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As opposed to [[God]], other '''gods''' have been proposed throughout the history of mankind. The term god is applied in a general sense to any deity that is or has been worshiped as part of a theistic belief system. The capital G is reserved for the one true and living God.
As opposed to [[God]], other gods have been proposed throughout the history of mankind. The term god is applied in a general sense to any deity that is or has been worshipped as part of a theistic belief system. The capital G is reserved for the christian god.
== Other gods in the Bible ==
== Other gods in the Bible ==
*'Worship him, all ye gods.' (Psalm 97:7)
*'Worship him, all ye gods.' (Psalm 97:7)
The Psalms are considered to be the poetic writings of [[King David|David]]. In the near east culture at that time kings and other men of renoun could be called gods. There is no indication in any of the discussions of David or Israel's kings going for almost 500 years where any god was ever considered to be real. For instance no god was ever said to have caused a storm or shown any sign of actually existing.
The Psalms are considered to be the poetic writings of [[King David|David]]. In the near east culture at that time kings and other men of renown could be called gods. There is no indication in any of the discussions of David or Israel's kings going for almost 500 years where any god was ever considered to be real. For instance no god was ever said to have caused a storm or shown any sign of actually existing.
== The rest of the Bible ==
== The rest of the Bible ==
It is interesting to note just how many of the 66 books written over 1500 years of history have no mention of any other gods at all in any form that would grant them living qualities.
It is interesting to note just how many of the 66 books written over 1500 years of history have no mention of any other gods at all in any form that would grant them living qualities. This is probably because the people writing the bible didn't want people to believe in those other gods.
==Short Story==
==Short Story==