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\u2013 Matthew the Poor, Orthodox Prayer Life \u2013 The Interior Way<\/strong>, p.107.<\/em>
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[T]he union of man with God, or deification, is a legitimate aim to seek. This is due to the preexisting union between divinity and humanity in the incarnation. It is Christ, then, who has set it before us as an aim. Union here includes all the gratuitous means of grace \u2013 baptism, Holy Communion, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1691,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nUnion with God<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"he union of man with God, or deification, is a legitimate aim to seek. 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