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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:
Greetings Tara! Who did Jehovah call 'gods' in Deut. 10:17? Answer: no one! He uses a phrase God of gods and Lord of lords to describe His uniqueness. The verse does not say that there are other gods at all. However, in Isaiah, Jehovah several times denies that there are any other gods but Him. I have asked you several times, but you have refused to answer: Was Jehovah wrong? Did He lie? The JW's are false witnesses teaching the very thing that Jehovah denied - that there are other gods. Be honest with the text my friend! Jehovah is quite clear in His statement and does not qualify it in any way! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
Bible Answer: Hello Tim, You still haven’t answered my questions. 1) Explain the Bible’s use of theos for Satan as found in 2 Cor. 4:4. Is Satan an evil god or not? In view of Deut. 10:17 you say there are no other “gods”. Do you likewise say there are not other “lords”? You write, “However, in Isaiah, Jehovah several times denies that there are any other gods but Him. I have asked you several times, but you have refused to answer: Was Jehovah wrong? Did He lie?” I have answered this question. No, Jehovah was not wrong. He did not lie. On the other hand expressions such as is found in Deut.10:17; Ex 18:11; 2 Chr. 2:5; Ps 97:9 Dan 2:47 and Dan 11:36 “And the king will actually do according to his own will, and he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god; and against the God of gods” show us that there are others in the Bible that Jehovah references as gods. As already noted at Psalm 8:5, the angels are referred to as elohim, as is confirmed by Paul’s quotation of the passage at Hebrews 2:6-8. These texts must be reconciled with the one in Isaiah 43:10. Interestingly, Jesus Christ Son of God is never referred to as “God of gods”, yet Jehovah is many times. As, already stated numerous times there is only One Almighty God that is to be worshipped as the Almighty God and Creator and Father of Jesus the Son of God. |