Page 11 - Christ in You - The Hope of Glory

As long as the man understands that he has nothing personally to boast in, that he did not
fashion himself, nor did his own thought lead to his creation, then a man is not made more
humble by denying the grandness of his design. In truth, to deny what God has done is an
act of pride. Some men glory in their abasement. Wisdom and humility is simply agreeing
with the mind and thought of God.
It was not angels God had in mind when He had the psalmist pen the words “You are
gods.” Who are the “sons of the Most High”? Yahshua the Messiah, the firstborn Son of
God, reveals their identity.

Luke 6:35
"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and
your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High.”

It is man who is spoken of in Psalm 82:6. It is therefore man who is in view in the
statement “You are gods.” Why is this difficult to comprehend? Why does it strike so many
as blasphemy? If man was created in the image and likeness of God, then does it not follow
that man was created like God, and he will one day be revealed in similar glory and power
as a son of God? Yahshua quoted the verse above when the Jews charged him with
blasphemy for calling Himself the Son of God.

John 10:33-37
The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy;
and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God." Yahshua answered
them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'? If he called them
gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you
say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world,' You are
blaspheming,' because I said,' I am the Son of God'?”

If a person were to carefully study the passage above they could discern many things.
I have read numerous commentaries on this passage declaring that Yahshua was speaking
of the angels, suggesting the angels were the ones who delivered the word of God to
mankind. A plain and careful reading of this passage reveals that it was not Yahshua’s intent
to declare that the angels are gods, but that mankind are as gods. Yahshua was telling the
Jews, “If your own law says that man is a god, then why do you charge me with blasphemy
for saying I am the Son of God?” If one believes the angels were being referred to as gods,
then the argument loses its force. It becomes a meaningless argument.
Yahshua was very clear, however. He speaks to the Jews in this way, “Has it not been
written in YOUR Law, ‘ I said, YOU ARE GODS’?” The Your and the YOU are references to
the same entities. Christ is speaking of mankind. Christ then continues with the words, “If
he called them gods, to whom the word of God came....” To whom did the word of God
come?

I Kings 12:22
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God...

Chronicles 17:3
And it came about the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan...