Christians

[Ryft]

Sorry, but when a god has three separate and distinct aspects who cohere at removes from one another, it is polytheistic.

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I have witnessed some extraordinary mental gymnastics here over the years but I cannot even imagine the sort required to argue that "a god" constitutes polytheism. Statler beat me to the punch when he said, "You just proved his point." When you are reduced to stating that "a god" constitutes polytheism, it would seem the confusion is indeed yours.

Can't the argument be made for Hinduism being monotheistic, in that they're all aspects of one supreme god?

Such an argument would not be valid, since it would be conflating two different traditions. Popular Hinduism is comprised of the belief in many finite personal gods (over 300 million gods and goddesses). That is polytheistic. But then there is philosophical Hinduism, which is quite distinct in that it is comprised of the belief in the one, infinite, impersonal reality, Brahman (not to be confused with the Hindu personal god Brahma of the Brahmin caste); all the numerous supposed gods are in fact aspects of this overall Infinite Reality. That is pantheistic (for Brahman is not even supposed as a deity, but rather as an encompassing undifferentiated reality of which everything is a part). Conflating these two traditions is an invalid move.

It's not monotheistic if you have a three-part god and a supreme being of evil.

First, if a god has three parts, then this is monotheism. A god means one god; ergo, monotheism (Gk. monos + theos). Second, it is different from biblical or Christian monotheism, as early in church history it was denounced as heresy the idea that the Father, Son, and Spirit each represented a part of God. Third, if by the "supreme being of evil" you are referring to Satan, then that is a created angel. The Scriptures are clear that none are by nature gods except God alone (i.e., angels may be gods by human worship but not by their own nature).

If Judges 1:19 is to be believed (and apparently it is), he's no threat. Let's see how he likes our "chariots of iron" in the year 2011!

Apparently someone did not read past the first chapter. This is why proof-texting is always an epic fail. "Sisera gathered together his nine hundred iron chariots ... the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots ..." (chapter 14).