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Does the Bible mention the existence of other gods? Yes, but not noted as the living Almighty Jehovah God. Here's why....

The Biblical story of Exodus acknowledges and affirms the existence of "other gods". It paints the plagues of Egypt not just as war on the pharaoh, but as a war on the gods of Egypt:
“Against all the gods (man-made gods, that is), of Egypt, I will execute judgements” (Ex. 12.12).

God mentioned their "existing", but nowhere in the Bible, does it say God "created" other gods. There is no room for another "god" to exist, as scripture says that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere present. He is without limits. If another god did exist, then God would be limited. Meaning, if there were multiple deities with supreme power, then the concept of a single, all-powerful God would be undermined, as their power would be shared or restricted by the existence of the other deities, essentially limiting their individual sovereignty and omnipotence.

Most monotheistic religions, like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, believe in one God, who is the sole creator and ruler of the universe, implying that there cannot be another God with equal power.

Omnipotence

The idea of God being "omnipotent" means having unlimited power, and if another God existed with equal power, it would contradict this concept.

If there were multiple Gods with ultimate authority, then no single God could be considered truly limitless or all-powerful, as their power would be divided.

However, the Bible says God has no limitations.

Men made of themselves, gods and images to worship.

The bible states in any translation, that Yahweh is the only power in the universe and that even when He made Himself known to the holy men of old, they never saw His form or his face. Since mankind is a "seeing is believing" sort of race, they created for themselves "a god" and new gods, because they did not see Yahweh. [Deuteronomy 11:16-17, Deuteronomy 27:15 Deuteronomy 28:14 Judges 2:11, Ruth 1:15, I Samuel 7:3], the list goes on and on. In doing this, they gave themselves up to the curses talked about by Moses. They came to worship the creations, rather than the Creator. I Chronicles 5, talks about how the tribe of Reuben was given up into captivity for worshipping man-made gods andimages, I Chronicles 5:25. This is no different than worshipping the Jewish star, the cross, the golden calf, or a picture of Jesus or the Virgin Mary. These are all images some worship, rather than the true Maker of the universe and all things in it...Yahweh.

The Bible speaks only of false, man-made gods, called idols, that exist, but they have no real substance or reality. They are not "alive". As seen above, they were made from the imagination of those people who worshipped them. Man made them, then copied their doctrines from YHWH.

When Moses was on the mountain from which he spoke with God and received the Ten Commandments, after receiving them, the Book of Exodus 32 reveals a corrupted people, so God told him, "Get thee down to thy people, because they are sinning by making golden idols and worshiping them as their god!", and God rebuked them.

Only one God actually exists. Further, none of the other man-made false gods, died then resurrected from the dead. If another god had existed, then God would not be the self-existent, all-powerful God, He is. Two all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere present beings, could not occupy the same space.

Though the Bible makes REFERENCE to false gods, it does not state that these are actual living, breathing, seeing, hearing, gods who exist. The Apostle Paul wrote:

But, then indeed, when you did not know God, you served those, which by nature, are NOT GODS (Galatians 4:8).

They Cannot Compare To The Biblical God

Scripture shows that these false gods are not to be compared with the One, true God:

To whom will you liken me, and make me equal and compare me, that we should be alike? They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; they prostrate themselves, yes, they worship. They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it and set it in its place, and it stands; from its place it shall not move. Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer nor save him out of trouble (Isaiah 46:5-7).

No Other gods Exist

The Bible is clear that although there have been made by man, other so-called "gods", there is only One eternal God who exists. Isaiah wrote:

You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servants whom I have chosen, that you may KNOW and believe me, and understand that I am He, and before Me, there was NO GOD FORMED, nor shall there be, after Me. (Isaiah 43:10)

They Are Inventions In The Minds Of Humans

These so-called gods were inventions in the mind of people who rejected the Truth/Truths of the one true God. Only the God of the Bible has real substance. The psalmist wrote:

Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. Their idols are nothing but silver and gold, made from the work of human hands. They have hand-made mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; they make no sound in their throats. Those who make them, are like them; so are all who trust in them (Psalm 115:3-8)

This is why Almighty God said not to worship man-made gods. They cannot help us nor save us from the condemnation that sin placed on us. Only Jesus is worthy enough to do that, and was called by His Father to be Savior of the world.




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SW-User
I'm sorry but God is evil, here's why.

There is only one God, supposedly. Monotheism explains order, but is mystified by evil. Dualism explains evil, but is puzzled by order. There is only one logical way of solving the riddle: to argue that there is a single omnipotent God who created the entire universe – and He’s evil. But nobody in history has had the stomach for such a belief.
@SW-User I'm sorry but God is not evil. He is love personified. Evil is not even one of His characteristics. He cannot even sin. He is perfect in every way. I'm sorry you don't see it that way but that is the way.
@SW-User It is man that is evil, then tries to blame his evil acts on God. This is just what Satan wants people to believe, that God is evil.
SW-User
@LadyGrace I'm sorry, but if God created all things, then He created evil
@SW-User Why would God create evil, when He came to save us from it? When we accept Jesus as Savior, He forgives our sins and makes us ready for heaven. So evil cannot take us to hell. We live in heaven forever, then, when we die.

