Editing Immanence (section)

=== Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Christianity ===
{{Attributes of God}}
According to Christian theology, the transcendent [[God]], who cannot be approached or seen in essence or being, becomes immanent primarily in the [[God-man (Christianity)|God-man]] [[Jesus]] the [[Christ]], who is the [[incarnate]] Second Person of the [[Trinity]]. In [[Byzantine Rite]] theology the immanence of God is expressed as the [[Hypostasis (philosophy)|hypostases]] or energies of God, who in his essence is incomprehensible and transcendent. In Catholic theology, Christ and the Holy Spirit immanently reveal themselves; God the Father only reveals himself immanently vicariously through the Son and Spirit, and the divine nature, the [[Godhead (Christianity)|Godhead]] is wholly transcendent and unable to be comprehended.

This is expressed in [[Paul of Tarsus|St. Paul]]'s letter to the Philippians, where he writes:
{{Blockquote|who, although He  existed in the  form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming  obedient to the point of death, even  death on a cross.<ref>Philippians 2:6–8, (NASB)</ref>}}

The Holy Spirit is also expressed as an immanence of God.
{{Blockquote|and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=49&chapter=3&verse=22&version=31&context=verse Luke 3:22], [[BibleGateway.com]] ([[New International Version]])</ref>}}

The immanence of the triune God is celebrated in the Catholic Church, traditional Protestant Churches, and [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern Churches]] during the liturgical feast of the [[Theophany|Theophany of God]], known in Western Christianity as the [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]].

[[Pope Pius X]] wrote at length about philosophical-theological controversies over immanence in his encyclical ''[[Pascendi dominici gregis]]''.