Theosis: The True Purpose of Human Life

by Archimandrite George

Now, because Christ is the eternal God-Man through the hypostatic union of the two natures in the person of Christ, human nature is irrevocably unified with the divine nature because Christ is eternally God-Man. As the God-Man, He ascended to heaven. As the God-Man, He sits on the right hand of the Father. As the God-Man, He will judge the world at the Second Coming. Consequently, human nature is now enthroned in the bosom of the Holy Trinity. No longer can anything cut human nature off from God. Now, after the incarnation of the Lord –no matter how much we as men sin,* no matter how much we separate ourselves from God– if, through repentance,* we wish to unite again with God, we can succeed. We can unite with Him and so become gods by Grace.