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St. Maximus the Confessor on Infinite Theosis - Orthodox (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Source: St. Maximus the Confessor47 words

"Immeasurably more—this is theosis. We imagine holiness; God gives participation in divine nature. We ask for help; He gives Himself. The power at work is deifying energy. The abundance is infinite because God is infinite; theosis has no ceiling." — St. Maximus the Confessor. Orthodox: infinite deification.

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Ephesians 3:20-21

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