I respect that. By gods, I mean, just as the god you believe in as an entity or however defined, people of other religious as I have seen some Pagans refer to their god(s) as literal (hard polytheists) are no different than biblical believers in that regard. I don't see many if any question and ask the nature of their gods, nor Hindu, nor Buddhist for that matter.
For example, god as an entity and deity has no place in what I believe. I haven't been taught about god but influenced by outside environment that belief in the biblical god is somehow is all that matters. People will fuss over homosexuality being a sin to god and science. Whereas, you have many people of other faiths who were ex-christians try to separate their view of their gods from Abrahamic believers; so, asking the nature of their god(s) becomes so broad that it's hard to even discuss it.
I think the only people that kind of have a strong belief in actual deities other than the biblical ones on RF are Hindus and Pagans. But even then, there is a fluctuation of believing in Hinduism but not in deities while some Pagans believe in deities but not as literal entities. Then you have some that just say god is an object or person one worships. Others say their gods are everything (not god is everything). While god, to me, is just life; and worship has no place in how I live within god (life) rather than for god. So, the world becomes my scripture and books sacred or not become commentary. They tell me about life, people's cultures, and things of that nature. But to single one out out of so many is, well, just not my thing.
It's interesting to talk about the god of abraham, I just find people probably have a broader way of looking at god(s) and deities just like god of abraham if they look into the nature of other god(s) especially individuals who are hard polytheists or monotheists of another religion. Even just asking people like myself and many indigenous people who actually believe in spirits and ancestors would lend a good conversation but I haven't seen anyone else here that actually talk about their ancestors as a core tenant of their faith.
So, it's just left to curiosity. Don't know if it will happen.
Even in the bible it says that the things of God are apparent in what was made.
There is much useful knowledge in many other books, but I have found that the bible gives good reason for our present state, and the plan outlined in it answers every problem mankind faces.
It makes absolutely perfect sense, so I have no reason to seek elsewhere for what I have already found.
Unfortunately, many are taught about the bible rather than actually reading it.
Though I may not believe as other people or cultures do, I love learning about them or experiencing them.
It is better than finding new landscapes, flowers, trees, etc. because people are so much more profound and interesting.
One of the best things about the plan in the bible is that it includes all who have ever lived (at least since Adam) -and they will all be given an opportunity to live forever without conflict or fear of those who are different.
Furthermore, the God of the bible purposes to literally make us all gods (if willing) -though acknowledging necessary government and authority. Not only does God make the promise, but details how it will be accomplished.
Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Rom 8:18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
19For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
21that
h the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
Php 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
