1 Corinthians 8

As Paul counseled the saints concerning eating that which was sacrificed to false gods, he teaches -

"...we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
6 But to us there is but 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."  (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 8:4 - 6)

Paul understood that eternal nature and possibilities of man.  That we as His offspring have the potential to become like Him through the atonement of Jesus Christ, he acknowledges that because of that (there be gods many).  But then he explains that "to us" there is but one God, the Father of us all.

Some would suggest that Paul is referring to false gods, but I strongly believe he was referring to the potential of us all.