Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on Theotic Journey - Orthodox (Isaiah 43:2)
"The journey through waters and fire is the journey of theosis—painful transformation into divine likeness. The fires purify; the waters cleanse. God accompanies through this...
This is theological quotes on theosis and transformation for adults, drawing on Isaiah 43:2. It carries an emotional tone of hope, awe and joy.
"The journey through waters and fire is the journey of theosis—painful transformation into divine likeness. The fires purify; the waters cleanse. God accompanies through this cosmic baptism. We are not destroyed but transformed, emerging more fully human, more fully divine." — Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Orthodox: theotic transformation.
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