Sadly, the doctrine of justification by faith is virtually absent from the history and theology of the Orthodox Church. Rather, Orthodoxy emphasizes theosis (literally, “divinization”), the gradual process by which Christians become more and more like Christ. What many in the Orthodox tradition fail to understand is that “divinization” is the progressive result of salvation, not a requirement for salvation itself.
Cha kusikitisha, mafundisho ya kuhesabiwa haki kwa imani kwa karibu hayako kutokana na historia na theolojia ya Kanisa la Othodokisi. Badala yake, usahihi inasisitiza theosis (hasa, "utabiri"), mchakato taratibu ambao Wakristo huwa zaidi na zaidi kama Kristo. Kile wengi katika utamaduni wa Othodokisi hushindwa kuelewa ni kwamba "ubashiri" ni matokeo ya maendeleo ya wokovu, si mahitaji kwa ajili ya wokovu yenyewe.