What Does the Bible Say About God and Jesus? - Not a Plural God

'Elo-him' means, not "persons," but "gods."  So those who argue that this word implies a Trinity make themselves polytheists, worshippers of more than one God. Why?  Because it would mean that there were three  gods in the Trinity. But nearly all Trinity supporters reject the view that the Trinity is made  up of three separate gods 

The Bible also uses the words 'elo-him' and 'elo-heh' when referring to a number of false idol gods.  (Exodus 12:12; 20:23)  But at other times it may refer to just a single false god, as when the Philistines referred to "Dagon their god ['elo-heh']." (Judges 16:23, 24)  Baal is called "a god" ['elo=him']." (1 Kings 18:27)  In addition, the term is used for humans.  (Psalm 82:1, 6) Moses was told that he was to serve as "God" ['elo-him'] to Aaron and to Pharaoh.  - EXODUS 4:16; 7:1.

Obviously, using the titles 'elo-him' and 'elo-heh' for false gods, and even humans, did not imply that each was a plurality of god's neither does apply 'elo-him' or 'elo-heh' to Jehovah mean that he is more than one person, especially when we consider the testimony of the rest of the Bible on this subject.

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