[warm n fuzzy]

Pard I can only read the words that are on the page.

I am and will forever be unable to accept that men could ever “participate” in anything with the one true God.

It simply suggests an absurd to my mind level of even possible equality with HIM.

Christians do not “reach Nirvana”.

I find the entire concept of reaching a “Godshead” completely un-Christian.

Our Lord has given us a gift. We only accept or deny.

There is no equality in any way.

The only human who ever was or ever will be divine was Jesus.

HE paid OUR blood price demanded by the LAW of man and God.

Anyhow, just my .02, do as you will of course. This is still America right?

[warm n fuzzy]

Sorry I meant to ping y’all also.

[johniegrad]

Written on the page

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, "Abba, Father!" The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8:15

If adopted children of God and brothers of Christ, we become divine not by nature but by adoption and participation.

[Cronos]

It simply suggests an absurd to my mind level of even possible equality with HIM.

But that is not what is being suggested at all!! In no way is it possible to have any kind of equality. Yet that does not mean we cannot interact with Him. He interacted with people when on earth -- that is the "participation" referred to -- we do not become absorbed into His divinity like the hindu concept of nirvana. We do not (and this is not suggested) reach any kind of "godhead" -- that, as you correctly point out is un-Christians and that is NOT what this article (or the Orthodox) suggests/believes

Just as you can have a meeting with 5 year old kids, it does not suggest that they are in any way "equal" to you, rather, you reach down to their level. In the same way, only more so, do we participate with The Lord.

Our Lord has given us a gift. We only accept or deny. --> absolultely correct. It is a gift of grace, we can freely accept or deny it