2007-10-19 05:25:28 · 26 answers · asked by . 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hello, TTC:
The Bible speaks of three gods, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are different personalities and purposes, but considered as one, just like married persons are considered ONE.
However, Satan is called the "prince of the world" four times in the N.T. Here is one in John 12:31 "Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out."
Interesting, the late Roger Morneau escaped from a Satan-worship cult. He learned many things, and one is that Satan says he will ultimately win the conflict between good and evil. NOT TRUE, but see: www.revelado.org/cult.htm
Jesus is Lord as proven in a Bible code at http://abiblecode.tripod.com
Shalom, peace in Jesus, Ben Yeshua
2007-10-19 09:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
exodus 12:12, exodus 15:11, psalms 86:8 and psalms 136:2 seem pretty explicit in saying there were other gods. the whole thing implies that he is god of the hebrews and other people's have their own gods. this is the most straight forward and literal reading of the verses, they are not taken out of context; it means what it says. it is very difficult to read other meanings into these, as some people seem to be trying to do; they are just rationalising and Turning semantic somersaults to rescue their universal monotheism.
the fact that Elohim is plural for gods in the Western Semitic/Canaanite language, (of which Hebrew is a dialect), and it is exactly what the Canaanites called their collection of gods, El being the father and supreme god of their pantheon, tells a story.
2007-10-19 13:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deny? yes and no. The Bible speaks of false gods. It also says that "thou shalt have no othe gods before Me." All false gods are either non-existent or are Satan or Demons trying to pull souls away from Christ. Mark 12:32 says there is "ONE GOD and there is none other but He." So, does the Bible say there is only one God, yes. Does the Bible recognize that sinful man will create gods? Absolutely
2007-10-19 12:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say yes, in that there are accounts in the Bible of the absolute powerlessness of the gods the pagans and even the Israelites worshipped. Consider I Kings 18 and the account of Elijah on Mt. Carmel.
2007-10-19 12:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by David 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To clear up the debate between the 2 scriptures that seem to be contrary to eachother here, meaning:
"I am the LORD, and there is no other. There is no other God besides me."
and
"Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me."
The second scripture doesn't say they are real gods like Himself. They are false gods. The word worship means, "to love and serve". Therefore, whatever you love and serve more than the Lord is considered a false god you are worshipping. It doesn't mean there are mulitple gods.
Examples - Do you bow down and serve your addictions? (cigarettes, alcohol, technology even - being addicted to your computer and putting it before God)
Do you bow love and serve money?
Do you love and serve lust?
These are some of our modern day false gods.
((((hugs sister)))))
2007-10-19 18:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The statement "no other gods before me" refers more to what people make their God. Not actual gods themselves. Example, if you live to work, work can become your God. The bible refers to people who worship other gods (always with a lower case g) but never supports the existence of any of them.
2007-10-19 12:33:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, but it says they are false gods and that I AM is the one true God. It also says we are to have NO others gods before Him---whether they are false religious gods or gods we make of anything in our lives--which can be anything we place a higher priority on than God himself.
2007-10-19 19:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by beano™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends.
The whole "no other Gods before me" thing can be taken in one of two ways... 1. the God making the statement is the only God and is mandating a rejection of polytheism. 2. (more likely) the God was the Jewish God of war originally (in the Jewish pantheon). The statement meant literally "none of the other (Jewish) Gods before me." This would, in fact, mean that the roots of Christianity are in polytheism.
2007-10-19 12:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quite the contrary, the Holy Bible WARNS against the many false gods who are in the world to lure and tempt people away from the love and mercy of the one true God. To distract people from the covenant of the New Testament for the salvation of the eternal soul thru His Son, Jesus.
2007-10-19 12:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Bible wants everyone to be happy . So it give very diplomatic answer. In some places it says "ONE" and in some places specially in New Testament "THREE".
2007-10-19 12:36:43 · answer #10 · answered by k r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