> DEIFICATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UNCREATED ENERGIES OF GOD > *WHAT!?*
On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 3:02 PM, <emptyb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > DEIFICATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UNCREATED ENERGIES OF GOD > > Eastern Orthodox Christian theology has been very clear for about 1500+ > years that God's essence is transcendent yet manifests uncreated > energies/acts. Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that *"What God is by nature, > humans become by grace." *This is the meaning of the term *theosis > (deification)* - which is declared the true purpose of human life. > > However, even more provocative is their assertion that God transcends > essence (hyperousia). > > > > http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/theosis_how.html > > http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/theosis_how.html > > >