Sorry Mormons, we’re not gods (an answer to the previous post).

In this passage (John 10:34-38) Jesus is answering the Jew’s objections to Jesus making Himself “out to be God.”  Jesus had just said “I and the Father are one,” prompting the Jews to pick up stones and show Him their disapproval of what he just said.  Jesus reminds them of a passage in Psalm 82 where the judges of Israel are referred to as “gods.”  These judges had been given the task of delivering the Word of God to Israel.  They exercised authority over the people and were occasionally called “gods.”  Jesus’ point in this passage was: “If these mere men were called gods in your own Law, why do you get offended when I use the word in reference to myself?”  This passage has the “how much more…” emphasis that is often found in Scripture.  If the term “god” was used for mere men, how much more is it appropriate to use for Him “whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world?”  Jesus is emphasizing that he is worthy of being equated with God.  This is why they again attempted to seize Him after He finished speaking.  So, in response to our Mormon friend, these passages not only are misinterpreted by him, but actually serve to defeat the Mormon doctrine that was asserted.  Jesus alone is worthy of equality with God and does not promise us a future deity.       

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