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Greek Gods And Myths

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Now we all know that God exists, but how accurate are the bible stories that describe God compared to that of the Greek ones and their Gods. In other words, how does Christianity compare to stories, fables, and myths? DISCLAIMER Before I do anything I just want you to know that I wrote up a ten-page paper but I shortened it down destroying all evidence of other gods or religious figures not based on Christianity. So please excuse me if I sound like an atheist. For one thing, God and the Greek gods are quite similar in how to act. For instance, God has wisdom just like Athena that they both used in battle, times of diplomacy and to empower the people of earth. God rules over all just like Zeus and promised righteous judgment to all who did not sacrifice towards him. However, our God also has some …show more content…

of total annihilation. God, however, was love because of his promise to guide people on their path through life.
Now we all know that God exists, but how accurate are the bible stories that describe God compared to that of the Greek ones and their Gods. In other words, how does Christianity compare to stories, fables, and myths? First I feel that it be best for me to take a step back to describe God in the clearest way possible. One of God’s many traits is that of his immaculate wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve these ends by the most faultless means.” In other words, God makes no mistakes. He is the Father who truly knows best, as Paul explains in Romans 11:33: “Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways!” So how do the other Greek gods with wisdom stack up against God?
For one they are already short stacked because none of them have perfect wisdom and although they do have wisdom it is not the immaculate wisdom that God has. For instance, Athena may have wisdom, but she can still be bested. If I was to speak in a down to earth way it would mean

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