Hello Justin,



Thanks for responding. You wrote:



>>The issue then is, where does one draw the line? Does God give a small share of His immense power and glory as reward for faith in this life? I am comfortable in thinking He does. However, does He also transfer the ability to create, and participation as a member of the Trinity? I have a lot of problems with that.



One question, do you believe that deification has any limits? If so, in what way?>>



Me: I think you have hit-the-nail-on-the-head with: ?The issue then is, where does one draw the line??



In all honesty, I truly believe that Bible is not clear on this; as such, a good argument can be made for either limited deification, or for full deification. However, I personally lean in the direction of full deification, and this for two important reasons: first, the language used to describe the relationship between God the Father and God the Son is same kind of language used to describe the relationship between God the Son and the redeemed Sons; and second, we have what is called parallelism to describe the Incarnation and redemption motif?God became man, that man might become God. I believe that Jesus became 100% man, if this is accepted then the parallel concerning deification would mean that redeemed mankind becomes 100% God?yet one important distinction remains?Jesus Christ?s person was divine and remained divine when He became 100% man; redeemed mankind?s person is human, and remains human even if fully deified.



And one last thought: can our omnipotent God fully deify us if He chooses to do so?



Thank you so much for your patience we me in this important discussion. As always, I shall be looking forward to your response.



Grace and peace,



David