Origen's View Of Salvation Analysis
I write to argue that even though the Church has been caught up with immoral sinful acts, it still remains a communion of saints and as believers.We can still recite those words of the apostle creed with confidence knowing very well that Christ is working for the sanctification of the Church such that in the end, it will attain his (Christ’s) full image.
Origen’s view of an eschatological salvation of the church
Origen presents a very interesting idea that contributes to our understanding of why the church falls into this category. Through his inclusionist view of salvation, he argues that everybody, (Satan included), will be saved in the end as an achievement of God’s good nature in creation. He suggests that God, in His omniscience and …show more content…
That a good God will choose not to create at all rather than choose to create only to smash his creation into pieces or subject it to torture and eternal suffering for a cause that that is non of its fault. Through his argument, Origen saves us from this kind of interpretation. He also saves us from being tied to the fall that results from that one single event at the garden of Eden.
A Fellowship of believers
The communion of the church, referred to in Greek as koinonia and used in modern day as fellowship involves sharing in common life. It involves both the vertical relationship between believers and God and a horizontal relationship among believers themselves.With this view in mind, the term communion of saints would imply a fellowship of believers than it is a fellowship with saints. Praying for each other, caring for others and helping others out in time of …show more content…
That a section of the evil people among the church does not necessarily connect their evil deeds to all members of the church. That therefore does not mean that they are required to be holy before they are called out. They are picked from the rest of humanity just the way they are and then they gradually go through a process of sanctification to make them holy and acceptable before God. To reflect the very image of Christ, which is an ultimate goal in Christ’s work of sanctification. If it were not for the fallenness of humanity then Christ would not come to redeem
Origen’s view of an eschatological salvation of the church
Origen presents a very interesting idea that contributes to our understanding of why the church falls into this category. Through his inclusionist view of salvation, he argues that everybody, (Satan included), will be saved in the end as an achievement of God’s good nature in creation. He suggests that God, in His omniscience and …show more content…
That a good God will choose not to create at all rather than choose to create only to smash his creation into pieces or subject it to torture and eternal suffering for a cause that that is non of its fault. Through his argument, Origen saves us from this kind of interpretation. He also saves us from being tied to the fall that results from that one single event at the garden of Eden.
A Fellowship of believers
The communion of the church, referred to in Greek as koinonia and used in modern day as fellowship involves sharing in common life. It involves both the vertical relationship between believers and God and a horizontal relationship among believers themselves.With this view in mind, the term communion of saints would imply a fellowship of believers than it is a fellowship with saints. Praying for each other, caring for others and helping others out in time of …show more content…
That a section of the evil people among the church does not necessarily connect their evil deeds to all members of the church. That therefore does not mean that they are required to be holy before they are called out. They are picked from the rest of humanity just the way they are and then they gradually go through a process of sanctification to make them holy and acceptable before God. To reflect the very image of Christ, which is an ultimate goal in Christ’s work of sanctification. If it were not for the fallenness of humanity then Christ would not come to redeem