RevDeac06
OGBoards Chaplain
Rev, I understand the traditional Christian belief that God came to earth in the form of Jesus. This connotes that God and Man are separate. In many of the eastern religions, God is in everyone.
Do we not hear this from Jesus in the Thomas Gospel, to wit: "He who drinks from my mouth will become as I am, and I shall be He". That is basic Buddhism and Hinduism.
I mean, there's certainly that line of thought in Genesis- making humanity in the divine image. But yea, you're right, there certainly is a separation of God from Creation though that goes through Abrahamic faiths. Not sure that the separation proves anything one way or another, but certainly influences some thought. So for example, many evangelical Christians do end up with a heretical sort of dualistic theology and an over-separation of Heaven and earth, when Jesus seems to bring the two closer together (I tell you- the Kingdom of God is at hand). The Thomas text is interesting, but taking one line out of context from a non-canonical gospel isn't going to win very many arguments.