MaxInDHouse:
If you can think and make things better just as God did by creating life and making it meaningful then you are a god.
That's why God forbids humans from making images of flying, creeping, see or other creatures nor bowing to them {Exodus 20:1-5} because we are created in the image of God while all those creatures can't make any form of improvement in the way they do things.
Humans keep making improvements because we are created in the image of God! Genesis 1:26
So we are gods! Psalms 82

knowingChrist:
Why didn't any of the apostles call us gods? Or do you know better than all of them? Do you know better than Jesus also?

MaxInDHouse:


As God's children each human is a god but there is a clause the only reason why we are gods is to make things better just as God created us in His image on the earth and told us to subdue it {Genesis 1:26-28} we must not set standards for others {Genesis 2:17} all those setting standards for their fellow humans have become rebellious so they are the gods that God's judgment is coming up against them {Daniel 2:44 compare to John 10:34-35} therefore when such once fall in death {Psalms 82:6} they will not be remembered {Psalms 9:17} WHY? Because unlike Moses and Jesus who were also gods these rebellious ones seek their own glory not that of the Almighty who made us in His image! John 8:28

Thanks!

knowingChrist:
Jump up and down the scriptures to pick averse that suit ur logic will lead to destruction. This is what Satan did when he tempted Jesus. He was jumping up and down and picking verse at random.
Learn to read the scriptures pls. You're selling a can without water in it. May God help you.

knowingChrist:
Why didn't any of the apostles call us gods? Or do you know better than all of them? Do you know better than Jesus also?

MaxInDHouse:


This is your question:

Are we really Gods?

So if you already have a preconceived thought on the topic you supposed to go straight up to what you have in mind instead of asking others what they think about the question.

From what the Bible said i will quote:

And God said, Let us make man in our IMAGE, after our LIKENESS: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26

Regarding other creatures God said:

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:21

So if God's word refer to the firstborn image of God {Colossians 1:15} as God {John 1:1} what then is man who is also created in God's image? Well the Creator never refer to animals as his children but regarding Adam God's word called him His son {Luke 3:38} because Adam was created with the ability to make things better unlike other creatures who has continued to exist and live the same way throughout their generations man has created lots of things like cars that can move faster than the cheetah, planes that can fly faster than eagles, submarines that can convey hundreds of people from one continent to another continent which the largest whale can't do, skyscrapers that's as tall as mountains, telecommunications, internet, electricity, automobiles and many more while other creatures just remain the way they are.

Well if you feel it's just a coincidence then i don't the reason why man can do all these is because we are created in the image of God so we are gods. The one and only problem we have is trying to rule as in set standards for our fellowman which God forbids us from doing! Genesis 2:17

May you have PEACE!

knowingChrist:
It's a forum and intend to learn even as i intend to teach plus, there's a popular narrative like yours where pastors are deceiving people that they're gods, in defiance of their place as the sons of God. So i asked the question to that i might break this table of lies that you're standing on.
Dear max. i'll advice you take some time to study but i know we're in the end times when people don't study to know the truth, everyone just speaks from the imagination of their mind and want to force this their imagination as the word of God.
That said, if you so believe that man is made in the likeness of God, then we expect God to sin anytime soon bc Man sinned. if Adam was truly in the likeness of God, then i imagine you assume that a person called Satan made him fall and other stories you might have in your mind. So why can't this person also make God fall? if He could defeat Adam then he's suppose to defeat God too bc Adam is like God. remember for one is for all? the same principle that killed all and also saved all. If Adam was like God and satan could defeat him then satan can defeat God bc for one is for all.
However, we know only Christ is the likeness of God and this is why Christ is without sin and why he defeated the deception and wickedness of Adam. Even so, we who are born to be the likeness of God too cannot sin 1 John 3:9, confirming that your Father Adam was not the likeness of God because he could sinned. I know you don't know these things I'm saying and would rather speak instead of learning but i'm taking time to reply you because of curious mind who might really want to learn.
All that stories up in your mind are not biblical they're just falsehood that the world has ingrained in your mind so that your foundation is laid on sand instead of rock. Like many of your brothers whose foundation are like yours, all of you talk without learning and there's the wickedness of the pride of flesh that blinds them from learning.
it's important that you start leaning the truth by first asking the right question. don't be led astray because your religion propels you towards doom. I'm a Christians quite alright, a fervent one by that matter but i know that this false Gospel is not of Christ so i have taken time to learn Christ so i might be like him, something impossible for Christians whose foundation is sand which is why there ar eso many Christians in the world yet unrighteousness is at its peak. I'll like to show you Christ if you let me Max, i'll like to take you through the scriptures by asking you question that might open ur mind.
Let me leave you with this question since you're so sure that Genesis 1:26-28 is talking about Adam
Are you aware that replenish just means renew, return to original form, refill, restore etc
Why is there the need to renew a new world? why is there a need to refill a full world?
i would imagine that you do not know that the meaning of replenish is to bring back to original form or return to original plan? why would God tell Adam to bring the world to original plan when the world had not fallen away?
Does your mind ever tell you that this part of the bible is talking to Believers and not Adam? does your mind ever agree with you that Christ is the image and likeness of God? Colossians 1:15-17 Hebrews 1:3 2 Corinthians 4:4
Does your mind ever agree with anything the bible says?

