Talk:God

John 10:24-35

24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken

In this scripture, Jesus makes reference to a scripture in the Old Testement (Psalms 82:6) in which a reference is made to the effect that man has the potential to achieve a state of godhood. Jesus was not calling himself God, but merely suggesting that He and God are One in purpose, having in mind the same goals. The Jews that came round about him misunderstood what he had said. That is when he made mention to the scripture in "the law (the old testement, or the Torah for the Jews) to correct any misconception.

Jesus taught that we are "joint-heirs" with Him to inherit all that God has (Romans 8:17) And if Jesus was resurrected and inherits eternal life, then, if we are obediant to God's will, and follow Christ's example, we can inherit eternal life. And if we have eternal life, we cannot die. And if we cannot die, we are thus immortal. Being immortal and inheriting a heavenly kingdom, we achieve a state of godhood (the state or condition of being a god) which in turn makes us, in a sense, a god.

(--Megagokushadow 23:11, 1 July 2009 (UTC))