“For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)”
For even if there are so-called 'gods,' whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ. — Paul acknowledges a complex cosmos: many beings are called gods and lords. The phrase 'as indeed there are many' suggests Paul grants the real existence of spiritual entities (demons? cf. 10:20), though they are false gods (pseudo-theoi). Against this plurality, Paul asserts henotheistic confession: one God (ho patēr) and one Lord (ho kyrios Iēsous Christos). This Christological monotheism is the believer's cognitive and worshipful stance.
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