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NASB | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
Bible Question:
I found this question in the post. It was not answered.. Or I did not see one. Can I please get a response for this? Do you ridicule the apostle Paul? 1 Cor 8:5,6 states: "For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live." There is only one God (with a capital G) the Father Jehovah. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Noveta! This question is a perfect example of how Jehovah's Witnesses both twist God's word and ignore God's word. Allow me to explain! 1 Cor. 8:5-6 is not arguing that there are in fact other 'gods'. It is denying it. Look at the context. Verse four clearly states that idols are 'nothing' and that there is only one God. Verse five states that there are many things that are 'called' gods. By saying this, Paul is not claiming that there are in fact other gods, but only that some people call their idols gods. His statement in verse 4 and in verse 6 is true - There is only one God. However, JW's need to deny that Jesus is in fact God. So, they twist Scripture to make it seem like there are in fact many gods, with Jesus just being one of many. Here is what I have written to a JW in the past concerning this issue: *********************** Your theology demands that Jesus cannot be Jehovah, but you cannot do away with John 1:1. So, you make Jesus 'a god' instead of God. However, Jehovah is very clear in Is. 43:10. He said, not me, that there is not other god besides Him. It doesn't matter if you call angels 'gods'. It doesn't matter if you call men 'gods'. Jehovah said that there 'are no other gods'. Therefore, Jesus in John 1:1 cannot be 'another god'. It is really quite simple my friend. But, Is. 43:10 isn't the only place where Jehovah states this fact. Is. 44:6 - "This is what the LORD says -Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God." Is. 45:21 - "Declare what is to be, present it? let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me." There is quite simply no way around these verses. They do not, as one JW site I visted claimed, say that there is only true Gods as opposed to false gods. These verses do not qualify the word 'God' in any way, except to say that there are not any except for Jehovah. May I be blunt my friend? If you are sincerely seeking the truth of God's Word, then you must accept what Jehovah Himself said. There cannot be a 'lesser' god, created by Jehovah, named Jesus, because Jehovah Himself said that there are no other gods. No amount of word twisting or verbiage will change this simple fact. ************************ I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |