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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: Greetings Pcdarcan! Just two quick points my friend! First of all, you wrote: "Yet, I don't think the Creator was committing blashemy on himself when He identified Satan as "the god" of this world. Seems you might want to take that up with Him. :)" Where exactly does Scripture say that Satan is the god of this world? I was operating on memory when I responded to your post about 2 Cor. 4:4. That was my mistake! :-) I should have read it again. The word 'Satan' never appears in that entire passage! So, your assuming that it must mean Satan, but the Creator never actually said that Satan was the 'god of this world'. Secondly, you wrote: "From your summary, you make it sound like blasphemy to call anything "a god" that isn't the Almighty God." I never said that it was blasphemy! I said that calling something a 'god' does not make it a 'god'. :-) People worship all kinds of 'gods', but they aren't really gods at all. They are not 'gods' except in their imaginations. Again, I would ask that you actually respond to Is. 37:14: "They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands." Each time the word 'gods' appears it is the Hebrew word 'elohim'. There is no capitization. So, there is no such thing in Hebrew as a distinction between 'Elohim' and 'elohim'. The word is the same. However, notice that the word 'elohim' is in fact applied to their idols. They are 'elohim' only in the sense that someone worshipped them as 'elohim'. However, the very same verse then categorically states that they are not in fact 'elohim'. Why? According to Jehovah, there is no other 'elohim' but Him. Yet, your proof that there is in fact other 'elohim' is to apply 2 Cor. 4:4 to Satan, even though the name 'Satan' does not appear any where in the passage! :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |