PART 4 - Icons and their veneration: development of doctrine and Nicaea 2

In this series, we delve into the topic of the use of images in the early Church. In part 4, we take a look at the word "development" in the Orthodox tradition and how it relates to Nicaea 2 (Seventh Ecumenical Council 787 A.D.)
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[@Kralperri]

Great point about the "development" in the teaching of St Gregory Palamas! Very important to highlight what this actually means!

[@Vinsanity997]

It seems like a semantic issue but also a denial of the very apparent fact that orthodox faith and practice is not exactly the same as what the apostles taught. It doesn’t mean there is a contradiction but if you read the Bible and pre nicean fathers you don’t come away thinking that icon veneration and the essence energy distinction are pillars of dogma