Does the Bible say there are multiple gods?

Christianity is a monotheistic religion. In fact, if you go to Wikipedia’s page on Christianity, the very first line says, “Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion.” If you google it, Google will tell you that “Christianity is the largest monotheistic religion in the world.”

So obviously, if we know anything about Christianity, we have to know it’s monotheistic.

Mono is a prefix that means “one.” Theistic refers to deity. Christianity has one deity: God.

This differentiates us from the polytheists such as the Hindus or Greeks and Romans or Norse mythology or any of the pagan religions out there. They believe in multiple gods; we only believe in one.

Christianity is monotheistic, this I know; for Wikipedia tells me so.

But what does the Bible say?

Well, you’ll hear verses that speak of the God of the Universe as the One True God. 

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is no other;
 There is no God besides Me.

Sounds simple, right? But then you read verses like

Psalm 82:1

God stands in the congregation of the mighty;
 He judges among the gods.

Who are these gods it speaks of here?

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible. 

Turn to Psalm 82, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:30 - Psalm 82

6:30 - Introducing the Divine Council

11:00 - Multiple gods in Scripture

15:15 - Next Time, Newsletter and Closing Thoughts on the Trinity

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