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Thou shalt worship no other gods before me

Just wondering how the evangelical right base reconcile this...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/15/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis

Idolatry is a very strong word to Christians, isn't it?
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@mossyboots I'm glad you're thinking about this. That is a good observation but the Bible explains that. I'm not sure you read this, so I'm posting it here again. There are mysteries of God that we're not meant to know right now, just how everything works. God concentrated on telling us the most important thing, and that was how to have a relationship with him, our sins forgiven, so that we can live eternally in heaven with him. I believe what God said in His Word. After loving and following Christ for 53 years, I do not doubt for a second that what he says is not true. The Bible is meant to tell us of his character and one wonderful thing about his character is that he cannot lie or make errors. He is trustworthy and without sin. Otherwise he could not have made atonement for our sins on the cross. This is why I believe. I love what God said in His word that he gave His Word to the world so that they wouldn't have to guess about how to be saved and many, many other things, like how to navigate life itself, successfully. It's up to us to read the Bible and study it. I didn't list all the plethora of scriptures that confirm Jesus as being God, as well as the Father being God, and the Holy Spirit being God. God works according to our faith. I'm so glad that we don't have to understand everything there is in the Bible in order to be saved. After we get to heaven, we will know just as much as God does as he will reveal everything to us then. Just because some in the world do not understand everything he has said, it does not mean what He said is not true. The spiritual world is so much different than our world. There's no figuring at all out, we just have to trust God. The Godhead is made up of 3 Divine Persons. All always act as ONE in harmony, known as "God". Each have a different function but they all never do anything without consulting the other.

Careful Bible study shows it. He was fully man, but He was also fully God (Colossians 2:9).

The Word Made Flesh (John 1:1, 14): The Gospel of John states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... The Word became flesh and lived among us" (John 1:1, 14), identifying Jesus as God incarnate.

Fullness of Deity: Colossians 2:9 says, "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form".

"God with Us" (Immanuel): Matthew 1:23 calls Jesus "Immanuel," meaning "God with us," fulfilling prophecy.


Genesis 1 shows the Trinity (Father, Son/Word, and Holy Spirit) working together in bringing things into being (v. 3, 6, 9, etc.), and the plural "Us" when creating humanity (v. 26), pointing to one God in three persons involved in creation.

Genesis 1:26: "Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness...'" The use of "us" and "our" shows God speaking with other divine persons... the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as co-creators.

How They Show Unity:

One God, Multiple Persons: The chapter presents one God (singular noun Elohim) performing actions through distinct, yet unified, divine expressions: the commanding Father, the spoken Word (Son/Jesus), and the active Spirit.

Interconnected Roles: Each Person plays a role in creation, demonstrating their inseparable work and shared divine nature from the very start.

New Testament Confirmation: John 1:1-3 confirms Jesus (the Word) was with God and was God, and present at creation, and Colossians 1:16 states all things were created through Him.
markinkansas · 61-69, M
what other gods was god talking about..
I WANT NAMES..
@markinkansas You'll see my answer in another reply I wrote you.
@val70 What specifically is not for you? What I have told you comes directly from the Bible.
val70 · 51-55
@LadyGrace Just I wasn't part of this conversation up to then :)
Idolatry is something offensive to God. The Israelites were reprimanded for it. The reason idols are so offensive to God is that the one and only invisible and incomparable God is the only one who took on human flesh to save the world, and paid dearly for doing so, by suffering like no other. He alone deserves our sole honor and praise. He was an innocent man and did nothing to deserve being hung on the cross, but he did it anyway, for us, not himself.
markinkansas · 61-69, M
@LadyGrace so god is jesus ?
@markinkansas Yes, careful Bible study shows it. He was fully man, but He was also fully God (Colossians 2:9).

The Word Made Flesh (John 1:1, 14): The Gospel of John states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... The Word became flesh and lived among us" (John 1:1, 14), identifying Jesus as God incarnate.

Fullness of Deity: Colossians 2:9 says, "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form".

"God with Us" (Immanuel): Matthew 1:23 calls Jesus "Immanuel," meaning "God with us," fulfilling prophecy.


Genesis 1 shows the Trinity (Father, Son/Word, and Holy Spirit) working together in bringing things into being (v. 3, 6, 9, etc.), and the plural "Us" when creating humanity (v. 26), pointing to one God in three persons involved in creation.

Genesis 1:26: "Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness...'" The use of "us" and "our" shows God speaking with other divine persons... the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as co-creators.

How They Show Unity:

One God, Multiple Persons: The chapter presents one God (singular noun Elohim) performing actions through distinct, yet unified, divine expressions: the commanding Father, the spoken Word (Son/Jesus), and the active Spirit.

Interconnected Roles: Each Person plays a role in creation, demonstrating their inseparable work and shared divine nature from the very start.

New Testament Confirmation: John 1:1-3 confirms Jesus (the Word) was with God and was God, and present at creation, and Colossians 1:16 states all things were created through Him.
markinkansas · 61-69, M
@LadyGrace interesting
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
First, that's from the Jewish texts. Second, I've always wondered about that tranalation because to me it makes it sound like the hod of the Hebrews is telling his people that there ARE other gods, but they should consider him their chief/main god.
God has never told people to worship other gods. He told them very clearly NOT to worship idols that they had made into their own gods. We worship God because He is worthy.Our worship ascribes worth to Him because of who He is and what He does/did for us.

Psalm 86 12: - I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
mossyboots · 51-55, F
@LadyGrace Just my thought but I never could understand why people believe that Jesus is God. It speaks of him as 'the word' and 'a god' but not Almighty God and he himself said he was returning to the father (how could he return to himself?) and to sit down at the right hand side of God.I think a lot of scripture is taken out of context this way. A voice came down from heaven saying 'this is 'my son.' A son is not his father.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
@val70 Since I wrote that comment I've come across several videos enumerating and explaining all the various other gods mentioned by name or description in The Bible.
GeniUs · 56-60, M
and the next line of text was "pick up a gourd of goat's milk from the market". Except when it was interpreted for Das Bible it was omitted as being inconsequential.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
Isnt that the Gospel of Donald??😷
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Oster1 I know we are. I dont have to agree with someone to respect them. Just to see they are thinking about things.. From there its possible to find common ground..😷
Oster1 · M
@whowasthatmaskedman Gotcha! Together, we will exemplify world peace! 🙂👍🏻
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Oster1 Defined as a lack of hostilities due to enlightened self interest.. Yes. 😷
Ynotisay · M
So I guess she's having her "come to Jesus" moment, huh? Funny how criminal charges can change things.
hunkalove · 70-79, M
You know, that is God Hisself saying there are other gods.
Renaci · 36-40
The bible itself is also an idol it's called bibliodolatry. In fact most christians I've ever met are idol worshipers.

 
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