God. (Gregory of Nyssa)

Every concept that comes from some comprehensible image, by an approximate understanding and by guessing at the Divine nature, constitutes an idol of God and does not proclaim God.

Gregory of Nyssa

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