Kallistos Ware on Providence and Theosis - Orthodox (Romans 8:28) - Illustration on theosis

"The promise of Romans 8:28 points toward theosis: God works all things for our 'good'—and that good is nothing less than our deification, our participation in the divine nature. Everything serves this ultimate purpose: to make us by grace what Christ is by nature." — Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Orthodox reading: the good is theosis.

Kallistos Ware on Providence and Theosis - Orthodox (Romans 8:28)

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