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> Tell them saints are just minor gods of the Christian pantheon That’s the whole idea though: “God became man so that men might become gods,” -St. Athanasius
by jact 26d ago
> Tell them saints are just minor gods of the Christian pantheon
That’s the whole idea though:
“God became man so that men might become gods,”
-St. Athanasius
- geye1234 26d agoGood reply! St Peter's words about "becom[ing] partakers of the Divine Nature" are intended literally.
- ASalazarMX 26d agoThank you both for the interesting rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinization_(Christian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinization_(Christian)