St. Basil "The Great" on Knowledge of God as Accessible to Man

Knowledge of God as Accessible to Man.

The knowledge of God is accessible to man. In the first place, the majestic panorama of the world displays harmony in each of its parts and as a whole, and man can and should conclude that this order must have a rational cause. There must exist an Artist of every thing. Aristotle had already demonstrated this in his cosmology. According to Basil a man who fails to recognize God by contemplating the wonderful beauty and harmonious order of the world is like a man who can see nothing even at noon. In the second place, man can know God by knowing himself. Basil echoes the Bible when he says "heed yourself" (Deuteronomy 15:9). "The careful observation of your own self will guide you to the knowledge of God. For if you 'heed yourself' you will not have to look for the evidence of the Creator in the universe."

"The incorporeal element within you that is your own soul will enable you to understand that God too is incorporeal. You will know that He is not limited to any one place, just as your mind has no previous existence in some other place, but comes into itself only when it is united with your body. You will believe that God is invisible when you have come to know your own soul, for it also is inaccessible to the eyes of the body. It has neither color nor outward appearance, and it has not outline by which it can be perceived, but you know it by its action. Therefore when you think about God do not rely on what you see with your eyes, but believe with your mind, so that your concept of God may be achieved through your intellect."

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http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/fathers_florovsky_1.htm#_Toc3723866