Unconditional love consumes any notion of forgiveness. God’s forgiveness is His unconditional love. To him who truly loves, he knows no concept of forgiveness - only love.

Once this is seen, it can also be understood from the same story of the Prodigal Son that union with the Father is an inherent given - communion, on the other hand, is the Prodigal Son’s free choice. Theosis is the process of actualizing man’s inherent union and potential for divinity and the very purpose of one’s life.