MaxInDHouse:


Do you agree with the scriptures that both Jesus and Moses were Gods? Exodus 7:1; John 1:1

If Jesus was God why did Satan tempt Jesus?

knowingChrist:
Because I said, I am the Son of God. John 10:36
Go and argue with Jesus bc you know him more than he knows himself.
Ogbeni says he's "the son of God" but one Max from nairaland says No he's God.
I'll rather follow Jesus bc he's the light of the world than you bc i know you're confused and ignorant of the truth of God.
Ok Mr max. here lies the end of this convo, goodbye.

yourconstruct:
Yes, we are gods. You can make yourself immortal.
https://yourconstruct3..com/
If the hyperlink doesn't work properly, copy and paste below and remove the spaces.
y o u r c o n s t r u c t 3 . b l o g s p o t . c o m

nencounter10:
knowingChrist Yes Bible called Jesus God.

We see this in John 1:1
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

If you read down the above chapter you will know that the Word there was referring to Jesus.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.




We also see this in Philippians 2:5
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:




A child/ son of God is God.
If God were to give birth to children, his children will be beings after his kind.


John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


We are not children of God because we obey God. We are children of God because God fathered us. He gave birth to us. We came out of his loins.


John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but o[b]f God.[/b]


James 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.


Children are beings after the kind of their parents. A son/child of God is God.

Note we are not gods but Gods. That was a translation error. In the original Hebrew text, what was translated gods in Psalm 82:6 is the Hebrew word Elohim. Which is the same word translated God in Genesis 1:1.


The word translated gods in John 10:34 is the Greek word Theo which is the same word translated God in John 1:1. In fact, in John 10:34, the word Theo was capitalized in the original Greek text.


What you need to ask yourself is this: " Did God father us?" , if yes, we are beings after his kind, we are Gods.

nencounter10:
knowingChrist Yes Bible called Jesus God.

We see this in John 1:1
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

If you read down the above chapter you will know that the Word there was referring to Jesus.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.




We also see this in Philippians 2:5
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:




A child/ son of God is God.
If God were to give birth to children, his children will be beings after his kind.


John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


We are not children of God because we obey God. We are children of God because God fathered us. He gave birth to us. We came out of his loins.


John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but o[b]f God.[/b]


James 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.


Children are beings after the kind of their parents. A son/child of God is God.

Note we are not gods but Gods. That was a translation error. In the original Hebrew text, what was translated gods in Psalm 82:6 is the Hebrew word Elohim. Which is the same word translated God in Genesis 1:1.


The word translated gods in John 10:34 is the Greek word Theo which is the same word translated God in John 1:1. In fact, in John 10:34, the word Theo was capitalized in the original Greek text.


What you need to ask yourself is this: " Did God father us?" , if yes, we are beings after his kind, we are Gods.

Steep:

Psalm 82 vv 6 was speaking about Israelities Judges or rulers. Elohim is sometimes used to describe magistrates or Judges of israel and also a general word for deities.

The logic "if God begot us then we are Gods" is flawed because spiritual birth is not like physical birth, those born of God do not become Gods, this is a false teaching propagate by false teachers.

The Greek interpretation [b] does not distinguish between "a god and God".

When a man becomes born again, his Spirit is reborn in the image of God, however this does not make him God. The image means a resemblance of God not the exact.

One thing is the devil twist the word of God, when he said you shall be like God in the Garden of Eden he didn't specify in what way.

