The word ‘god’ is used in English to mean a divine being who is worshipped by human beings. It derives from a Northern European word that meant ‘the one who is invoked’. So it is important, when speaking about ‘god’, to define which ‘god’ you mean. The Bible reveals that there is one true God, who is Trinity - Father, Son and Spirit. He is the one called ‘the lord’ in the Old Testament (Exodus 6:2) and He is revealed most clearly to us as the man Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:15) who is the very image of God (Hebrews 1:1-3). He is the creator of heaven and earth, the physical universe and the spiritual realms, and everything in them (Colossians 1:16), and is the only one who is worthy of worship. However, the Bible also talks about other ‘gods’, who have no real existence but are worshipped nonetheless. These other ‘gods’ are often given the physical form of an idol by human beings. These false ‘gods’ may have real demonic power behind them, but they are not equal to God in any sense (Deuteronomy 32:17, 1 Corinthians 10:20).
