Bonus – Marriage and Theosis
In honour of Matt’s recent nuptials, we’re replaying an episode from Season 1 on theosis.
In honour of Matt’s recent nuptials, we’re replaying an episode from Season 1 on theosis.
Lewis said that before he was six years old, he was “a votary of the Blue Flower”. The Blue Flower symbolized a life-long longing, “an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction”. Lewis used this idea in Mere Christianity to build The Argument From Desire, which Joe Heshmeyer discusses on today’s show as part of “Apologetics Month”.
will be discussing theosis with Joe Heschmeyer from Holy Family School of Faith. He writes at Shameless Popery and is also on The Catholic Podcast. Earlier in the year, Joe came to San Diego and gave a presentation on the subject of theosis, so I invited him onto the podcast to help give us a clear Biblical basis for this doctrine which Lewis discussed at great length in Mere Christianity.
This week we continue to discuss the Trinity and the terms used to describe each its members. We ask what it means to say that “God is love”. Finally, we dig deeper into understanding what it means to participate in the life of God.