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#470 Why Is the Filioque a Big Deal to Eastern Orthodox? - Michael Lofton

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What Is the Filiokwe? And How Did It Become an Issue?

The filiokwe is a clause in the Nicene Creed about who proceeds from the Father and the Son. The East did not have that tradition of adding that clause, so it caused some tension whenever they started to see the West with that additional clause. So what do we mean by and the Son? Might be helpful to just briefly speak about the Trinity to make sense of it. We say that first of all, God is one, right? I mean, there's only one God.

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