I. Would God, Christ and the Holy Spirit be the Persons who created and redeemed our own immortality of life? True or False II. Have we been created and redeemed so that we can become a Divine Person in our Heavenly Home? True or False III. Have we been created and redeemed so that we can become equal (having power, rule and authority) with those Persons who created and redeemed our own immortality of life? True or False ~ Charles Burke
First, “True or False” questions such as these appear to portray a petitioner whose primary objective is not to solicit information, but to provide a platform from which to make a rebuttal and one’s presentation of his doctrinal viewpoints. This forum, though, facilitates a single editorial response to a question, without further dialogue from either the petitioner or the Editor. (I’m not omniscient and obviously cannot be certain about any querist’s unannounced intentions.) Second, question #1 does not compute; that question is ambiguous at best, incomprehensible and biblically extraneous. The Bible is void of phraseology respecting ‘our redemption of immortality of life.’
The next two questions, likewise, depict a doctrine that is not found in the Bible. However, the latter two questions do represent a denominational doctrine that at least is shared by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church). The latter two questions represent a false view of the Godhead, supposing that somehow Divine stature is simply a process of graduation attainable by frail humanity. This deficient perspective also pictures an unrealistic view of humanity and the relationship between humanity and Deity.
The respective roles between human worshippers and God in heaven continue after life for earthly inhabitants who begin eternal residency in heaven. The depiction of worship in heaven retains the adoration rendered by the inferior to the superior (Revelation 4:10; 5:14; 7:11-17; 11:16-17). Further, humans at the end of time will not appear in heaven before God to be made equal with him, but to be judged by him hardly a graduation ceremony resulting in the elevation of humanity to the status of Deity (2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Revelation 20:11-15).
