Blainer) Interesting thoughts. I can't say I completely disagree. I am thinking the word "god" may need defining. Right now I would say it means to have a complete knowledge of good and evil as God does, and to have equal physical powers and physical glory. I would not say it means being totally independant. We are all members of what I would call the "hierarchy of orderliness," meaning we all fit in somewhere, and there are those both above us and below us in the hierarchy of authority. We submit to those above us willingly, because we trust their integrity, and we expect those below us to do the same. But we all have the same powers, and the same degree of glory. Dave's post of CF Lewis's description struck me as having a lot of insight into what that all means.
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:21:30 -0400 "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Blainer wrote: > > Seems logical to me that if I become like him, that > > is just another way of saying I will become a God. > > No, it does not seem that way to me. To say that you will become > "A" God > implies independence. Jesus is not "A" God. Jesus "IS" God. > > Blainer wrote: > > I always like to point out that I will still be subordinate > > to Him, however--that he will always be my God. > > That is good to hear. I believe that we are to become one with God > and like > him in every way, but that will not make us "A" God in the sense > that God is > God. God is eternal, from everlasting to everlasting. We were > created by > God. That historical distinction must be kept in mind, or we will > be in the > same danger of following the error that Lucifer fell into when he > determined > that he was so glorified that he had become "A" God and could stand > independent from the Father above. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
