Theosis

Definition

The path of acknowledging contingency as gift, receiving existence from God, and entering into genuine relation with Him; the alternative to autonomous self-sufficiency.

Episodes

• 077 — New Testament — Topic 18
• 087 — Old Testament — Topic 10
• 093 — Old Testament — Topic 17
• 103 — Old Testament — Topic 28
• 150 — Fundamental Theology — Topic 6. A Typological of Religious Worldviews. Panteism.
• 156 — Fundamental Theology — Topic 12. Revelation
• 207 — New Testament — Topic 24
• 223 — Old Testament — Topic 26

Related Concepts

• Adoption As Sons
• Agape
• Ascension
• Asceticism
• Communion
• Communion With God
• Deification
• Divine Energies
• Eschatology
• Faith
• Glorification
• Glory
• Grace
• Healing
• Heart
• Holy Humility
• Holy Spirit
• New Covenant
• New Creation
• Nuptial Union
• Personhood
• Revelation
• Salvation
• Soteriology
• Synergy
• Union With God

Biblical References

• Galatians 4:4-6 — But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights. And because you are sons,…
• Song of Songs 7:5; 8:5 — Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. The locks of your hair are like royal tapestries— the king is held captive in its tresses! The Maidens about His Beloved: Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on…