Christians share in the divine nature in things like his holiness, righteousness,kindness,love etc
This is the image of his son that is born in a saved person.

nencounter10:



Jesus Christ's proved the correct interpretation of Psalm 82: 6 is with reference to deity when he quoted it in John 10:34. He called God his father and the Jews tried to stone him. He asked why they were trying to stone him. They told him it was because you, a man, are calling yourself a deity. His response was that there was nothing with me, a man, calling myself deity after all God had called humans deity in the scripture. Jesus' correct interpretation of Psalm 82:6 proves that a man can be God.

If you have ever read any of the prophesis of King David concerning Jesus in the Psalms. In many of them he seem to be talking about himself. Reference to them by Peter and Paul made it clear he was prophesying. Consider an example: Thou wilt not abandon my soul in hell, thou will not allow they holy one to see corruption. If you read that verse in context in the Psalm, you will conclude he was talking about himself, yet Peter, on the day of Pentecost gave the correct interpretation to mean he was referring to Christ. Similarly, contrary to the conclusion you came to on reading Psalm 82:6 in context, Jesus gave the correct interpretation in John 10:34 to mean calling men Gods.


The assertion that if God begat us we are Gods is not flawed. It was the very reason the Jews nearly stoned jesus. It was the very reason they killed him. It stood to common sense to the Jews that if God were to have a son/child, his child will also be God because all beings give birth to children after their kind. Jesus in his reaction to the Jews in John 10 agreed with then. In stead of telling them that their conclusion was wrong, he instead said their was nothing wrong with him claiming to be God.

It is not true that the Greek makes no distinction between Gods and gods. Greek language has but capital and small letters. The Greek language also has rules for capitalisation. They could have simply used a small letter in place of a capital letter in the word Theo.

The Hebrew word Elohim is used exclusively in scriptures to refer to God. If you say this is not so, then give me a scriptural verse we're it is not so. I will readily prove you wrong. I have a copy of the original text.

When a person is born again, he is born of God. He receives the exact same nature God has which Bible calls the Divine nature, that is, nature of deity(2 Peter 1:4). Also, he receives the exact same life God has called Eternal life. (1 John 5:11). If a person who is born of God has the exact same nature that God has, and the exact same life that God then he is definitely God. God has the Divine life, the life of Deity- Zoe. His children have have the Divine life , the life of Deity called Zoe. They are definitely Gods.

You said spiritual birth is different from physical birth. That is true. Bible gave us the basic difference between spiritual birth and physical birth.

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Physical birth produces physical beings, spiritual birth produces spirit beings. God is a spirit, when he gives birth to children, his children are spirits ( who live in physical bodies).

My advice to you is to consult different translations and the original text often when you study your Bible. It will make things clear to you. I suggest you start with John 1:13 for a start . You will see reason to change your mind.

knowingChrist:
This is a well written material. For this I'll say welldone.

However, your premises for this is incorrect and pardon me for saying this.

Jesus says the scriptures called them gods bc they had already made themselves gods by creating their own ways and taking judgment by their own hands and not the standards of God. This is what Jesus was telling and it's the context of psalm 82.

I don't know where you heard what you said but I'll advice you to study the topic again and ask yourself this: why didn't any of the apostles call us gods? Why did they refer to us as sons of God and not gods? Why did Adam who was the son of God wanted to be god?

nencounter10:



You are making me sound like a broken record.

When a person calls himself a son/child of God, he is actually calling himself God That was the Crux of of the issue the Jews had with Jesus. All Jesus did was merely call God his father. The Jews took up stones to stone him because they knew that by if anyone called himself a child/son of God, he was by implication calling himself God. Jesus never contested nor corrected that conclusion, instead he corroborated it. Every time you call yourself a son of God, you are calling yourself God. I can tell for free that if this were back then in Jesus' days, all those Christian's who go about calling themselves children of God would get crucified like Jesus was crucified.

Calling yourself a Son of God is the same as calling yourself God. So, each time the Bible calls us sons of God, it was actually calling us God.

