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In theology, apokatastasis (Greek: ἀποκατάστασις, / æ p oʊ k ə ˈ t æ s t ə s ɪ s /, also spelled apocatastasis) is the restoration of creation to a condition of perfection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Christianity, the term refers to a form of Christian universalism , often associated with Origen , that includes the ultimate salvation ...
Creation itself has no other purpose or end; and the incarnation of the Word, and the whole Christian order, are designed by the divine economy simply as the means to this end, which is indeed realized or consummated in Christ the Lord, at once perfect God and perfect man, indissolubly united in one divine person.
John William (J. W.) McGarvey (March 1, 1829 – October 6, 1911) was a minister, author, and religious educator in the American Restoration Movement.He was particularly associated with the College of the Bible in Lexington, Kentucky (today Lexington Theological Seminary) where he taught for 46 years, serving as president from 1895 to 1911.
Theosis (Ancient Greek: θέωσις), or deification (deification may also refer to apotheosis, lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church; the same concept is also found in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, where it is termed "divinization".
The language of a new creation is not limited to the two verses in the Authorized King James Version that include that actual phrase (Gal. 6:15, 2 Cor 5:17). Other passages, such as Galatians 6:12-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-19, Ephesians 2:11-22, Ephesians 4:17-24, and Colossians 3:1-11 present new creation teaching also, without that exact phrase.
The name means 'brothers and sisters in Christ', [2] [3] from the Greek words for Christ (Christos) and brothers (adelphoi). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Christadelphians believe in the inspiration of the Bible , the Virgin Birth , the status of Jesus Christ as the son of God, believer's baptism , the resurrection of the dead , the second coming of Christ ...
The Restoration Movement has been characterized by several key principles: Christianity should not be divided; Christ intended the creation of one church. [3]: 38 [11] Creeds divide, but Christians should be able to find agreement by standing on the Bible (from which they believe all creeds are but human expansions or constrictions) [12]
The church teaches that such a system was at the core of ancient high religious traditions, including those of ancient America, now lost, in whole or part, to modern society. For church believers, an important doctrine is that Jesus taught a similar system of light as a means for the human being to be "reborn" in spirit and return to God. [17]