Shameless Popery #190 This Christian Teaching SOUNDS HERETICAL (but it’s why God made us…) - Joe Heschmeyer
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Jul 10, 2025 Exploring the provocative doctrine of Theosis, this discussion reveals how believers may attain divinity after death. It highlights the transformative union with the divine and contrasts Christian concepts of glorification with other traditions. The conversation emphasizes the importance of suffering in spiritual growth and the communal aspects of faith. Moreover, it delves into the significance of saints and the potential divinity within each person, urging listeners to reexamine their relationships and the journey toward holiness.
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Jesus Calls Us 'Gods'
- Jesus calls his followers "gods" pointing to a shared participation in divinity through sonship.
- This is not polytheism but a participation in God's nature by adoption and grace.
Incarnation Enables Divinization
- God became man so that by union with divinity, humans may become divine and immortal.
- This participation requires God first uniting humanity and divinity in the Incarnation.
Gods by Grace, Not Nature
- We become 'gods' not by nature but by participation in God's grace.
- Our godlikeness is a sharing of God's goodness, not equality with God.
