Christian deities

[David19]

Can someone tell me what christian deities there are, it's something that i'd like to know about. I think i know that you probably worship Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdiline(sp), do you see saints as demi-gods, and do you see Yahweh as the creater or are you more Gnostic, do you see Yahweh as something like an evil deitiy.

Thanks

[LostSheep]

Well, "the" deity according to traditional Christian thinking is the Big Man Upstairs, as he said himself (according to Moses) "thou shalt not worship false idols"; but the Catholic view of Mary (the Virgin one) comes pretty close to Goddess worship ... then there's all those saints ....

[Cyzarine]

Jesus
Mary
Mary Magdalan
God-Creator
Joseph

I veiw Saints as demi-gods. To me you have the creator...whose life energy is in everything. Then you have lesser gods/goddesses who are just as powerful but are patrons of different things. Then you have 'demi-gods' who are saints and angels. these 'demi-gods' do not guide but aid. That is my veiw though. I also think each being is it's own being. I do not believe that every deity is an illusion of one deity. I believe all are deities...so I'm polythestic in that respect. As well, I do believe that God is neither good or evil, man or woman, etc. God just is. There are more deities...like Lucifer whom I think is a dark deity as is Lilith. They are the dark deities who I recognize in my path. Not really evil...just the balance to the other side.

[Christo Pagan]

My beliefs tend to be more Gnostic, rather than biblically based. I worship both Christ and Sophia as my God and Goddess whom I see as being the masculine and feminine aspects of Deity.

The great Gnostic teacher Valentinus envisioned many different "aeons" (lesser gods) that emanated from the unknowable God that are too numerous to list. If you're inetrested, a great place to learn more about his cosmology would be: www.gnosis.org

[Cyzarine]

I almost forgot...I'll post it now. Holy Spirit should be added to my deities. Holy Spirit is female in gender. I don't put a name on HS either.

[David19]

One other question, i know you probably believe different things but do you believe that gods are individual beings like Zeus is seperate to the Christian God or is it more wiccan-like - 'all gods are one god'.

[MariThorn]

I worship Godde, which I see as Truth, and I see that Godde as an infinite Mystery who reveals itself to mankind as we are able to comprehend it. Mary is the Mother of the Christian God because for the majority of Christians Jesus is God and she is his Mother. Catholics do not worship Mary, we pray to her and the saints to intercede on our behalf just as Christ does. We also see Mary and the saints as examples of Faith to model our lives over. Catholics do not see saints as demi gods. To Catholics there is only one God in three. (See the Apostles Creed or the Nicean Creed)

As for me, I see Godde as Mother and Father, and Mary and the rest are examples to model my life after. Be that Christian or witch . . . :)

[Cyzarine]

I should say that by my use of the word 'demi-god' I don't actually mean God or a god...but one who has the power to guide you in the right direction but nothing more.