Let us then mark, that the end of the gospel is, to render us eventually conformable to God, and, if we may so speak, to deify us. (John Calvin, Commentary on II Peter 1:4)
Theosis (II)
March 29, 2008 by Eric Parker
Posted in Bible, John Calvin, Reformation, Soteriology, Theology, Theosis | Tagged 2 peter, union with christ | 1 Comment
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"Those ... who use philosophy in sacred doctrine can err in two ways. In one way by making use of teachings that are contrary to the faith, which consequently do not belong to philosophy but are a corruption and abuse of it [...] In another way by including the contents of faith within the bounds of philosophy, as would happen should somebody decide to believe nothing but what could be established by philosophy. On the contrary, philosophy should be brought within the bounds of faith, as the Apostle says in 2 Corinthians 10:5: 'We ... take every thought captive to obey Christ.'" ~ Thomas Aquinas, Expositio super librum Boethii de Trinitate, Q. 2, a. 3. -
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Also, see this montage from Calvin: http://wedgewords.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/life-comes-from-the-divine-essence/