The grace of God came to you and ‘gave you the power to become the sons of God’ (John 1:12). Hear the voice of my Father saying, ‘I have said, you are gods and all of you children of the Most High’ (Ps. 82:6). Since then they are men, and the sons of men, if they are not the children of the Most High,, they are lairs, for, ‘all men are lairs’ (Ps. 116:11). If they are the sons of God, if they have been redeemed by the Saviour’s grace, if purchased with the precious blood, if born again of water and of the Spirit, if predestinated to be the inheritance of heave, then indeed they are children of God. And so thereby are gods. What then would a lie have to do with you? Fro Adam was a mere man; Christ, man and God; God, the Creator of all creation. Adam a mere man, the man Christ, the mediator with God, the only Son of the Father, the God-man. You, O man, are far from God, and God is far above man; between them the God man placed himself. Acknowleddge Christ and by him as man ascend up to God.
（Serm. 81.6, Pg 38.503, NPNF, Augustine of Hippo – 奥古斯丁）
