Origen, AGAINST CELSUS, Part III, Complete

Translated from the Greek original by Frederick Crombie.

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Chapter XXIX.

But Celsus perhaps has misunderstood certain of those whom he has termed "worms," when they affirm that "God exists, and that we are next to Him." And he acts like those who would find fault with an entire sect of philosophers, on account of certain words uttered by some rash youth who, after a three days' attendance upon the lectures of a philosopher, should exalt himself above other people as inferior to himself, and devoid of philosophy. For we know that there are many creatures more honourable [3795] than man; and we have read that "God standeth in the congregation of gods," [3796] but of gods who are not worshipped by the nations, "for all the gods of the nations are idols." [3797] We have read also, that "God, standing in the congregation of the gods, judgeth among the gods." [3798] We know, moreover, that "though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth (as there be gods many and lords many), but to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by Him." [3799]

[3795] timiotera.

[3796] Cf. Ps. lxxxii. 1.

[3797] daimonia. Cf. Ps. xcvi. 5.

[3798] Cf. Ps. lxxxii. 1.

[3799] 1 Cor. viii. 5, 6.

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