"God in life and nature but not in the Godhead"

[aron]

Originally Posted by LC member, per BHG

There is nothing wrong to say that we become God in life and nature! I really don't know how you read bible!

If you look at the verses cited, they don't say anything (to me) about becoming God.

"one with Him in spirit..." We are one in spirit, as well. Does that mean I am becoming you and you are becoming me? It's really too hopeful of a reading, and doesn't stand up to any critical examination.

Originally Posted by LC member

Answer: That is why we emphasized that "but NOT in the Godhead"!

Yes and I'm becoming the Queen Mary just not in the fullness of the Queen Mary-head (or hood). I also swim occasionally in the Pacific Ocean. So I am like the Queen Mary. Therefore I am the Queen Mary! Just NOT in the Queen Mary-hood. That is reserved for the Queen Mary alone. (But I'm the Queen Mary!)

I admit that I am not made of metal, and not painted black with red trim. That alone belongs to the Queen Mary. And I don't have 4 large funnels, and four large propellers. But I do participate in certain aspects of the Queen Mary, and thus have the full assurance that I'm becoming more and more like the Queen Mary, day by day.

So if I swim, I am like the Queen Mary, and thus I'm becoming the Queen Mary. Just not in the fullness of the Queen Mary. No - I won't go there. That would be ridiculous. (But I'm the Queen Mary!)