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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The early church fathers interpreted those verses in positive light regarding man becoming god and none of them, not even the ones who wrote strongly against heresy ever hesitated, like Evangelicals do, at the phrase "man becomes god".
To think about it, men who defended the faith against non-Trinitarian and gnostic heresies also believed that man becomes god.
This is something very hard for you or anyone to deny, and is the reason why Orthodox and Catholic still accept it today.
It is a historical and credible teaching based on the Bible.
Here's something to think about:
The teaching about man becoming god is more historical and Christian than Christmas and Easter is today. In contrast to these celebrations, it:
- dates back to the early church
- is free from pagan influence
- has not been turned into a commercial enterprise
- is free (costs nothing).
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I hate to break this to you Evan but there' s a very simple reason people can't accept the "teaching about man becoming god." Gods are immortal. Men aren't.
If you look at the long list of guys who taught that men were becoming gods including Athanasius, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Jonathan Edwards and Witness Lee, you might notice that none of them are around. That's because they all died.
That's pretty powerful evidence that deification is bunkum. No matter how much you like the idea that "men become gods" the evidence against the idea is incontrovertible.