I have heard numerous times from Christians in R&S that they believe Zeus, Thor, Allah, and other gods are real - they are just other names for Satan. Do many Christians believe this? If so, isn't that extremely intolerant and demeaning of others' faiths?
2007-08-17 14:08:38 · 11 answers · asked by khard 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not all Christians even believe in Satan, much less that these other myths are manifestations of the devil. There are many Christians who don't consider the Bible as infallible, that don't believe in the virgin birth, etc.
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2007-08-17 14:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever said that needs to be shot twice. that is the most ignorant statement I have ever heard. For one, Allah and God are the same God, just different names. Zeus is a mythical pagan god, which some people do believe exists, and I respect that. Thor, never really hear much about him. As for Satan, he is just a guy who is mad at the world, who wants you and I to be bad people. Zeus, Allah, Thor, etc do not promote sin do they? No, they do not. So how can they say that any of those gods is the devil in disguise?
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2007-08-17 21:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by jlcrit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think many Christians actually believe that.
While it is true that "Allah" is an Arabic word for "god" it is a generic term...just as you would say that Zeus or Thor are "gods" in Arabic they are "allahs" Just as I would capitalize the term "God" when referring to the God of the Universe, so would an Arabic...so a Christian who speaks Arabic would refer to the same God we both believe in as "Allah"...
I really don't think much about Zeus and his pantheon of gods and goddesses, except as fodder for good stories. Same goes for Thor. They make great story material, but other than that, I really don't worry much about them.
Sort of like dragons, elves, and the closet monster...
2007-08-17 21:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know anything about any gods. The only one I know is Our Heavenly Father. I think it's extremely demeaning for you to put Christians down because you don't want to believe in Jesus!
2007-08-17 21:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only is it intolerant and demeaning of others' faiths but it's also telling of their own if they say these other gods are Satan. Jesus is just another Zeus, Mithra, Osiris, etc., etc., etc., so to say these other gods are Satan, is to say that Jesus is also Satan.
2007-08-17 21:12:25 · answer #5 · answered by Meow 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians only believe in one God.
If they believe in more they aren't Christian.
"Yahweh (a name for God of the bible), He is God; there is no other besides Him." Deuteronomy 4:35
"Yahweh, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other." Deuteronomy 4:39
"See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me" Deuteronomy 32:39
"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one [echad]!" Deuteronomy 6:4
"You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You" 2 Samuel 7:22
"For who is God, besides Yahweh? And who is a rock, besides our God?" 2 Samuel 22:32
"Yahweh is God; there is no one else." 1 Kings 8:60
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2007-08-17 21:14:01 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe that. I just don't believe the "other gods" are real.
2007-08-17 21:23:39 · answer #7 · answered by lemo_07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only one God He is called by many names. Arabic speaking Christians call God "Allah" so any Christian who believes that is cursing the God their own Christian brother
2007-08-17 21:13:08 · answer #8 · answered by Barak Obama 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have never heard that. I think that is an interesting way of looking at it...?
2007-08-17 21:14:04 · answer #9 · answered by country_girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I don't believe in any supernatural beings .
2007-08-17 21:12:51 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