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BibleDude.net » Blog Archive » what i learned from 2008 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:12:38 +0000

[...] do all gods point to the same god? – Another one of the more popular posts and another one of my favorites that deals with specific comments/questions that have come up in response to other posts. This post addresses one of the important questions that all Christians should understand how to respond to, but few do. [...]

By: Rick Dawson

Rick Dawson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:38:35 +0000

A long time ago in a lifetime far, far away, I came across this passage of scripture and, not being a believer at the time, thought that Jesus was saying something rather like the New Age types (John 10:34-36):

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are gods’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

The sermons taught on this passage are few – I think I’ve heard… zero in over twenty-odd years.

Thanks for a great post!

Rick

By: Dan King

Dan King — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:11:41 +0000

Lance,
I agree that other “gods” are certainly a deception that draws us away from the One True God. Often they fulfill selfish desires (i.e. the serpent’s appeal to Eve about eating the apple). Often I see people evaluate which religion they should choose based on how good it works for them.

You make a great point! Thanks!

Dan

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:14:34 +0000

The bible says that satan is the God of this world. I believe that someone can worship demons as Gods, a god being one that has power and authority spiritually. I think this is why when Moses came to the Egyptians, he declared that his God was greater than all their gods, and thus the judgment that followed on each one. God bless.

Lance

By: Dan King

Dan King — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:31:28 +0000

Mark,
Thanks for dropping by, and for the great reference on the movie! I’ll have to watch it through that ‘lense’.

Kaye,
You make a great point that I didn’t really think of. I certainly think that being a ‘unifying’ rather than separating force certainly has something to do with it. However, your point about it also being the easy way out makes a lot of sense. Basically there seems to be an avoidance of conflict both externally AND (as you point out) internally. Thanks for that! Your two cents is quite valuable to me!

Dan

By: Kaye

Kaye — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:17:54 +0000

Found you today via Higher Calling Blogs.

Wanted to comment here. I think that the people that claim that all gods point to God are trying to get out of defending their faith. We can’t all be right when we all believe such vastly different things. My God is unchanging, and I think that most religions would claim the same of theirs…therefore, why would He go incognito just to suite someone else’s taste? He’s not around to please us, so that arguement just doesn’t make sense.

I think that when people begin to unwrap the tenets of their faith, faiths outside of Christianity seem to fall apart at the seams. Therefore, a good explanation for their lack of explanation is that everything points back to the place. Cop out if you ask me. =)

But hey…that’s just my two cents, right?

By: Mark Goodyear

Mark Goodyear — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:48:54 +0000

At my house we’ve been watching the Nightmare Before Christmas a lot lately. That seems like a good parable for being Christian in a pluralistic society.

When Jack visits Christmasland and tries to take Santa’s place, he isn’t being true to himself or his world view. In fact, his world view ends up polluting the place he visits until the whole thing ends rather violently.

Thankfully, Jack is already dead.

But I love the way all of the holidays get together respectfully in the epilogue.