Does being planted in the likeness of Christ's death and resurrection mean we become God?
No. Being planted in the likeness of Christ's death and resurrection does not mean believers become God. Paul says if we have been planted in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection. We will never become God, but we become the manifestation of His resurrection power.
Les teaches from Romans chapter 6 verse 5 that being planted in the likeness of Christ's death means we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection. He illustrates this with farming: sowing and planting are basically the same, just as wheat kernels planted side by side come up the same and are wheat. Likewise, if we are planted in the likeness of His resurrection, we will be resurrected in His likeness, and as we are planted together, we come up in resurrection power together. But Les stresses that this never means we become God. We will never become God; instead, we become the very manifestation of His resurrection power.
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
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What does Romans 6:5 mean by being planted in the likeness of Christ's death?
In Romans 6:5 Paul teaches that if we have been planted in the likeness of Christ's death, then we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.