SERM. 81.6
奥古斯丁
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.
神的恩典临及你们，赐于你们‘成为神儿众子（复数，sons）的能力’（约翰1：12）。请听我父的声音，‘我曾说：你们是神，都是至高者的儿子。（诗篇82：6）’因着他们是人，是人的儿子（复数，sons），如果他们还不是至高者的儿子，他们就是撒谎的（诗篇116:11）。如果他们是神儿众子（复数，sons），如果他们是救主的恩典赎回来的，如果他们是由宝血买回来的，如果他们是从水和灵重生的，如果他们是预定要承受天（国）的，那么他们就是神的儿女。就是神（复数，gods）。那些谎言跟你们又有何干呢？亚当只是一个人；基督，是人又神；神，万物的创造者。你，哦人，是远离神的，神也是远离人；而神人（指基督）把他自己放在他们之间。你要承认基督，借着他，人被升高到神那里去。
Serm. 81.6, Pg 38.503, NPNF, Augustine of Hippo – 奥古斯丁
