[jude24]

I think The Church is quite well defined. Where I as an Orthodox Christian will not go is to say that so and so, because he/she is not a baptised member of The Church, he/she has no hope of theosis. I simply don't know what the Spirit does to whom.

This is probably the fundamental difference between Orthodoxy and Protestantism. Protestants believe that those who ultimately are saved (which is roughly equivalent to theosis, but theosis seems to be a more elegant term) are by definition members of the Church, they therefore believe that the bounds of the Church are not well-defined.

In the end, however, we come to the same conclusion - it doesn't matter which Church's rolls your name is inscribed in; rather, it is theosis.

(As an aside, I had to look up theosis. Interesting concept. I should examine it further.)

[xzins]

In the end, however, we come to the same conclusion - it doesn't matter which Church's rolls your name is inscribed in; rather, it is theosis.

Excellent summary, in my view.