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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Dictionaries also state a definition is to "obtain God-like qualities" or "one that embodies the qualities of a god". The NT shows that people considered Paul to be a god to be worshiped (see Acts 14:14) because Paul had God-like qualities.
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Wow, you make these incendiary comments, and you do it so briefly. It is like tossing a lit Molatov cocktail into a meeting hall with a nonchalant attitude.
Acts 14:11 And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes. 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out 15 and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
The record in Acts and of the Apostles makes it very clear that this action by the pagan worshippers was horrifying to Paul and Barnabas and they did everything in their power to put a stop to it. You are correct in referencing this as an example of the doctrine of "deification" in the NT. But is your reference in support of the fact that this is blasphemy? That was not clear.