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Joey boy considered himself a god, that why he wrote that (god was a man first) in his book.Do you believe joes a god now?
No. He didnt. He just realized mans ultimate potential as defined in the Bible when Jesus said to those that recieve the word: "Ye are gods". He realized what Paul meant when He said that we could become joint heirs with Christ. He realized what Peter meant when he said we could be partakers of the Divine Nature.
As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man can become.
This is the essence of what the New Testament teaches. that God was made flesh that we may become like God through His Atoning sacrifice. Why is this such a difficult concept to accept when its so clear in the scriptures?
I could cite dozens of Biblical scriptures to support the Doctrine of Diefication. I could quote the Early Church Fathers who were taught by the Apostles teaching it. Hell, I can quote CS Lewis, one of the greatest Christian minds in the 20th century to support the concept that man will become gods if they follow the Word.
I am always amazed that this mystery is such a stumbling block to those who should be familiar enough with the Bible to see the Doctrine all over it.