Are we God?

[Gal328]

There are people who say, that once you become a Christian that you are God?

Where do they get this?

 

[calluna]

There are people who say, that once you become a Christian that you are God?

Where do they get this?

The only people I know of who say this are Eastern Orthodox, which is unsurprising considering the absence of contrition in their humanistic religion. (They do tend to behave as if they are God, anyway! )

 

[xcrunner71]

Satanists believe they are Gods in that they believe they have power over themselves and that they should only be concerned about themselves. There's a lot more, but basically it's a "self" religion, when Christianity is supposed to be about service to others.

 

[ahiggs]

there are even a few big name so called christians that make this claim, and i don't know where they come up with the idea. they twist scripture so bad it is unidentifiable

 

[Mary of Bethany]

The only people I know of who say this are Eastern Orthodox, which is unsurprising considering the absence of contrition in their humanistic religion. (They do tend to behave as if they are God, anyway! )

False.

Mary

 

[E.C.]

There are people who say, that once you become a Christian that you are God?

Where do they get this?

-Free interpretation of the Bible to whatever one wishes
-Lack of spiritual guidance
-Lack of humility
-Some sort of Napoleon Complex issue
-Extreme views of "I've been baptized, I'm free to behave however I wish because no matter what I do in this life, God will take me into heaven whether I'm repentant or not"
-Lack of repentance

Pick any.

 

[E.C.]

The only people I know of who say this are Eastern Orthodox, which is unsurprising considering the absence of contrition in their humanistic religion. (They do tend to behave as if they are God, anyway! )

Gravely false and greatly un-Christian to say.

 

[MrPolo]

There are people who say, that once you become a Christian that you are God?

Where do they get this?

I am guessing it is a misapplication of verses like:

2 Peter 1:4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature.

Galatians 2:20 ...it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me...

1 Colossians 1:24 ...for the sake of his body, that is, the church...

Romans 8:16-17 it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ...​

Man is not divinity, nor does Scripture ever say so. He would have to be a source, which he is, of course, not.

 

[GodsGirlSajida]

I've come across this alot since reading books on Law Of Attraction -what does it mean?

 

[GodsGirlSajida]

On that note - Is the Law Of Attraction against the teachings of the Bible?

 

[A Brother In Christ]

there is only one God... we are created beings not the creator