[God] said (in the Bible) that we were “gods” and He is going to make good His words. If we let Him—for we can prevent Him, if we choose—He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a god or goddess, a dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine.
This fairly Gnostic-sounding paragraph is based on the exegesis of Psalm 82 offered by Jesus in John 10:31-39 (http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&passage=John+10%3A31-39&version=NIV). Add to that Matthew 17:20 (http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?passage=MATT+17:20&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on) and other similar passages. As far as I can tell therefore it is entirely in line with mainstream Christianity. I have heard several television preachers, such as Benny Hinn, make similar kinds of statements.
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Date: 2003-12-17 05:47 pm (UTC)This fairly Gnostic-sounding paragraph is based on the exegesis of Psalm 82 offered by Jesus in John 10:31-39 (http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&passage=John+10%3A31-39&version=NIV). Add to that Matthew 17:20 (http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?passage=MATT+17:20&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on) and other similar passages. As far as I can tell therefore it is entirely in line with mainstream Christianity. I have heard several television preachers, such as Benny Hinn, make similar kinds of statements.