How exactly do you think we're supposed to ascend...by NOT becoming more God-like?
What do you think John 14:12 is about?
Following Christ doesn't mean "being a follower".
It means doing what Christ did: seeking truth wherever it could be found, whether that was with the Druids, Egyptians, Hindus, Buddhists, Nagas, Essenes, or somewhere else entirely.
Trailblazers are followers of Christ, not lemmings.
You’re asserting that truth can be found “wherever”without accounting for how you distinguish truth from error. By what standard do you evaluate the Druids against the Egyptians against Christ? You’ve made yourself the ultimate authority while claiming to reject authority. That’s incoherent. Every claim you make about seeking truth presupposes logical absolutes, moral standards, and the reliability of revelation, none of which your eclectic syncretism can ground. You’re standing on Christian assumptions to deny Christianity.
John 14:12 doesn’t teach self deification. It teaches that believers would do greater works in extent through the power of the risen Christ and the Spirit He sent.
By what standard? What the hell are you talking about?
I read the research that others have done.
I carry that in my mind without judgement as I continue researching.
This is where you and I part ways because you pick everything apart before a case can be built.
If you come into the kitchen when the cook is on step 1 and declare that the recipe he's cooking is shit, you haven't offered a valid criticism because you didn't actually sample what he was cooking.
"Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"
You're afraid to empty your cup and sample what I'm brewing which ir ironic because the Bible tells you explicitly not to be afraid over 100 times.
