Polytheism

Polytheistic religions teach hierarchies of lesser and greater gods and goddesses, sometimes with a ruling class. These gods are usually seen as coming forth from other gods, or nature itself, and have dominion over certain parts of the world. The chaos caused by their clashing is believed to be the root of the chaos sometimes seen here on earth. Good and evil are seen as relative, even relative within the gods.

But if, as it has been shown elsewhere, the universe is not infinite; and the gods themselves are not infinite; then what is? Something must be, because we cannot get something from nothing. An infinite chain of finite causes is impossible. Therefore there must be a first cause would have to be infinite. And thus, even if it were granted that God created a bunch of minor deities, why would we want to worship them? Why settle for a part of creation when we could have the creator!

The Bible clearly teaches that nothing outside of God is God. He is separate from creation. The Bible may refer to God's emissaries (both angel and human) as gods with regard to their acting on His behalf, but they are not to be considered truly God or worshipped as such (Psalm 82:6-7; Isaiah 43-45; Revelation 19:10).