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Originally Posted by prisonchaplain
I do not have much difficulty believing we shall be come god-like. After all, we will be glorified, and we will rule and reign with Christ. However, can I expect to some day have subjects that worship me? To me, such a belief would cross the line. Even if I remain a subject to my Heavenly Father, and continue to worship him throughout eternity, if I also believe I shall receive worship...that seems blasphemous to me. At least one LDS member has publically posted that such is unthinkable, and seems blasphemous too. Perhaps this is an area of speculation, but many non-LDS believe this is standard LDS teaching--that members expect to become Gods.
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I think the problem begins with, and most people ignore, the fact of what perspective people have of God in the first place. Obviously, when I speak of God and someone of another faith speaks of God, it is very likely we are speaking about two entirely different things. That is why people of other faiths can be offended by this doctrine (or should I say perspective, as I'm not sure it qualifies as doctrine).
My perspective, then, begins with God not as some omnipotent being who is unreachable and exists for the purpose of worship, but as our "Father" in heaven. And just like I want my kids to have none of my bad qualities and more than all of my good, Heavenly Father wants that for his children as well. To become like Him someday means to have all his good qualities so that I can assist him in his eternal mission, which is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life and happiness of humankind. No one can ever replace God nor supplant his position. If I am a captain in the army with all the same qualities of the General, does that mean I replace the General? no he is still the General. Whether or not someone worships me is of little importance, I doubt very seriously that even if over a thousand thousand years if I developed God's qualities I would ever be worthy of being worshipped. We are not sure that if we help to build and populate other planets, are we the gods of those planets or is Our Heavenly Father still the God of all planets, will there be a new Christ for those planets, or will Jesus be the Christ worshipped by all. None of this matters, what matters is my eternal relationship with my Heavenly Father, who is to me "Father" first, and "God" second.