Jesus said about every one, "Ye are as gods..."

Ultimately the question is: Will you give control of your consciousness/being to Him or will you keep it to yourself, wanting your own control and wanting independence from God altogether?

When you keep your own control, you will actually lose it! It will degrade to evil by spiraling out of control. (chaos theory)

When you give your life to God, you will gain the proper self-control and not want to do evil.

So God is giving you a choice: Be your own god and suffer the consequences, or allow Him to rule your life and live in peace and harmony. The choice is yours.