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    The Father is an external principle that is the source of... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The Son possesses the property of aseity despite being generated by the Father.

    The Father is an external principle that is the source of the Son's hypostatic existence, constituting a real relation of dependence.

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    • 1.Scripture consistently portrays the Father as source: 'from Him and through Him' (Rom 11:36) establishes causal priority in the Godhead.
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    • 2.Real relations of dependence preserve divine monarchy while explaining eternal generation without temporal becoming or composition.
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    • 3.This framework avoids modalism by securing the Son's distinct hypostasis while maintaining monotheism against tritheism.
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    • 1.If the Father is an 'external principle,' this language suggests the Son depends on something outside himself, threatening divine simplicity.
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    • 2.Real relations of dependence imply asymmetry, yet Christian tradition affirms mutual indwelling (perichoresis) and co-equality of persons.
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    • 3.Eternal generation paradoxically requires causation without time, making 'source' and 'dependence' conceptually incoherent when applied to God.
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