Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
The Bible i.e. the Word of God states that there is only one God. So, based on that there could not be a god of discord or a god of wind.
BTW you seem surprisingly openminded tonight. It's a nice change.
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
The Bible i.e. the Word of God states that there is only one God. So, based on that there could not be a god of discord or a god of wind.
That all depends on your definition of God.
Even the Bible calls Satan the "God" of this world.
I'd actually put the specific verse here but I don't actually remember which one it is!
Either way, my point was less the emphasis on them being "God" but more their status in heirachial power if they was real atall, which is underneath the person who made them.
Just doing one of the things that the Greeks forgot to do!
Originally posted by xX-Angel-Xx
That all depends on your definition of God.Even the Bible calls Satan the "God" of this world.
I'd actually put the specific verse here but I don't actually remember which one it is!Either way, my point was less the emphasis on them being "God" but more their status in heirachial power if they was real atall, which is underneath the person who made them.
Just doing one of the things that the Greeks forgot to do!
My definition of God comes from the Bible.
No, the Bible calls satan the god, little "g," of this world. Satan is not omnipotent, omniscient, or omnipresent like God. In addition, satan is a creature i.e. he is the product of the Creator. But God is uncreated, all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere simultaneously.
However, satan is the ruler of this corrupt world system for a limited time. The devil has been given some degree of authority--he actually received it from Adam through default in the Garden of Eden. God gave Adam authority over this world system but then Adam forefeited it to satan the moment that he sinned. That is why satan is called the god of this world. Both Adam's allegiance and authority shifted from God to satan.
I thought you were speaking as if those gods were true--but you don't believe they are. You cleared it up for me.
Originally posted by King Kandy
Just because there is reference to YHWH doesn't mean this is a Bible-based belief. It seems a fashion for religions to grab names from previous ones. So we get stuff like the Jewish "Adonai" being related to Syrian "Adonis".BTW you seem surprisingly openminded tonight. It's a nice change.
open minded is another word for drunk in this case.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
It sounds more Christian to me.
It sounds more Muslim, since the Koran refers to wind often as a gift.
"In the rain which God sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an Earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds and the clouds which trail like slaves between the sky and the earth; here indeed are signs for those who reflect."
-2:164
"And We send forth the fecundating winds, and We send down water from the sky, and We give it to you to drink, but how little are ye considerate."
-15:22
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
It sounds more Muslim, since the Koran refers to wind often as a gift."In the rain which God sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an Earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds and the clouds which trail like slaves between the sky and the earth; here indeed are signs for those who reflect."
-2:164"And We send forth the fecundating winds, and We send down water from the sky, and We give it to you to drink, but how little are ye considerate."
-15:22
Muslim, Christian, what the difference? 😛