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Are there Christians who entertain the notion that God has a greater context or environment in which he exists? Perhaps God needs nothing or is not compelled by anything within the boundary conditions of his environment, but there could be structures in place that are 'out-of-bounds' in regard to God's actions that explain why God makes certain choices regarding how to create and interact with his creation.
On occasion, a couple of terms seem to be employed in this way: the "divine essence" (rather than 'the is-ness of God') or the "divine nature" (rather than 'what is it to be God').
Within the Eastern Orthodox tradition, there is the divine essence-energies distinction. I don't think Palamas went as far as to imply that the essence provides conditions for God's operations. Please correct me if I am wrong about that.
On occasion, a couple of terms seem to be employed in this way: the "divine essence" (rather than 'the is-ness of God') or the "divine nature" (rather than 'what is it to be God').
Within the Eastern Orthodox tradition, there is the divine essence-energies distinction. I don't think Palamas went as far as to imply that the essence provides conditions for God's operations. Please correct me if I am wrong about that.