You said God called those people God's in Psalm 82:6 because they already called themselves God. That's not true. There is nothing in that chapter that suggest it. You write-ups are riddled with personal opinion and not Gods opinion. Since you can't wrap your mind around the fact of a child of God being God, you are going about twisting God's word with personal opinions to prove that that fact is not true.

nencounter10:



Jesus Christ's proved the correct interpretation of Psalm 82: 6 is with reference to deity when he quoted it in John 10:34. He called God his father and the Jews tried to stone him. He asked why they were trying to stone him. They told him it was because you, a man, are calling yourself a deity. His response was that there was nothing with me, a man, calling myself deity after all God had called humans deity in the scripture. Jesus' correct interpretation of Psalm 82:6 proves that a man can be God.

If you have ever read any of the prophesis of King David concerning Jesus in the Psalms. In many of them he seem to be talking about himself. Reference to them by Peter and Paul made it clear he was prophesying. Consider an example: Thou wilt not abandon my soul in hell, thou will not allow they holy one to see corruption. If you read that verse in context in the Psalm, you will conclude he was talking about himself, yet Peter, on the day of Pentecost gave the correct interpretation to mean he was referring to Christ. Similarly, contrary to the conclusion you came to on reading Psalm 82:6 in context, Jesus gave the correct interpretation in John 10:34 to mean calling men Gods.

The assertion that if God begat us we are Gods is not flawed. It was the very reason the Jews nearly stoned jesus. It was the very reason they killed him. It stood to common sense to the Jews that if God were to have a son/child, his child will also be God because all beings give birth to children after their kind. Jesus in his reaction to the Jews in John 10 agreed with then. In stead of telling them that their conclusion was wrong, he instead said their was nothing wrong with him claiming to be God.

It is not true that the Greek makes no distinction between Gods and gods. Greek language has but capital and small letters. The Greek language also has rules for capitalisation. They could have simply used a small letter in place of a capital letter in the word Theo.

The Hebrew word Elohim is used exclusively in scriptures to refer to God. If you say this is not so, then give me a scriptural verse we're it is not so. I will readily prove you wrong. I have a copy of the original text.

When a person is born again, he is born of God. He receives the exact same nature God has which Bible calls the Divine nature, that is, nature of deity(2 Peter 1:4). Also, he receives the exact same life God has called Eternal life. (1 John 5:11). If a person who is born of God has the exact same nature that God has, and the exact same life that God then he is definitely God. God has the Divine life, the life of Deity- Zoe. His children have have the Divine life , the life of Deity called Zoe. They are definitely Gods.

You said spiritual birth is different from physical birth. That is true. Bible gave us the basic difference between spiritual birth and physical birth.

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Physical birth produces physical beings, spiritual birth produces spirit beings. God is a spirit, when he gives birth to children, his children are spirits ( who live in physical bodies).

My advice to you is to consult different translations and the original text often when you study your Bible. It will make things clear to you. I suggest you start with John 1:13 for a start . You will see reason to change your mind.

knowingChrist:
calling yourself God is the same as calling yourself son of God?

this is false.. and i'll advice you to see the bible as a whole and don't be a liar by breaking any part of it for a liar breaks the word of God and this is why satan took the bible out of context to tempt Jesus. If you say being a son of God is the same as God, why then did Adam and Eve eat the fruit? the serpent clearly told them that they'll be as gods if they eat. Let me explain to you pls, the serpent was telling the son of God that he'll be god if he eats. You see the difference now? Adam was created as the son of God. Sin made him god.

Also, i know you've not really read so i'll help you. The Israelites have always been a proud people and called themselves gods and this is why they refuse to obey God. Jeremiah 2:31 has them saying they're lords and will not obey God. This is why those unrepentant people who met Jesus have a funny interpretation of Psalms. Remember he was talking to the Jews in that place, the same people the bible says rejected him Sinners are gods, but if you're say you're gods then i know you're one sinner or don't have a clue of what you're saying.

Anyways, take some time to study pls. I know what you say is incorrect so i'll advice you to go into the book and stop reading the bible out of context pls. Psalm 82 is talking about judgment and God was talking to judges of the earth. Not this funny idea you have on your mind.

Steep:

in John 10 vv 34, Jesus said they were called called "gods" the Greek word was theous not theou.
However, what Jesus was saying was that, if people who recieved those words were called gods, then he could be called God in a much greater way. Jesus was saying he is more qualified to be called God than those people. It does not mean they were really God.

let us see, what it means for men to be called elohim in the old testament.
The first man to be called Elohim was Moses
In exodus 7 vv 1.

Exodus 7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

The literally interpretation of "a god" is elohim which was used in Psalm 82.

However what does it mean?

