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To: Forest Keeper

"I only meant in comparison to His power and greatness."

Its probably not good to even think in terms which allow for any comparison between ourselves and The Father. There's siimply no basis for that comparison. We can try to compare ourselves to, or better said, to emulate, Christ. Various Orthodox theologians have speculated that at the Final Judgment we will be judged not on our good deeds or bad or how much we have sinned and repented, but rather on how much like Christ we have become. But that has nothing to do with "salvation by works" by the way. Anyway, that's one reason why you should read "On the Incarnation". :)


125 posted on 01/02/2006 6:40:45 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: Kolokotronis
There's siimply no basis for that comparison.

I agree. I meant it as an absurdity for purposes of illustration.

126 posted on 01/02/2006 6:51:34 PM PST by Forest Keeper
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