I assume that this part in your post, regarding a support for evolution is directed towards me...I think you should be reminded that millions of folks who consider themselves as Christians, also support evolution, as an explantion of HOW God created the physical world, not WHY...
The discussion of support or non-support of evolution into this discussion concerning whether or not men can become gods truly makes no sense to me...these are two separate matters, both deserving of fuller discussion, one of which is always being carried out on the CREVO threads on FR...
What troubled me, was that I had just assumed that those who did not support the LDS faith, were not be fully correct in their assertions that those in the LDS faith, believed that men could become gods...seeing it on an official LDS site, I had to believe, that this is what members of the LDS faith believe...
If you want to discuss evolution, and how it relates to ones faith, there are many threads, which are just ripe for that discussion...and I have been involved in those as well..
But for now, I am concentrating on this thought that men can become 'gods'...
well we were born children of God what esle would we be?
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Rom. 9: 26
26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Gal. 3: 26
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (joint heir)
1 Jn. 3: 10
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
1 Jn. 4: 4
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 Jn. 5: 2
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
>>But for now, I am concentrating on this thought that men can become 'gods'...
Dogs have puppies that grow up to be Dogs, Geese have Goslings that become Geese, and Cats have Kittens which become Cats… If we are the Children of God, where in the world is this pattern broken? Is this world a type and a shadow of things to come, or not?
Buddhists believe that they can achieve nirvana by escaping the wheel of pain, thus becoming Gods. Jesus being the Son of man stated that he was the great “I AM” and the Jews tried to Stone him for it. The Phillip 2:5 and six says :
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
You should also realize that one who had the potential to become a god, became Satan instead. So potential is not all it’s cracked up to be, but this potential is why the worth of a soul is great in the sight of the lord.
Enjoy thinking, and praying about this, I think you will have an interesting talk with the Lord when you do.