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Cyril of Jerusalem

4th century · AD 386 · Eastern & Byzantine · 315 passages

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In his own words on 2 Peter

  • 2 Peter 1:4

    When Christ's body and blood become the tissue of our members, we become Christ-bearers and "partakers of the divine nature," as the blessed Peter said.

    MYSTAGOGICAL LECTURES 4.3

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