# Irenaeus on Theosis — [T]he Word became flesh and the Son of God became…

> [T]he Word became flesh and the Son of God became…

— Irenaeus


[T]he Word became flesh and the Son of God became the Son of Man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God.

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