Christ reveals divine life through sanctification.  Life is a gift of God that achieves its true purpose only in a close relationship with God. By having been sent into the world, Christ revealed the redemptive and sanctifying power of God. Christ invites the faithful to a fundamental repentance and spiritual renewal, to a constant martyrdom of love and witnessing by giving, as exemplified by all the saints. 

Faith in Christ sanctifies man through the energies of divine grace. The sanctification of each faithful person increases according to the degree of his or her faith. The more man is sanctified the more his mind is dedicated to eternal life, which he increasingly desires. Our union with Chr4ist makes our life holy, providing a complete awareness that we are eternally bonded to him as beloved sons and daughters. Fr. Justin Popovic says it clearly and beautifully:

 “The lives of the Saints are nothing other than the life of Christ the Savior, repeated in every saint, more or less, in one manner or another. Or, put more precisely, they are the life of Christ extended and prolonged in time and space through the saints. It is this divine life of the incarnate Logos of God, Jesus Christ, the God-Man, incarnate for this very reason that is given and transmitted to us. And this is done to sanctify and immortalize and eternalize with his life our own human life upon this earth”. 

The Orthodox life of Christians is defined by the Gospel and lived by the saints. To become saints is the purpose of our calling. It is the commandment of God, and is both realistic and attainable, as demonstrated by the multitude of saints. 

Christ always provides us the resources necessary for the good fight. It is from Christ that saints receive the strength to live out their faith “in His name,” to do miracles, to do “even greater things than these.”  Thus, the relationship of Christ to his saints provides everything useful, necessary, and indispensable for life and soul.