The Purpose Of Life

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Our purpose in life is to participate in the virtues of God.

God calls us to his virtues in order that we might become partakers of the divine nature.

As partakers of the divine nature, we bear fruit (Matt 7:17).

The purpose of life is theosis.


We Should Live Differently

"Of early Church writings, I am haunted by the Epistle to Diognetus. It defends the Christians for living profoundly different lives. Dare any apologist make such a claim in the sports-addled and celebrity-sick society that is America today?" -- Fr. Mark Sietsema, Epigrams and Interludes From the Notebook of a Semi-Experienced Priest, Praxis, Spring 2014


See Also

Christianity