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Old 07-31-2004, 03:59 PM
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The first of the ten commandments. Does it admit that there are other gods or is it a warning against false deities?
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No, there are no other gods. That verse you quoted simply means that you shall not worship any gods other than God the Father in heaven. It does not mean that other gods exist. You DO know that there are people nowadays that worship other gods. Little do they know, those gods don't exist. Not to mention, some people make images out of carved wood or stone, and they worship these images and look at them as gods.

And when you use the word "admit", are you saying that the Bible lied(or something to that extent) about some part or another and then finally admitted to it?
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Old 07-31-2004, 04:10 PM
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Oh sorry admit was a bad word to use there, maybe imply would be a better word? I am very aware that many people don't recognize the christian god as the only god.
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Nascent Israelite henotheism/monolatry is well established by scholars. The sentence means exactly what it seems to mean: membership in the cult of yhwh demanded loyalty to yhwh.
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I believe it is a warning against false gods. Since there is no other indication of any other real gods within the Bible, I would assume that it is a commandment for the Israelites not to put false deities before their real and only one.
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this is a debate rite? eek, i wont get into it.
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KJV - 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

NRSV - 3 you shall have no other gods before me.

TEV -3 "Worship no god but me.
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this is a debate rite? eek, i wont get into it.
You are perfectly welcome to if you wish.
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Oh sorry admit was a bad word to use there, maybe imply would be a better word? I am very aware that many people don't recognize the christian god as the only god.
No harsh feelings. I prefer the word 'teach'.

"Does it teach that there are other gods or is it a warning against false deities?"

That sounds much better.
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God is God is God. everyone worships Him in His numerous forms. i suspect that the 'no other gods' thing was probably made for people who worshipped different forms of Him without knowing it. hmm, i dunno.
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