God prepares people for heaven. He loves his creation and he would never place evil in our hearts. Evil comes about in the heart of men and women, by choice only. If I went out and robbed a bank, would that be your fault, and should I then blame you for it? No, not at all. Same way with God. He never forces people to do bad things or to sin. There is no sin in heaven where God is. And that's why we need him to forgive us of our sins and he does, and makes us clean again, before God, so that we can have restored fellowship with him. God loves you more than you could ever imagine and he only wants to save us all, so that sin can no longer condemn us to hell.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User this is a long debated argument against God. If God is real then why is there evil or why did He create evil.

It comes down to love. He gave us free will for us to choose and have freedom. Yes, he knew evil will thrive in the world. But He does not wish for this.

I use this anology to explain it although it is not perfect. Say you like someone but they dont like you. So you point a gun to their head and force them to love you. Yes, they will do whatever you say but that is not true love.

Same applies to God. God wants us to have true love. If he took free will away (ie, no evil) then that would be forcing us to love Him. Since free will exsist, evil of course has to exsist. You cant have free will and no evil. It is one or the other.

Now, this dont prove the existence of God but explains how our God can exsist with evil in the world. Its your choice to believe this or not. But your argument doesnt hold up for these reasons.
@Random3838 👍 BEAUTIFULLY stated. Amen!! God didn't create evil. The Bible says that evil was found in Satan's heart. In other words it was his choice to do evil. God did not create evil in Heaven, nor in Satan, but that was his wish to do evil.
SW-User
@LadyGrace If He came to destroy evil, why hasn't He?
SW-User
@LadyGrace Then why doesn't He save us? If He created everything, how is it not within His power to destroy evil. If He wanted to truly save us, he could by destroying evil. But He doesn't want to. Therefore, He is evil.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User He can. If He does though, then you would be a slave to Him since we would no longer have free will.
SW-User
@Random3838 I see, so again, he chooses not to save us.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User you are just creating an oxymoron. If God grants free will, you will say He is evil because evil exsist. If God stops evil, you would say, He is evil for not giving us a choice for evil.
SW-User
@Random3838 Why have a choice for evil? If God made everything then He made evil. He wants evil in the world. Therefore, He is evil.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User did you not understand what i wrote?
SW-User
@Random3838 I did. It makes no sense. If God stops evil (which He should be able to do, right?), then there will be no more evil, so He cannot be evil by denying us freedom of choice (as if the only choice is something good or something evil 🙄). But He allows evil to survive and even flourish. Evil is His creation; Satan is His creation. God is evil.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User sounds a lot like projection to me.
SW-User
@Random3838 Explain, in what universe, this is projection...🤣
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User if i do something evil, it must not be my fault because God created me evil. That is projection. Nobody is created evil. We are evil because of our own choice not because of someone else.
SW-User
@Random3838 Only if you believe that you were created by God. But in fact, no-one is created evil, as you say. No-one created us, except our parents. God did not create us. He does not exist. If God created the universe, who created God? Oh, He's been around forever; in that case, so has the universe.
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User if God doesnt exsist then why do you say He is evil? How can something that doesnt exsist be evil?

Furthermore, if God does not exsist, why do you spend so much time in arguing that? I never hear anyone arguing that big foot does not exsist?
SW-User
@Random3838 I never said I believed in God
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User and i never said you did. You inadvertently said He exsist by claiming He was evil and created evil. My last point demonstrated that.
SW-User
@Random3838 You are clearly not able to read or understand the word "if", which I mention in almost all my comments on this thread...
Random3838 · 36-40, M
@SW-User your very first sentence in this thread...."I'm sorry but God is evil, here's why." But just like the premise of your entire argument, it is flawed and incomprehensible.
SW-User
@Random3838 Too bad. You know I'm right. All you have is saying that my argument is incomprehensible to you. I understand that. It must hurt to know that everything you believe in is false.
@SW-User What you don't understand, you are criticizing, and you shouldn't because God's Word is so pure and not one thing contradicts the other...careful Bible study has proven that.

The Holy Spirit is in that book and is the author of that precious book. He speaks to our hearts and transforms our old dead Spirit into one that is alive in the Lord, praise God! That is why they call it His Living Word, because the Holy Spirit's words in the Bible are alive and He is so wise and I don't know why people can't see that all the prophecies given to holy men of old in the Old Testament, all came true and no other book can tell the future with 100% accuracy from the Holy Spirit, like God can through His Word. Only God can see into our future and tell us what's going to happen. We have already seen some of those signs and prophecies come true in our day and age with the Blood Moons, prophesied in the Book of Revelation, praise God!