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Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on Divine Economy - Orthodox (Jeremiah 29:11) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on Divine Economy - Orthodox (Jeremiah 29:11)

Source: Metropolitan Kallistos Ware43 words

"God's 'plan' in Orthodox theology is the divine oikonomia—the household management of salvation. The future God promises is theosis, participation in divine life. Jeremiah 29:11 points beyond restoration to transformation, beyond return to transfiguration." — Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Orthodox: the plan is theosis.

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Jeremiah 29:11

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