Ok......then how do you explain this?

"Genesis 1: 26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness

Who is US? That quote alone would totally contradict there being just one God.

I normally do not post within these forums but if you research farther you may find out that it does not contradict there is only one God.

The obvious, but to some degree, hard to grasp answer is, God is speaking to others who possess the qualities of God. That is, He is speaking to Jesus and the Holy Spirit. There are three that have the attributes of Deity, possess the Divine Nature. They agree as one in purpose and action, but they are three distinct beings who play different roles in the Divine work of creation and salvation.

Humm okay I have done my yearly posting within this forum.... lol..

There are many god's, just depends on what ideology you follow.

Christianity does not teach there is one god. Christianity teaches there is one father, one leader, one creator, one ruler. Know ye not that ye are gods? Our father in general terms like when speaking to an atheist or someone of other belief is referred to as "God". That is a generic term for our father so that other people will know whom we are talking about. But back to the subject, no Christianity doesn't teach there is one "god". It teaches there is one "Father", one "Creator", one "ruler".

I don't normally commit on religion but to remain openminded, We need to remember that ancient Rome dictated what books were to be included and excluded from the new testatment. They even stole Pagan holidays. Candlemass & Alls Souls Night (Halloween) for instance kind of like crowd control to convert them to "thier" christianity. And the discoveries of the dead seas scrolls do retell some of the same books. I recommend reading The book of Ennoch... Kind of scary God just might not be all loving... even Christ cried out in the end "Father why has thou forsaken me?"

Early Christians believed the NT books held authority from God since they were inspired. Hence, they did not decide which books were Scripture so much as they recognized which books were Scripture. By the end of the 2nd century (long before Constantine), the four Gospels, Acts, and the letters of Paul were already recognized as authoritative and were being used as Scripture in the churches. Some of the other NT books were long debated by representatives of the Eastern and Western churches, but even these were widely embraced as Scripture in the churches. While there was no universal declaration concerning the final list of NT books, the canon was effectively closed by the time of the Council of Carthage in A.D. 397.

There IS A possibility the early christian interpetation is wrong we simply might be a genetic accident. Altered primates with our freakish human chromosome 2 which is made up of two fused chromosomes from the common human-chimp ancestor...If that's the case would'nt God or God's have had to create Ape in thier image first? and after all of our history and sciences people look and grasp for something to believe in beyond the harsh realities of life. I can't rationally bye it..But I do hope something would be better than the mess we live in.

not a christian by any means but i sure don't think christianity teaches anything other than there is only one god.

It's real simple someone or some group took all the tales of what deities did in Sumerian and Babylonian(mesopotamia)times put it in a kettle,stirred and added a dash of greek mythology and a pinch of egyptian mythology continued to stir,then once it was done the cook or cooks called it "monotheism" and for dessert you can choose between Jesus Christ,King David or Muhammad.

Really Abrahamic religions aren't rocket science it is just organized myths.

Well said RKISIT
.. A prime example of how ideologies change with the flow of time.

I would agree. From my perspective, as a christian, we were taught about our 'creator', of which there is but one whom we refer to as 'God'.

Similar to how I got to know my FATHER at home but never believed that he was the ONLY father in the world

I dont believe I Was ever taught from a perspective of IF other Gods exist, I was only taught from the perspective of being in step with the God who created mankind,,,

I think "us" here is probably being used like the royal "we". Kings normally refer to themselves as "we/us/our" when they are addressing their subjects.

just shows that even an atheist interprets the bible in his own way. perhaps it's the agnostic in me but i often wonder if some atheists don't spend as much time with their noses in the bible trying to come up with some debunking passage or another as a christian spends trying account for how we all got here. i put down the bible for good when i was a teen and don't recall picking one up much less reading anything from it in the past half century or so. some atheists really do seem as impassioned about and prosteletize their disbelief as the faithful help us all to find salvation.

lol, thats never been in dispute between us...lol

we all interpret it our own way,, whatever label is assigned to us,,

good point ms. i'm done with labeling myself an agnostic. everybody seems to define the term in their own way just as christians are defined differently depending on how they view things. hell, even christians can't all agree on what a christian is. from now on i'll simply opine that i don't have a clue nor is it possible for me to have a clue. now stick that opinion in your pipe and smoke it.