If the christan first commandment says that "Do not have any gods before Me", does that mean it's OK for christians to have other gods, as long as they are secondary gods?

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• But is it acceptable by christian doctrine?

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 18th, 2007

• No. They only believe in their Jesus, god the father, and the holy spirit. The trinity.

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  by American idle on July 18th, 2007

• That's three right there. How can the son of god be god, and a spirit. . I'll give them that one.

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 18th, 2007

• The trinity. Three "gods" in one. Read about it. It may help, or you may be even more confused... like xians are.

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  by American idle on July 18th, 2007

• I grew up a christian (catholic). I was taught to just accept it. Didn't happen.

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 18th, 2007

• Me too. I hate ALL xians. They are nothing but brainwashed, hypocritical sheep. Make me sick with their "righteousness".

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  by American idle on July 18th, 2007

• I don't hate christians. There are very good and bad people of any belief. It's when a person becomes an extremist of any kind that I have an issue with them.

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 18th, 2007

• I already have issues with them. They suck.

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  by American idle on July 18th, 2007

• American,
  
  Congratulations on your achievment of openmindedness and diversity in the acceptance of others. I am also very impressed with the logic and erudite manner in which you shatter all attempts at gainsaying your argument with the susinct, "They Suck."
  
  Have you considered a career in the diplomatic corp or perhaps dispute mediation?
  
  Actually I am certain with your current attitude you will find frequent, if not steady, work in the food service industry. Just keep practicing the phrase, "do you want fries with that?"

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  by Theophilous on December 9th, 2009

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• god didn't write the bible, humans collected writings of stories. Proof: if god wrote the bible, why does it have to be translated and re-translated and why was there a council to decide what was put into it.

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 26th, 2007

• Thank you, Nelson. I believe that God did write the Bible, not physically, but His Holy Spirit inspired the men to write the Scriptures. Why was there a council(presuming you're talking about the Concil of Nicea, however, the Canon was basically re-checked later on in the 17th Century by the KJV translators) to decide what was in it? Because other men who did not follow the Biblical God(such as the Gnostics) wrote false gospels and corrupt, Occult manuscripts and teachings. The problem with the Catholic Bible is that it contained the Apocrypha.

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 26th, 2007

• My big issue, is that there are many versions of the bible for each sect of christianity, and revisions within each, and so many known bad translations though so many languages, that even if a god did inspire the writings, how does anyone know if they are reading the originally intended writings.

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  by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 26th, 2007

• I see. Men have corrupted many manuscripts. I stick to the King James Bible. Jesus said that heaven and earth would pass away, but His words shall never pass away.

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 26th, 2007

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• Yes it does. JEHOVAH Himself said in Isaiah 44:6 that beside Him there is no God. The Bible teaches us that there are many that are called gods and lords (such as Satan, whom Jesus called "the god of this world") and there are those that are not gods by nature, but there is only One True God.

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 26th, 2007

• Again, you are taking lines out of context.
   
  Isaiah makes it clear that Yehveh is "Israel's King and Redeemer" and is the one God of Israel. It does not say "The Worlds King and Redeemer", or "All of Humanity's King and Redeemer".
   
  The Bible makes it clear that other populations have other Gods- they are just not to be worshiped.
   
  And Read Genesis- the word used for the creator(s) is "Elohim", which is plural. It means "Gods" not "God".

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  by Magenta on July 26th, 2007

• Yes. I believe Elohyim is plurally used for the One God for a very good reason too. "YHWH Elohyim" is a Compound Unity.

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 26th, 2007

• Again, that's your modern interpretation that it refers to the trinity. Ancient semites were polytheistic- they simply believed each god had dominion over a different tribe.

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  by Magenta on July 27th, 2007

• Thank you, MagentaStudios. Elohyim is also called YHWH though. YHWH means JEHOVAH which means "I AM THAT I AM", "The Eternal One", or "the LORD". Elohyim is One.

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 27th, 2007

• Again, you interpret scripture to match your beliefs, rather than reading what is written.
  You EQUATE Elohim with Yahweh.
  Yahweh is singular, Elohim is plural.
  Yahweh is one, Elohim is not.
  Elohim is more than one.
  You BELIEVE that Yahweh and Elohim are the same, but the Bible does not say that.
  It is equaly likely that Elohim is a word that refers to the pantheon of Gods, such as the words "Olympian" or "Assgard" do in their faiths, and that Yahweh is just one God in that pantheon.

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  by Magenta on July 27th, 2007

• But YHWH and Elohyim are often used together as One.

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  by Anonymous on July 28th, 2007

• Yes, people often rely on mistranslations and misconceptions.
  That does not make them true.

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  by Magenta on July 28th, 2007

• What makes you think it is a mistranslation or misconception?

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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on July 28th, 2007

• Read through this thread again, line by line.

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  by Magenta on July 28th, 2007