“Too Big For Their Britches”

Sunday, October 20, 2013

I know that we are made in God's image and that we are made a little lower than the angels.  But how can someone say we are little gods?

Sincerely,
Not A God

Dear Not A God,

We don’t know exactly where you heard that phrase “little gods”, but it is a common phrase used among ‘Word of Faith’ movement preachers.  Though the Bible does say that we are children of God (1 Jn 3:2) and made in God’s image (Gen 1:26)… the ‘Word of Faith’ movement goes so far as to make us completely equal to God.  That is a lie.  There is only one God (Mk 12:29).  All people have a beginning… but not God (Ps 90:2).

In Jhn 10:34, Jesus tells us that we are offspring of God when He quotes Ps 82:6… and this is a verse that ‘Word of Faith’ preachers like to reference, but that is only one verse taken out of context.  Many other verses clearly state that we are children of God – but certainly not equal to Him.

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