Exodus 4:16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

This explains perfectly what it means for men to be called God. It means one who represent God.




calling men gods, does not make them God. What you have there is not Christianity it is sometime else.



yeap the logic is flawed.
Jesus was not claiming he is a god like them but rather he is a God more than them, note the difference.


please bring a an example of where a distinction was made.


I have not said elohim is not used exclusively for God, (If I have said so it is an error,), it is also used for those representing God, such as the judges.


can you point out where in the scripture they receive the exact nature of God, hope you know there is a difference between "the nature of God" and the " the full nature of God"? Or " the image of God" and "the exact image of God"?

All human beings are spirits in human body, does that mean all human beings are born of God? To be born of God does not mean you become a spirit, It means the spirit of man to be regenerated to the image of God.
However, it does not mean to become God.

Janosky:

At the bolded comments in your post.
No, Sir.
Theou is the correct rendition at John 10:33, the Jews and John the apostle references Jesus Christ as a god (theou screenshots).
Your Trinitarian mentors CHANGED theou @ John 10:33 because they were Trinitarians.

John 10:33, Emphatic Diaglott Bible and NWT gives the correct rendition of that verse.
Like John 10:33 like John 1:1.

John 10:36,Is he not God's son?
In a nutshell, Psalm 82:6 applied to Jesus Christ.

knowingChrist:
REVISITING SOME GENERAL CHRISTIAN BELIEFS

Are we really gods?
Are we gods? What are gods? What do the scriptures say about gods? These are some basic questions a person must ask before believing they’re. But people are just as quick to accept beliefs from very limited or unverifiable information even as these beliefs are easily formed. Hence, some people belief they’re gods without proper interpretation of what it means to be gods within the context of the scriptures, and others have accepted this as true without asking the basic questions.

This belief is not unique to Christianity, it’s peddled by both Christian and non-Christian preachers. Proponents of this belief claim that it’s written in the bible that we are gods so that automatically makes us gods. However, they tend to carefully avoid the basic questions in their claims and when teaching it to others.

The Christian version of the belief posits that inasmuch as Christians are borne by the word of God, they’re gods. In fact, some Christian preachers go further with this to say that since God is divine, every Christian is also divine. Due to the cloudiness of this belief, preachers of this belief go as far as comparing God to animals in trying to convince their audience. They say a goat can only give birth to another goat, a lion will likewise give birth to another lion, and so also will a dog, bird, elephant, etc. give birth to another of their kinds. Therefore, God can only give birth to his kind.

The non-Christian version of the belief posits that all men are gods. Proponents of this say that what happened to Jesus is not unique, it’s attainable by anyone. They further speak of something known as Christ consciousness, which is: being in tune with the universe. They say that anyone who attains this consciousness is as God or god as the case may be. They say that unlike the personal God in Christianity, God is actually the universe or the source of everything, and everyone else is as gods when they get in tune with the universe.

Both beliefs were created from a particular verse taken out of a chapter of just a book of the scriptures; verse 6 of chapter 82 of the psalmist’s writings:
6 I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High (Psalm 82:6).

This belief is further supported by a comment Jesus made in response to his accusers:
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; (John 10:35-36)
We might get convinced of this belief because it’s been padded with the scriptures, but as we reflect on it, were become faced with questions like:
• Was Christ also gods?
• If yes, then why didn’t he or the bible say so?
• If not, why do certain pastors say we’re gods, aren’t we supposed to be like Christ?
• What then are we?
It’s clear that the scriptures called men gods, however, it’s not very clear what kind of men were called gods, so it’s important to know the kind of men called gods. How do we know the kind of men called gods? It’s first by knowing the meaning of the Hebrew word translated as “gods”, then reading the verse within the context of the whole chapter, and doing a proper search of the scriptures to compare the whole statement to other parts of the scriptures talking about the same or similar thing.

The Hebrew word:
The Hebrew word translated as “gods” has a few meanings, chiefly of which are judges or angels. This means when the scriptures say “ye are gods”, the word gods could either stand for judges or angels: ye are judges; ye are angels. Those who peddle this belief say that the word “gods” stands for angels, but looking at the whole chapter of the message helps us understand what the word stands for.

82 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

The whole context of the message in the chapter is about judgment, in fact, verse 2 of the chapter has God directly asking them how long will they judge unjustly. It’s awkward that anyone will take the word “gods” and make it something separate from the context of the whole chapter.

