I think I agree with you Sender, but not certain. There are Christian theologies, such as I understand taught by Mormons, that we can indeed attain Godhood on the level of Jesus as the Second Person of the Trinity. That is not something I see the bible teaches nor how I would understand your reference to following Jesus and becoming like him. There is a sense in which such transformation is necessary without equivalence and without losing our own identities, necessary given what I understand is taught about the nature of the Kingdom. Perhaps you can explain your thought a bit more.