Apostle Peter Understood Just by Looking at the Grave Clothes of Jesus Christ the Lord (Sermon)

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By Metropolitan Demetrius of America
Created on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 03:13

A call to go deeper. The Holy Gospel is filled with profound mysteries, and that the Lord desires for us not to remain shallow, but to go deeper into the life of the Church. As he says, this great truth of theosis is central to our Orthodox faith:

“God became man so that man might become a God by grace.”

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