“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
“O sweet exchange! O unsearchable operation! O benefits surpassing all expectation! That the wickedness of many should be hid in a single Righteous One, and that the Righteousness of One should justify man transgressors” (Epistle to Diognetus Chap. 9 Cir. 2nd Century A.D.)
“Learn to know Christ and Him crucified. Learn to sing to Him and say “Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am Your sin. You took on You what was mine; yet set on me what was Yours. You became what You were not, that I might become what I was not . . . ” (Letters of Spiritual Counsel Martin Luther)
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As St. Athanasios of Alexandria, the hero of the faith of the Apostles at Nicea, put it: “God became human so that humans might become Divine.”
This idea of exchange is at the heart of the Apostolic gospel, unrestored (and unreformed) because, at least in the East, it was never deformed.
At the link below, Fr. Stephen Freeman, an Eastern Orthodox priest, discusses the authentic Apostolic doctrine of deification.
A Common Faith
It’s fascinating to see an Eastern Orthodox perspective on restoration and reformation — topics that have a lot of currency in debate around here.
Athanasius’ doctrine of deification – Hallelujah! I groan for the full extent of mine. Thanks Greg for the note.
But as I recognize my glorification freely given by grace through faith, I know that I will always be the creaturely worm before the King. No room for boasts. No room for pride.
Some just think they have no boundaries to their personal deification.
“Some just think they have no boundaries to their personal deification.”
Indeed, Todd. A very quick antidote to that is found in Philippians 2, especially vs. 4-11.
Of course, when the doctrine of God is problemmatic, the doctrine of deification is going to be problemmatic as well.
Todd, your comment reminds me of Mosiah 2:20-25. Worms indeed!