Although this should nullify the belief that we’re gods, searching through the scriptures; comparing different instances where the same word was used helps us fully understand the true meaning of the word and the message in the Psalms.

What does the word “gods” mean in the scriptures?
The first time the word “gods” was used in the scriptures is in Genesis, where the dialogue between Eve and the mind was recorded.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:4-5).

The direct information to note here is that disobeying God will make man as gods, and when man disobeyed, God confirmed that man has become as gods, and knows good and evil.

22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: (Genesis 3:22)

The statement “the man is become as one of us” is where God confirms that man had become as gods because of his disobedience. This implies that those who were called gods in the context of Psalm 82 were disobedient to the commandment of God in righteousness.

The specific attribute or quality that qualifies a person/entity as gods is the ability to know good and evil. Although many might think knowing good and evil is literal, that’s not the case in the scripture. The term “knowing good and evil” needs to be defined within the scriptures. An important part of the scriptures that helps us define this is seen in the conversation between God and Solomon.

9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? (1 Kings 3:9)

From the statement above, we see that the ability to judge people defines the knowledge of good and evil. Using this information to interpret other parts of the Bible, we see that being gods and knowing good and evil means being able to judge people. Therefore, those who were called gods in the Psalms were those who judged the people, they were not angels or divine in any way.

Understanding Psalm 82:
The first thing to note about Psalm 82 is that the message was a prophecy, it was talking about something to happen. The whole context of the message in Psalm 82 tells us that God judges among gods i.e. God was judging amongst judges of the earth. This message was fulfilled when Christ came to earth; God was in Christ standing amongst mighty men and judged amongst judges of the people. God berated these judges of the people on why they’ve judged unjustly and told them what a righteous judgment is.

Although proponents of this belief do not see this message across the bible, it’s actually a message that spreads across various books of the scriptures. It’s a statement of the coming of Christ and the execution of the righteous judgment of God on earth. The message is also seen in the following books:
• Psalm 58
• Isaiah 3
• Jeremiah 23
All of these books are talking about God coming to judge the mighty men of the earth. These mighty men are judges of the earth who have perverted justice; judging by their own standards, and for this reason, God himself shall come and stand amongst them and execute righteous judgment.

Was Christ gods?
Christ explicitly stated what he was, he called himself the son of God. There’s nowhere at any point in the bible that Christ intentionally or mistakenly referred to himself as gods. In fact, the only reason Christ mentioned the word “gods” was to reference the scriptures in reply to his accusers:

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;
36 say ye of him, whom the father has sanctified, and sent into the world, thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? (John 10:35-36)

In the verses above, we clearly see that Christ says the scripture calls them gods to whom the word of God came, but states that he is the son of God. Christ never called himself gods, but repeatedly called himself the son of God, drawing a distinction between those called gods and himself.

Who are gods?
Proponents of the belief claim Christ confirmed that we’re gods because he referenced Psalm 82 in his response to his accusers, however, this information is entirely assumed because Christ clarified that he is the son of God even while he called them gods. Christ never called himself gods; however intentional or mistakenly. In fact, apart from the referencing of Psalm 82 which only happened once, there’s no record in the whole of the New Testament where anyone called Christians gods. Christians are sons of God because they do the will of God by obeying his words, while gods are those who disobey the word of God, and rule by their own stands.

While those who peddle this belief claim that Christ confirmed that Christians are gods when he referenced Psalm 82, this claim is not according to the understanding of the scriptures. Christ explained that those who the scriptures called gods are those unto whom the word of God came, and the bible explicitly states that those unto whom the word of God came rejected him.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not. John 1:11
A person born by the word of God is not as gods. Such a person is like Christ, the son of God. Every Christian is a son of God because they do the will of God but gods are those who disobey God. Sons of God make the judgment of God known, but gods bear rule by their own hands (Jeremiah 5:31).

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tctrills:
All men are offsprings of God with the ability to become like our Father in heaven.
The child of a God is a God.

Bubu4Sea:

Jesus gave us spirit of adoption, so its a gift not natural

Romans 8:15
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Since we are adopted, we are NO gODS. period

tctrills:

Claim down
Act 17.29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Please do you know the difference between an offspring and an adopted child?

We are God's.

Zechariah 12
12 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Don't conclude from reading one verse.

Bubu4Sea:

God is worshiped, are you God?