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Christendom needs to unite against an old foe at this instant. There is around 49,000 different denominations of Christianity. 35,000 of which have been started within the past hundred years and 99.9% of them since the protestant reformation. No time for theological rabbit holes. If you recognize the cross, believe and accept Christ and seek his ways that is the baseline. If the seeker’s heart is true they will progress and learn the rest. Keeners seek #theosis and God and God alone will judge us in the end. Even more baseline if the cross is rejected as it is by Islam there can still be peace but there is no brotherhood.

Individuals who undergo surgery today and experience the fine line between life and death often claim to be drawn upward by a white light. In fact, this concept was first articulated by the Orthodox saint Palamas: the experience of encountering the Creator's Light. Naturally, not everyone can achieve this; only the chosen and those engaged in theological mysticism, such as monastic candidates, are more fortunate in this regard. For through prayer and contemplation, they directly attain *theosis*… Picture : Sümela Monastery in Trabzon/Turkey #Orthodox #Christian #Jesus #Mystical #Light