Splendor of Light

which He has [given], with the addition that we should walk in His way, on the path of life and light, which is the divine will. Of this the great Apostle and Evangelist John speaks thus in John 1:12–13:

But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become children of God, who are born of God.

Now, such a will is fulfilled in us through knowledge Erkenntniß: In this context, it refers to more than just intellectual learning; it is a deep, spiritual recognition or experiential understanding of the divine, namely: when we possess divine knowledge, we also seek to reconcile our own will with the divine will. Christ Jesus our Savior teaches us the same in a prayer, where He speaks:

Our Father, who art in the heavens, hallowed [be Thy name] etc. Thy kingdom come to us.

The true, actual knowledge or contemplation of God, which is called the beatific vision: the ultimate direct self-communication of God to the individual soul, often considered the highest state of happiness in heaven by theologians; Thy will be done, etc. Through knowledge, it happens that we fulfill the divine will. The great royal Prophet David likewise gives us this to understand, when he says to his son in 1 Chronicles 28:9: original: "1. Paralipom." is the traditional Latin title for the Books of Chronicles.

Acknowledge the God of your father and serve Him.

Ah! I remained in astonishment at and over this command; I asked myself: How can I know this divine Omnipotence? Whose form no human will be able to see and live. “You cannot see my face; for no human shall see me and live.” original Latin: "Non poteris videre faciem meam; non enim videbit me homo et vivet." Exodus 33:20. The original text cites Exodus 30:20, but this is a likely error for 33:20, which contains this specific phrase. The infinite attributes of God are likewise impossible to grasp with a finite human understanding,