Chapter 12 states that "saints are greater than God." What is the reasoning provided in the text to support this claim?

The assertion in Chapter 12 that "saints are greater than God" is based on their distinct approach to dealing with virtue and wickedness. While the text notes that God's incarnation is for protecting the virtuous and destroying the wicked, saints are different. As explained in this chapter, saints consider the virtuous and the wicked to be equal. Their primary impulse is compassion, and they first endeavor to set the wicked on the right path. Their hearts are said to break with compassion and overflow with love for the distressed, making their role uniquely benevolent and all-encompassing, which is the basis for this specific comparison.