The Divinity of Man?

It learned recently of a teaching that is spreading through the church today that is pure blasphemy! Actually, it’s not something new. It goes back as early as the Garden of Eden, and its roots go back even further when Satan along with one-third of the angels were cast out of heaven. Let me share it with you.

Because Jesus lives in us, we can speak in the first person and declare “I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life” and “I am the Resurrection and the Life.” We also can speak scripture in the First Person of Christ and declare that people are made clean. Furthermore, when we embrace this Divinity which is really who we are, and are immersed in that love, we will have such power and anointing to take on any task. We will be successful in everything we put our hands to. If we reject this teaching, we will disqualify ourselves from living and experiencing all that God intends for us.

Do you grasp the weight of this false teaching? As a child of God, does your spirit rise up and cry, “Stop! Hold on! Something is wrong here!” God and His word are true and every man is a liar! The Divinity of man is the same lie that was presented to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, you’re your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods . . .” (Gen 3:5) As I said earlier, this is the same blasphemy that Lucifer believed when he sought to usurp the throne of God before he was cast out of heaven with a third of the angels.

False teachers who promote this doctrine are saying that Christ in you makes you Divine and allows you to declare “I am the Way, The Truth, and The Life!” “I am the True Vine.”

This is utter blasphemy! Jesus is “The Way, The Truth, and The Life. In John 15: 5-6, Jesus said “I am the vine and you are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”

Look at the writings of the New Testament. Tell me, where any of the apostles ever proclaimed themselves to be “I AM?”

In Galatians 2:20, Paul declares, “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless, I live, but not I, for Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.”

We would probably name Paul as one of the greatest apostles of the New Testament. He carried the Gospel message through the known world of his time, all the way to Rome. Even here in Galatians he recognizes who he is in comparison to Christ Jesus.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I cannot emphasize enough; Be in relationship with Jesus Christ your Savior. Be washed daily in the waters of His Word. We do not live on bread alone but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. As Jesus declared in Matthew 24, before His return, many false prophets would arise and deceive many. Guard your hearts by devouring His Word. When you do; when you walk close in relationship with Jesus; when you are living a life that does not grieve the Holy Spirit, you will discern truth from lies and you will not become meat for the false shepherds.