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Three things:
1: ''Deification'' (Apotheosis) by essence is heresy. No created being can participate in the Divine Essence of GOD. This language is extremely deontological in the fact that it has at it's base a western-minded theological paradigm (and theoria), which is condemned by the Hesychast fathers and all the Councils. Orthodoxy in its truest form is deeply ontological, this can be attributed to the brilliant Holy Fathers who were able to define such theology through deep mysticism, contemplation and most importantly prayer. [[Gregory Palamas]] is one, [[Symeon the New Theologian]] is another.
St. Peter was precise in his epistle, "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be '''partakers''' of the '''divine nature''', having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2 Peter 1:4) This simple (and overlooked) verse '''is''' salvation in Orthodox theology. Through the Divine Nature of God we partake of His Energies.