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Origen Gives Us Hope for the Road Ahead:

Friday, January 09, 2009. 1 Comments:
At January 09, 2009, Blogger ~m said...

spiritual vectors :)

 

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“It is far better ‘to die in the wilderness’ than ‘to serve the Egyptians.’ For he who dies in the wilderness, for the very reason that he has been separated from the Egyptians and has departed from ‘the rulers of darkness’ and from the power of Satan, has a certain perfection even if he was not able to arrive at completion. For it is better for one seeking the perfect life to die on the way than not to set out to seek perfection.” Ex Hom 5 p.281-2

The idea of one's trajectory is important to Origen. One ought to strive for perfection (which, in this life consists of attaining the virtues and an invicible faith), but if one does not reach this state, all may not be lost. In the Greek fragments of his Commentary on Romans, Origen emphasizes very clearly that our salvation is dependent upon grace—for even living faith (the sort that bears fruit) is a gift of God.

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