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What is Salvation in Orthodoxy?

Salvation is participation in God's life—healing, transformation, and communion—through Christ in the Holy Spirit.

More than a moment

  • Scripture speaks of being saved, having been saved, and hoping for salvation—an ongoing ascent into divine life.
  • Faith is living and active, expressed in repentance, mercy, and Eucharistic communion with the Church.

Theosis: union by grace

  • God became man so that man might become god by grace—a sharing in God's energies, not His essence.
  • Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving cooperate with grace to reshape our desires and heal our passions.

Hope for all creation

  • Salvation is cosmic: Christ reconciles all things, and the Church anticipates the renewal of creation.
  • We live this hope through works of mercy and stewardship of the world God loves.
What is Salvation in Orthodoxy? | Orthodox Christianity 101