Dr. Thomas must be followed closely around his theological roundabout or we may
miss his road. Think carefully about what these quotes imply. 'Such, then, was
Deity before the appearance of Jesus—Spirit, substantial and radiant,
substantial in his own person; radiant thence into all the Elohim of his
universe, in whom the radiant matter, by the fiat of the Divine Will, became
fixed, organic, corporeal, and consubstantial with the Deity himself.’ —"He the
Elohim"— He the only Deity, by his Spirit, a multitude of mighty ones.’ Eureka
Vol. 1 page 98. 'Since his ascension, he (Jesus) is consubstantial with Deity,
i.e. the peculiar nature he now has is identical with the original substance of
the eternal power (Eureka Vol. 1, page 105. 'Behold then the consummation!
Mortal and corruptible beings like ourselves become Elohim (Gods) mighty in
strength and framers of new worlds’, Elpis Israel, page 187.
It's no surprise, then, that Christadelphians deny that they are Unitarian —
This is polytheism!
Christadelphian philosophy is that 'God' becomes 'Gods' and humans become God.
Animal beings of other spheres becoming God rankles of Mormonism. Thomas
actually postulates that we were created by beings who were once animal and
fleshly from other regions.
Questions are: 'Who is supposed then to have created the fleshly beings that
created us?' 'In what ways is Christ distinguished from the 'pre-creation'
gods? —or the post resurrection gods?’ 'What is meant by the unscriptural
term—"The Multitudinous Christ?"'
Plato
The idea of sub-creators derives from Platonic and Gnostic sources and finds no
place in scripture. Christadelphian author, Alan Eyre, writes of John Thomas:
'But the writings of his formative period - show close and accurate familiarity
with Plato and other Greek writers.’ (The Protesters page 186).
Creator!
Let the unbiased compare Scripture. 'I am the Lord that maketh all things; that
stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by
myself.'-Isaiah 44:24. 'Hath not one God created us?’ -Mal. 2:10. 'Where was
thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?’ -Job 38:4. 'The Creator, who is
blessed for ever. Amen.' - Rom 1:25.
Thomas writes: '—and He is the Springhead of many streams, or rivers of spirit
which assume "organic forms"—each one is a God in the sense of partaking of the
DIVINE NATURE, and being therefore a Son of God.' - Phanerosis, p. 62. Alert
readers will recognise affinities with Hinduism here. Also compare Plato: 'Ye
Gods, those gods whose maker I am and those works whose father I am, being
created by me are indissoluble without my consent.' - Timaeus, p. 56.
God's Name
'Go—and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the
son, and of the Holy Spirit.' 'IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER'. 'O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is thy name in all the earth!’ Psalm 8:1.
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