Evangelical,
Quoting early church “fathers” (who led Christianity headlong into the dark ages), Eastern Orthodox sources, and Piper’s review of them, which he found “troubling”, to support “deification” versus the Biblical “glorification”? I also reject their equating of glorification to deification (becoming God).
We shall be like Christ (doesn’t say “be God” or “be gods”) when He appears indeed,
http://biblehub.com/1_john/3-2.htm. As Ohio pointed out, this verse says we do not yet know what we shall be.
This is what Christ looks like on earth
http://biblehub.com/nasb/acts/10-38.htm.
Bradley’s original point, and many others here, are pointing out the disparity between this description of Christ (who is God, but laid that aside to serve, die for, and give life to sinners) and what they (and I) observed taught and practiced in “the local churches”.
Simply said self glorification is of the devil, not God. We saw that, and are calling it out. Real glorification is “Christ in you, the hope of glory” being manifested upon His glorious return.
Grace and peace to you, in Christ.