Will We Become gods?

I have heard and read that 
many people today think they
are their own god. Wow.

The one and only God - 
Jehovah God in heaven 
who created us tells us in
His Holy Word, the King 
James Bible, what He 
thinks about us becoming
'gods', and what He thinks
of these so-called other 
'gods', especially if you
think you can become 
your own god! 

Satan (the Devil) said to 
Eve when he tempted her to
sin against God:

Genesis 3:5
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. 

After Adam sinned, God 
kicked him out of the Garden
of Eden and put Cherubims
to guard him from ever 
coming back. So much for
being 'your own god'! Adam
had to struggle to grow his
own food to feed his family,
and Eve had severe pain 
and suffering in childbirth
all because of their sin
against God who had 
created them innocent and
gave them all the food they
needed and dominance 
over all the creatures of 
the world. So much for
becoming 'as gods'! God had
given them all they ever 
needed to live in peace and 
harmony with God; but they 
threw it away because they 
thought they knew better
than God what was best
for them. Sound familiar? 
Please keep reading, and
I hope this is helpful to you. 

Genesis  
3:22 And the LORD God 
said, Behold, the man is 
become as one of us 
[meaning The Trinity: God 
the Father, Son, the Holy 
Spirit], 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 for ever: 

3:23 Therefore the LORD 
God sent him forth from 
the garden of Eden, to till 
the ground from whence 
he was taken. 

3:24 So he drove out the 
man; and he placed at the 
east of the garden of Eden 
Cherubims, and a flaming 
sword which turned every 
way, to keep the way of 
the tree of life. 

So God was saying in the 
above verses that once 
Adam and Eve (who were 
innocent before they sinned) 
ate of 'the tree of knowledge 
of good and evil', they then 
knew there was such a 
thing as evil. And that 
knowledge is what God 
says made them 'as gods', 
meaning they knew that 
both good and evil existed
just as God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy
Ghost knew!

But becoming "as gods" did not 
make them equal to the God of 
heaven, nor in competition with 
him. But if someone thinks they 
can become their own god, then 
they need to understand what 
God thinks about 'other gods' 
and what His judgment of false
gods is! I repeat this because it
is pretty scary to think you are 
a 'god' competing with the one
true God of heaven. 

False gods (other than
the one true living God in 
heaven) can be anything from
idols (statues, pictures, icons),
relationships i.e., people 
(which could include yourself), 
nature (animals, the sun, moon,
and/or stars, trees, etc.) , your 
work, material things, your 
pride, obsessive exercise, 
your looks, your money, etc.

Our loving 
God of 
heaven is a 
jealous God! After all He created 
us to have a close relationship
with Him. He loves us. He gave
us all that we have and all that
we are. He commands us not to 
have any other gods in place of 
him, or competing with him! 
Listen to what God says, and 
warns, about 'other gods'. 

Bold in Scripture verses is 
for emphasis.

Exodus (One of God'sTen 
Commandments:)  
20:3 Thou shalt have no other 
gods before me.

20:5 (a) Thou shalt not bow 
down thyself to them, nor serve 
them: for I the LORD thy God 
am a jealous God

Exodus 
34:14 For thou shalt worship 
no other god: for the LORD, 
whose name is Jealous, is a 
jealous God:

Only the God of the Bible made 
the heavens! No other 'gods' 
could do that! Idols (statues, 
pictures, or icons) may have
faces or bodies, but they can
not speak, move, or act in
your behalf! Also praying to
dead people can do nothing 
to help you. There is only one
living God - Jehovah God in
heaven and of the Bible!

1 Chronicles
16:25 For great is the LORD, 
and greatly to be praised: he 
also is to be feared above all 
gods.

16:26 For all the gods of the 
people are idols: but the
LORD made the heavens. 

Deuteronomy
5:7 Thou shalt have none 
other gods before me. 

Look at verse 15 to see what 
the God of heaven will do to 
'other gods'!

Deuteronomy
6:14 Ye shall not go after other 
gods, of the gods of the people 
which are round about you; 

6:15 (For the LORD thy God 
is a jealous God among you) 
lest the anger of the LORD 
thy God be kindled against 
thee, and destroy thee from 
off the face of the earth. 

More of God's judgment on 
those who worship false gods.

Jeremiah
10:10 But the LORD is the 
true God, he is the living 
God, and an everlasting king: 
at his wrath the earth shall 
tremble, and the nations shall 
not be able to abide his 
indignation. 

10:11 Thus shall ye say 
unto them, The gods that 
have not made the heavens 
and the earth, even the
shall perish from the earth, 
and from under these 
heavens. 

If you think that you are or 
can become your own god,
repent of (turn away 
from) your sin, and ask 
God in heaven for his 
forgiveness for your pride, 
and perhaps arrogance, 
in thinking that you could 
become your own god, and 
that you don't need the God 
of heaven to save you, 
remember what God (Jesus)
said he will do to other gods. 

Matthew 23:12  
And whosoever shall exalt 
[elevate] himself shall be 
abased [humbled]and he 
that shall humble himself 
shall be exalted.

