Clement of Alexandria on Theosis
Clement of Alexandria
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The man of God is consequently divine and is already holy. He is God-bearing and God-borne.
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The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. II, pages Book VII, Chapter XIII, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1885
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