Alitle gods ===============/== Psalm 82:6 Nannih cu pathian nan si,Cungnung Bik fapa nan si,kan ti h

Alitle gods

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Psalm 82:6 Nannih cu pathian nan si,Cungnung Bik fapa nan si,kan ti hna.

John 10:34 Jesuh nih a leh hna i, “Nan phungbia chungah, ‘Pathian nih, “Nannih cu pathian nan si,” kan ti hna,’ a ti, tiah aa tial lo mei?

Hebrew 1:3 Amah cu Pathian sunparnak in a ceu i Pathian he aa lo taktakmi kha a si; cun van le vawlei kha, tthawnnak a ngeimi a bia in a domhtlaih hna. Minung cu an sualnak kha a thianhpiak dih hna hnu in vancung ah khin Lianngan Bik Pathian orhlei kamah a tthu.

John 14:12 Biatak kan chimh hna: Keimah a ka zummi paoh nih ka tuahmi thil hi an tuah khawh ve lai — hi hna nakin a ngan deuhmi hmanh an tuah khawh hna lai, zeicahtiah cun, ka Pa sinah ka kal lai caah a si.

ISAIAH 43:10 “Israel mi hna, ka tehte cu nanmah

hi nan si, tiah Bawipa nih a ti;

ka sal si awkah ka thimmi cu

nanmah hi nan si,cucaah cun nan ka hngalh i nan ka zumh awk a si,keimah lawnglawng hi Pathian cu

ka si ti kha nan hngalh awk a si.

Keimah hleiah pathian dang

zeihmanh an um lo,an rak um bal lo i hmailei zongah an um bal lai lo.

1corin 8:5-6)5 Vancung ah siseh vawleicung ah siseh pathian timi cu a um zong an um ko lai, cun pathian timi hna hi le bawipa timi hna hi tampi zong an si ko lai, 6 sihmanhsehlaw kannih caah cun Pathian cu pakhat lawnglawng a um i amah cu kan Pa, zeizong vialte Sertu kha a si i kannih hi amah ca i a nungmi kan si; cun Bawipa cu pakhat lawnglawng a um i cucu Jesuh Khrih kha a si i amah thawng cun zeizong vialte kha ser an si i amah thawng cun kannih zong hi kan nung.

ISAIAH 44:6 Israel mi kha a uk i

a hupphengtu hna Bawipa,

Ralkapbu Bawipa nih hitin a ti:

“Keimah cu a hmasa bik le

a hmanung bik ka si,Keimah lawnglawng hi Pathian ka si i Keimah chim lo a dang pathian

zeihmanh an um lo.

Psalm 82,:7 Asinain minung bantukin nan thi lai,

siangpahrang fapa

an thih bantukin

nan thi ve lai,” a ti.

John 14:15 “Nan ka dawt ahcun ka nawlbia kha nan zulh hna lai. 16 Ka Pa kha ka hal lai i Bawmtu a dang, an pek hna lai i a zungzal in an umpi hna lai.

1joh ,3 :24 Pathian nawl a ngaimi paoh cu Pathian chungah an um i an chungah Pathian kha a um. Cun Pathian kan chungah a um ti kan hngalhnak cu hihi a si: Thlarau a kan pekmi thawngin kannih nih kan hngalh.

Genesis 3:5 Pathian nih cu bantukin a ti cu, kha thingthei nan ei ahcun nan ei cangka in amah bantukin hngalhnak nan ngei ve lai i a tha le a thalo kha nan hngal ve lai ti a hngalh caah a si,” a ti.

Compelling Truth

Are believers in Christ little gods?

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The teaching that believers in Christ are "little gods," is patently unscriptural. It is an erroneous interpretation of the Scriptures promulgated by a number of high-profile pastors and teachers of the Word of Faith movement. These would include Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul and Jan Crouch, Fred Price, and Joyce Meyer. Aside from teaching that believers are "little gods," those of the Word of Faith movement also advocate the "prosperity gospel," which is also unbiblical.

Those who promote the false teaching that believers are "little gods" use as their primary proof text a passage in Psalms which reads, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you" (Psalm 82:6). They further claim that Jesus affirmed that we are "little gods" when He quoted this passage in John 10:34. Then they take Hebrews 1:3 (Jesus is "an exact representation" (NIV) of God's being) and John 14:12 ("whoever believes in [Jesus]" will do what Jesus did) to say that believers today can do everything God can do, and more!

Such an interpretation of Psalm 82:6 is a classic example of taking Scripture out of context. This passage addresses the judges of Israel in the Old Testament. Psalm 82:6 does not say "you are gods" because the judges were divine but because they represent God when they issue judgment and exercise civic power. Psalm 82:6 is a warning to the "gods" of this world that they are still under the true God's authority. For more study on this passage, see our article here.

Isaiah makes it clear that God is the only true and living God, that there are no "gods," little or otherwise, except Him: "Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me" (Isaiah 43:10). The apostle Paul affirms this truth: "For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist" (1 Corinthians 8:5-6).

No, believers are not "little gods" despite what the Word of Faith teachers proclaim. In essence, these people are calling God a liar: "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god'" (Isaiah 44:6).

Supporters of the "little gods" idea twist the Scriptures and contradict what the Bible actually teaches. They should be reminded of what the psalmist says of those called "gods": "like men you shall die, and fall like any prince" (Psalm 82:7). In other words, the Bible affirms the humanity of so-called "gods" in this world.

As believers we reflect His image through our love for one another and our faithful obedience to His will (John 14:15; 1 John 3:24). Only God is divine. Man is not divine and never will be. Only God is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. Only God can create with words. Only God can save.

By declaring ourselves to be "little gods," we attempt to make ourselves equal to Him. Without question, this is the very height of arrogance and is nothing more than self-worship and self-glorification. There is nothing new under the sun. The lie that we are "little gods" is the same lie the serpent told Eve in the Garden: "you will be like God" (Genesis 3:5).