Are the heavenly orders capable of comprehending or apprehending God?

The answer

St. John Chrysostom says, “Will you not slink away and sink into the ground and hide, you who with such eagerness wish to pry into the providence of God, Whose power is ineffable, inexpressible, and inapprehensible by the powers above?”⁵⁵⁰

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁵⁵⁰ St. John Chrysostom, On the Providence of God by St. John Chrysostom, (St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2015): pp. 42–43.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.