Acts 17:22-24 - 22 Then Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect. 23 For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it—He is Lord of heaven and earth.
A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF GOD WILL LEAD TO A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God {elohim} created the heavens and the earth.
ELOHIM (אֱלֹהִים, elohim).
A masculine plural form of El (אֵל, el). Lexically, this word has several meanings; in Scripture, it typically means “God” or “gods”.
Deuteronomy 10:17 - For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God.
YAHWEH YOUR ELOHIM IS THE ELOHIM OF ELOHIM.
YAHWEH or YHWH (יִהְוֶה, yhwh ) = “I AM THAT I AM”
see Exodus 3:14
Exodus 6:2 - Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am Yahweh. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them.
Genesis 2:4- These are the records of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation at the time that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
Deuteronomy 5:6 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. 7 Do not have other gods besides Me.
Matthew 22: 37-38 - He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the greatest and most important command.
Deuteronomy 6:13-15 - Fear Yahweh your God, worship Him, and take your oaths in His name. 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you, 15 for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the LORD your God will become angry with you and wipe you off the face of the earth.
THE BIGGEST CREATED ELOHIM WE ARE IN DANGER OF WORSHIPING OVER CREATOR ELOHIM IS OUR SELF.
CREATED ELOHIM - BAAL, ASHERAH, MOLECH
- BAAL = ELOHIM OF PROSPERITY, WEALTH & GAIN
- ASHERAH = ELOHIM OF FERTILITY, SEXUALITY, & PROMISCUITY
- MOLECH = ELOHIM OF INFANT & CHILD SACRIFICE (MURDER) FOR SELFISH PRESERVATION OR GAIN.
In the first 10 months of 2023, there were an estimated 878,000 abortions in the formal US health care system. Source: https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2024/number-abortions-united-states-likely-be-higher-2023-2020
THE PLURALISM OF THE PHRASE ELOHIM POINTS TO THE TRINITARIAN GOD; FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT.
1 Corinthians 8:5-6 - For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”— 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father. All things are from Him, and we exist for Him. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things are through Him, and we exist through Him.
