That God, though, worships human beings, it's enough to frighten hearers out of their wits, because people are not in the habit of saying that God worships human beings - in that special sense -but that human beings worship God. (Augustine of Hippo)

That God, though, worships human beings, it's enough to frighten hearers out of their wits, because people are not in the habit of saying that God worships human beings - in that special sense -but that human beings worship God.

Augustine of Hippo

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