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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, |
Subject: One God, One Jesus Christ |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, I don't believe that we have to prove that there are no other "gods". There are indeed other lords and gods. However there is only one God. Isaiah 43:10 says that "Before Me there was no God [NASB and NKJ] formed, And there will be none after Me." Key however, to the discussion with the JW is that "there is no Savior besides Me". That capitalization is the interpretation that I believe we should realize. There is no strange god among you Isaiah 43:12 says. This Jesus is not a strange god, He is God come in the flesh. He and the Father are one. In order for the JW to be true witnesses of the Lord God, they would have to realize that there is only one Savior. Isaiah 43:12, "It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are *My witnesses", declares the *Lord, "And I am God." John 10:30, "*I and the *Father are one." From the heart, Ray |