Theosis is transformative participation in the kenotic, cruciform character and life of God through Spirit-enabled conformity to the incarnate, crucified, and resurrected/glorified Christ, who is the image of God.
This is not something different from justification, it is, as we have said, the actualization or embodiment of justification by faith because it is life by participation, co-resurrection by co-crucifixion. It is a life characterized by Godlike faithfulness and love; it is the life of the justified.—Inhabiting the Cruciform God, p. 125
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I would say, "It should be the life of the justified." Sadly, many don't realize their birthright...
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