Referring to yourself as “god” is not good and Satan desires to be God. One of things false doctrine thrives on is pride.

We are NOT gods Part 1 of 2

We are NOT gods part 2

Here’s a good write-up on the matter. Although that is addressing Jehovah’s Witnesses in particular, the whole “we are gods” lie has all has the same heretical roots that rest on similar twisted doctrine, which the explanation will help even lost WoF types.

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I just uploaded a video response to Ringos video. It is called We are NOT gods.

I sincerely hope he watches it and changes his stance on this foolishness.

The word translated “gods” in Exodus 22:28 is “elohiym”. This word is used to describe BOTH the God of Israel AND the pagan “gods”.

This does not however suggest an equality or correspondence between the pagan “gods” and the True God of Israel.

The word used is a PLURAL………in Hebrew the plural of a word is often used to designate dignity, and awe, and power. This is the way it is used when describing the God of Israel……..

When describing multiple pagan “gods”, the plural is used as well of course. If we are talking about more than one false “god”, the plural naturally must also be used. However, the plural is used in THAT case to designate ONLY that we are talking about more than one false “god”. The plural is used for BOTH, yet the PURPOSE for the use of the plural is DIFFERENT.

The Hebrew/Aramaic language has ALWAYS had this construct, as the Words of Christ also exemplified. When He says “Verily, verily” (likely in Aramaic which is a derivative of Hebrew), He uses the word twice (plurality) to underscore His point as something crucial. It is also used with “Amen,amen” (the same word). It is a means of UNDERLINING or stressing a point. It is said twice to draw the attention to what is being said as something of great importance.

So the key to determining how to properly translate the word “elohiym” is the context of the verse. Elohiym is capitalized when the verse being translated is referring to the God of Israel, since the use of the plural case is meant to portray dignity and transcendence.

When the verse being translated is referring to a plurality of false “gods”, then the word should be translated “gods” with a little “g”.

Beginning in Genesis 1:1, the word “GOD” is taken from the Hebrew plural “elohiym”. Of course, at the creation there WERE no false “gods” to be considered. There was ONLY the one True God. Therefore the plural used here cannot refer to multiplicity (except possibly in the Godhead) but to majesty and uniqueness. It is a way of underling just WHOM we are speaking of in the verse.

In Exodus 34:15 though (as in MANY other places), the very same word “elohiym” is used to describe the FALSE “gods” of Egypt.

Ex 34:15 “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods (elohiym), and do sacrifice unto their gods (elohiym), and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice”

Of course, Egypt had MANY “gods”, therefore the plural is used here to reflect the fact that Moses is addressing a plurality of “gods”, it is not used to ascribe dignity or transcendence, or majesty.

As I mentioned (and as it is with EVERYTHING to do with the Bible), context is the key.