Reply To: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us!

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“My point was that Hashem didn’t give over his every power to the Rebbe. In my mind that’s still kefira. I have met lubavitchers who believe that the Hashem gave over all his powers to the Rebbe, and some say, even placed himself in the Rebbe’s guf, and THEY TELL ME it’s kefira, because I believe that Hashem has limits! It’s not that Hashem has limits, it’s that there are certain things Hashem doesn’t do, such as give over all his powers to a ben-adam.

This is why “The Rebbe runs the world” is kefira, plain and simple.”

Hashem does give over some powers to tzaddikim but not all. (As we learn by navi with Eliyahu Hanavi who was allowed one key out of three.) this is the idea of tzadik gozer

As far as putting Himself in the Rebbe you’re misunderstanding. The point is we ALL have Atzmus umehus inside of us. As the Alter Rebbe says in Tanya perek beis that our neshama is a chelek Eloka mimaal mamash. And the essence of our neshama is one with Hashem.

Btw this provides further explanation on the Zohar that Hashem Torah and yidden are all one (@laskern):

The Torah is one with Hashem because it is His Chochma and He and His chochma are one as the Rambam explains, that He is the knowledge, knower and known unlike people where they’re three separate things.

The problem is most of us have this reality covered up by other likes, goals and pleasures, and we only see this truth when a yid has mesirus nefesh. The Rebbe lives this reality where all he wants is what Hashem wants, for the reasons Hashem wants it (for example wanting moshiach because shechina and yidden are in golus, not because of side factors such as wanting an end to sickness and parnassa worries).

But this is the way we really all are deep down inside and seeing the Rebbe living our reality of being one with Hashem helps us tap into it.

Ie the Rebbe expresses atzmus umehus, not replaces or usurps it cvs.