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# Mere Fidelity: Theosis and the Warning Passages (Ask Us Anything, vl. 2)
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity-theosis-warning-passages/
- Published: 2014-11-18T15:06:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T20:32:35.000Z
- Description: The Mere Fidelity guys discuss the warning passages and the doctrine of theosis.
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Fidelity

In this episode we consider the role the warning passages play in Scripture and the question of theosis. The conversation takes a hand-brake turn at 16:30, so if you're only interested in one of those subjects then that's the place to go.

We mentioned [this article by J. Todd Billings, so go read that](http://www.jtoddbillings.com/Billings-HTR.pdf?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). If you're interested in more, you can read Letham's [*Union with Christ*](http://www.amazon.com/Union-Christ-Scripture-History-Theology/dp/1596380632/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416323065&sr=8-1&keywords=letham+union&ref=mereorthodoxy.com)*,* [Horton on the same theme](http://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Salvation-Michael-S-Horton/dp/0664231632/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416323050&sr=8-1&keywords=horton+union&ref=mereorthodoxy.com), and [J. Todd Billings again](http://www.amazon.com/Union-Christ-Reframing-Theology-Ministry/dp/0801039347/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416323035&sr=8-1&keywords=billings+union&ref=mereorthodoxy.com).

Special thanks to [MK Creative Arts](http://www.mkcreativearts.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for the audio editing.

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