Deification is Neutralization

How to Neutralize a Savior

Isn’t that interesting? You need to make Christ into the Son of God in order to not have to be like him.

Turn the person into a saint, make the standard superhuman, and nobody has to try.

He said, “Follow me.” Meaning do what I do.

The institution said, “Worship me.” Meaning don’t.

Deification is neutralization.