DIVINE TRANSFORMATION THEORY

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What is DIVINE TRANSFORMATION THEORY? THE IMMORTAL SPIRIT GOD BECAME A CORRUPTIBLE HUMAN FLESH GOD BECAME MAN is a doctrine believed by the Roman Catholic Church and by most Protestant denominations. However, Jews and Muslims (whose religions descended from Abraham) count it as a very perverse doctrine. They resist the idea that the Creator transformed into a creature because it frontally contradicts the teachings of the Mosaic Torah and of the Islamic Koran. The implications were also considered blasphemous: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) GOD has died. GOD has changed. GOD has limitations. GOD has another identity. GOD has a mother, a beginning.

But the theologians of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches do not care about those dreadful implications of their theory. They were joyriding on their concept that GOD has impressively launched what seems to be an impossible and incredible mission of redemption.

They like the idea that because of GODs love for HIS creation HE has defied the immutable character of HIS Being; that because of great necessity HE took off the glory of HIS Divinity and mutated into a humble form that has flesh and blood required to buy out HIS people from the custody of the Devil. They enjoy the notion that GOD Himself suffered and died! Nobody is questioning GODs love for HIS people or HIS way of sacrificial offerings. The question is, Cant GOD save man by sending SOMEONE who would do HIS will? Does the work of atonement require the shattering of GODs divine integrity? Would you lose a kings head for a soldiers life? Was it really needful for GOD to devolve HIMSELF and be disgraced in order to frustrate the wiles of Satan? Have they not likened GOD to hungry Esau or to an exasperated fool who plows his land with his bare hands? Is not GOD a wonderful counselor? Yes, HE is; then, is it not proper to believe that HE has prepared in advance a MAN of grace and truth to do for HIM the great job of salvation? Yes, it has to be like that. But the theologians of the Churches feel confident with their theory because their references were also taken from the Bible. They think its a mystery that GOD would despise HIS glory and appear in a humiliated form. Such a sacrifice, if true, would be more painful than dying on the cross a million times. So, lets get curious of their basis for a theory that has offended the Jews, the Muslims and the Christians who believe in an unchanging, indivisible, invisible, intangible, immortal, eternal, glorious, majestic, omniscient, omnipotent GOD. The primary support of the GOD made flesh doctrine is found in the New Testament. You have it in the Gospel according to John, chapter 1: verses 1 and 14. In the King James Version, it says:

Verse 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. Verse 14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the FATHER, full of grace and truth. The first verse introduced a controversial statement: the Word was GOD. Add to it, the Word was made flesh and the revolutionary conclusion swept people off their feet: GOD was made flesh in the person of Christ, the Son. From this conclusion the following strange doctrines were derived: GOD the Son, Mother of GOD and GOD has died! There was nothing wrong with, the Word was made flesh. The Word is understood as GODs Plan, Counsel, or Idea concerning Christ as the Life-giver. Was made flesh should mean, the Plan has materialized or the Idea was actualized. But the extra-biblical conclusion, GOD was made flesh was fired with an artillery of questions because it violates the very solid precept of the Bible that there is but one Spirit-GOD who will not become something or someone else, much less a mortal and inferior being. The Old Testament has put it straightly: I am GOD and not man (Hosea 11:9). In the New Testament Christ described God as untouchable and invisible: GOD is Spirit. (John 4:24) While Him: Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have. (Luke 24:39). But, you see, God was made flesh is an inevitable conclusion, if it was true that the Word was GOD. So the root of the problem is somewhere here. For if the Word was really GOD, and that Word-GOD was with GOD, then there were two GODs in the beginning! And that is a very big foul.

A word is a concept or purpose belonging to the one who thinks about it. When did ones thoughts became himself? If GODs word is GOD, then mans word is man. So one could clone himself just by conceiving an idea? Having two GODs together (GOD plus Word-GOD) is terribly annoying and it desecrates the unity of God! The entire Bible teaches monotheism. All from Adam to Moses to Abraham to David to Christ to the Apostles teach one GOD. Therefore, this phrase, the Word was GOD is highly objectionable. It should be re-examined thoroughly. The Gospel of John was originally written in the Greek language. What was the Greek term used by John for the English word GOD? He used two related words, Theos and Theios. Note the difference of one letter, i. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with THEOS, and the Word was THEIOS. THEOS is God in English, and THEIOS is Divine (of GOD) or GODlike. You see, the English translation of John 1:1 was actually flawed! The great delusion that bugs Christianity for a long time should be blamed on the faulty translation of John 1:1. It should be rendered: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was DIVINE. Or, more simply: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GODlike. This way there is no confusion at all and everything is in order. We only have, Divine Word or Word of God and none of the mistaken, GODWord. The Word of God refers to GODs wonderful Design to save His people from their sins and grant them Eternal Life through the Christ.

