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 1 Text|   heaven and on earth has been given to me"~(Mat. 28:18)~Throughout
 2 Text|    earth".~The words "has been given to me" make the "self-assertion"
 3 Text|       on earth", even if it is given, is no doubt an unprecedented
 4 Text|        not spoken for us also. Given that humankind has suffered
 5 Text|    also be considered as being given "from above" (cf. John 19:
 6 Text|        John 19:11).~The answer given to Pilate, that "my kingdom
 7 Text|      see, the phrase "has been given to me", the significance
 8 Text|   applicable for the Orthodox. Given that God incarnate never
 9 Text|       crucial question arises: Given that the Son of God, who
10 Text|       states that it "has been given to me"? From whom and how
11 Text|       From whom and how was it given?~Here we must do a basic
12 Text|        6).~The words "has been given to me", which we said from
13 Text| example of "glorification" was given by God the incarnate Word
14 Text|    journey towards perfection, given the reality of the original
15 Text|   relationship. And the reason given, in highly doxological tones
16 Text|       call this relationship - given that it is with the Logos - "
17 Text|  against me unless it had been given you from above." (John 19:
18 Text|         the likeness" as well.~Given that the Only-Begotten Son
19 Text|     all gifts of God have been given gradually to people, in
20 Text|       as doses of medicine are given!). In the same way, "authority",
21 Text|    also responsibility, is not given instantaneously or in the
22 Text|     collective body, nor is it given to all with equal measure.
23 Text|    spiritual nature - has been given to various orders and to
24 Text|       which an account must be given.~Even in the self-proclaimed