Luke 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye 
repent [of your sins], ye 
shall all likewise perish. 

1 John 1:9  
If we confess our sins
he is faithful and just 
to forgive us our sins, 
and to cleanse us from 
all unrighteousness. 

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess 
[to God in heaven] with thy 
mouth the Lord Jesus, 
and shalt believe in thine 
heart that God hath raised 
him from the dead, thou 
shalt be saved.  

We know that when we die 
we will spend eternity in one
of two places - either in 
heaven where there is 
peace and health and no
more bad stuff or bad people
or in hell where you will be
tormented forever and ever.
To find out how to know you
are going to heaven when 
you die, here is how:

How Can I Get To Heaven?

How can I be saved 
from my sins and know
that I will go to heaven
when I die? God's Holy 
Word, the King James 
Bible, tells us how:

Agree with God in  
heaven that you are 
sinner and need 
Saviour. GOD SAYS 
WE ARE ALL 
SINNERS. But keep 
reading because 
there is Good News 
for you: 

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, 
and come short of the
glory of God;

Be willing to turn from 
your sin (repent). 

Acts 17:30  
And the times of this 
ignorance God winked 
at; but now commandeth 
all men every where to 
repent: 

Believe that Jesus 
Christ, the Sinless Son 
of God, shed his blood
on the cross to pay 
for your sins and 
mine; and that three 
days later He rose 
from the dead. 

Romans 10:9  
That if thou shalt confess 
with thy mouth the Lord 
Jesus, and shalt believe 
in thine heart that God 
hath raised him from 
the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. 

Repent of trusting in 
anything or anyone 
other than Jesus
Christ (i.e. baptism, 
good works, idols,
false gods, $/tithes
man-made church 
rules or traditions,
or religious 
ceremonies) to 
save you.

Titus 3:5
Not by works of
righteousness which we 
have done, but according 
to his mercy he saved us, 
by the washing of 
regeneration, and 
renewing of the Holy 
Ghost;

Jesus said that we do 
not get to heaven by our
good works (stuff we
have done). See verses
7:22 and 7:23 below!

Matthew
7:21 Not every one that 
saith unto me, Lord, 
Lord, shall enter into 
the kingdom of heaven; 
but he that doeth the 
will of my Father which 
is in heaven. 

7:22 Many will say to 
me in that day, Lord, 
Lord, have we not 
prophesied in thy 
name? and in thy 
name have cast 
out devils? and in 
thy name done 
many wonderful 
works? 

7:23 And then will I 
profess unto them, 
I never knew you: 
depart from me, ye 
that work iniquity. 

Accept God's Free 
Gift of eternal life 
through his Sinless 
Son, the Lord Jesus 
Christ. It is a free gift 
to you, but it cost Jesus
Christ his life! You do 
not have to work to 
earn a Gift - It is free!

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is 
death; but the gift of 
God is eternal life 
through Jesus Christ 
our Lord.

Ask Jesus Christ to be 
your personal Saviour 
and Lord of your life.

Romans 10:13 
For whosoever shall 
call upon the name 
of the Lord shall be 
saved. 

So, if you did that and
sincerely meant it,
then you are now a
Christian! Welcome
to the family. 

Romans 10:9  
That if thou shalt confess 
with thy mouth the Lord 
Jesus, and shalt believe 
in thine heart that God 
hath raised him from 
the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. 

And when you die, you 
will go straight to heaven
to be with Jesus Christ 
forever and ever! The
following Bible verse
is one of my favorites.
It gave me comfort when
I went through double
breast cancer surgery
for I knew that if I died
on the operating table
I would immediately be
in heaven with Jesus!
Knowing that is why I
no longer fear what 
comes after death. 
What freedom there is 
in knowing that.

2 Corinthians 5:8  
We are confident, I say, 
and willing rather to be 
absent from the body, 
and to be present with 
the Lord.

One note to all dear 
Catholics: The Catholic
church says that it is 
wrong to believe that 
you can know you are 
saved before you die. 
Please think about
this: God is a God of 
love. After all he sent
his Son to die for your
sins so you could be
with him in heaven for
eternity! That is love!
Why would a God of love
want you to worry all of
your life whether you will 
go to heaven or hell when
you die? God in heaven 
wants us to have peace 
and joy in this life as we 
live for him and draw 
others to him as their 
Saviour. Only a cruel 
God would want us 
worried and stressed 
about what comes after 
death. But GOD LOVES
YOU and wants you to 
have peace knowing that
you are saved now and 
can know now that you 
are going to heaven when
you die! Please trust your
loving heavenly Father's 
Holy Word (the King James
Bible) when God tells you 
that you will be with Him 
after death if you trusted
Jesus Christ as your 
Saviour!

And now that you have 
become a Christian, it
is important to learn how
to live a life that glorifies
God in heaven who gave
you the Gift of salvation.
Link here to my Bible
study on 'What Do I Do
Now That I Am Saved?'