This was confirmed by John in his epistle (1 John 1:1). That which was from the beginning, which we have heard (i.e., prophesied), which we have seen with our eyes (i.e., born of Mary), which we have looked upon (when He preached), and our hands have handled (as He ministered), concerning the Word of Life (i.e., the Christ). For the Life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness (i.e., the Gospel), and show to you that Eternal Life which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us. That is very clear. Now, here is another scripture which helped create the GOD became flesh doctrine -1 Timothy 3:16. In the King James Version it states: Without controversy great is he mystery of godliness: GOD was manifest in the flesh Manifest means, obvious or evident. GOD could indeed be observed and understood in His creation, especially in His Son. But, manifest in the flesh was again distorted to mean, became (manifested) or turned into flesh, which is a different story. Lately, however, Bible scholars have discovered from the most reliable manuscripts that Paul did not say, GOD was manifest; instead, he wrote, He was manifest. And He refers to Christ, not to GOD. Here are the renditions of the New International Version and the New World Translation, respectively: Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body Indeed, the sacred secret of this godly devotion is admittedly great: He was made manifest in flesh

So, it is plain that Christ, the Message of Salvation, the Word of Eternal Life, was the one who appeared physically -- not GOD; exactly as John wrote: Every spirit that confesses that Christ is come in the flesh is of GOD. But those who say that it was GOD Himself who became flesh is not of GOD; and this is that spirit of antichrist. (1 John 4:3) This is a very serious matter. It appears that GOD became flesh is a demons doctrine. Nonetheless, Catholic and Protestant catechists are quick to amend that GODs transformation to a human form was temporary; that after a short period of 33 years the G OD-Christ TRANSFORMED BACK into His original state as Father-GOD. They would liken Him to a Bank Manager who on a weekend would go to his farm with a lowly suit, but on office days he again puts on his formal attire. And they dont lack a scripture to back up this RE-TRANSFORMATION idea. They would even cite John 20:17 where Christ told Mary: Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to My Father. But go to My brethren, and say to them, I ascend to My Father and your Father, and to My GOD and your GOD. You see, after His resurrection the Lord still acknow-ledged His GOD and FATHER in heaven. And, in fact, He truly ascended to heaven from Mt. Olivet at the sight of His Disciples. But Divine Transformationists have interpreted Christs word very differently. They gave ascend a totally impractical and super-spiritual meaning, such as: get promoted as FTHER or transform again into a majestic GOD. They claim that after His humiliating job as redeemer, Christ got promoted or He revolved into His former glorious GODhood in heaven.

Granted that Christ has RE-TRANSFORMED, if indeed He has become the FATHER again then, of course, He would not be seen or heard anymore in heaven as Someone distinct from the FATHER. But that is not so; for Stephen saw heaven opened and the Son of Man standing in the right hand of GOD. Paul also heard Christ talk to Him from heaven when he fell from his horse on his way to Damascus. But, Divine Transformation philosophers would dismiss those realities saying: those were merely voices and visions which are some sort of drama similar to what John the Baptist heard and saw after baptizing Christ. No, they dont believe that GOD was really speaking from heaven when Christ was on earth; and they dont believe that Christ was really talking from heaven when He has ascended. Now, therefore, let us see if Christ, the Son of GOD returned, as they alleged, to a GOD-the-FATHER state after His ascension or, to be sure, after the end of everything. In 1 Cor. 15:24-28 Apostle Paul was talking about Christ. Then comes the end, when He hands over the Kingdom to GOD, even the FATHER, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till HE (GOD) has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For HE (GOD) has put all things under His (Christs) feet (Psalms 8:6). But when it says, All things are put under Him, it is evi dent that HE who puts all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject to HIM, then the Son Himself will also be subject to HIM who put all things under Him, that GOD may be all in all. So, you see, until the end Christ never re-transformed into Almighty GOD, because in the first place, GOD never

transformed into a lowly man. Hence, Divine Transformation is a false theory. GOD did not become man who later became GOD again. The FATHER did not become the Son who later became the FATHER again. The SPIRIT did not become flesh who later became SPIRIT again. The Christ is not GOD the Son; that could not be found in the Bible. He is the Christ, the Son of the living GOD. (Matthew 16:16) GOD has no mother; Mary was the worthy mother of Christs flesh, as it is written, Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: Sacrifice and offering YOU did not desire, but a body YOU prepared for Me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings YOU were not pleased. Then I said, Here I am it is written about Me in the Scroll I have come to do YOUR will, O GOD. (Hebrews 10:5) Now, if He was not GOD himself who came in a human form then, who is Christ? Well, He was the SAVIOR conceived by GOD in the beginning -- the seed of the Woman, the seed of Abraham, the seed of King David -- prepared for many generations. He was the One sent by GOD to redeem the world; the Son of Man tested in the wilderness and proven perfect to be GODs Servant; the wise and strong One who saved GODs chosen. He uttered the words of Eternal Life. He has the SPIRIT of Life. He himself was the Way, the Truth, the Life. He was the Light that once conquered the world but was rejected by the people; the One raised by GOD from the dead; the big Brother of Saints; the teacher and exemplar of faith and righteousness. The greatest of prophets was He, the holiest of priests, and the most valiant of kings. He was the reason for the creation of all things. He was the representative of GOD on earth and the representative of Man in heaven. Full of excellence and majesty is the Beloved Son of GOD. Hosanna in the highest!