𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣

So, we're all in agreement that he was lying here, right? Given what we know of what happens in the rest of the series, I just see no reason to believe Goku could contend with him here. Either Beerus was just lying to motivate Goku, or the Super Saiyan God ritual has the added benefit of boosting one's stats even further beyond what they'd attain if they unlocked that power on their own. Like some kind of "Cheat code".