Gitchi Manitou is the great creator god of the Anishinaabe and many neighboring Algonquian tribes. The name literally means Great Spirit, a common phrase used to address God in many Native American cultures.
As in other Algonquian tribes, the Great Spirit is abstract, benevolent, does not directly interact with humans, and is rarely if ever personified in Anishinabe myths– originally, Gitchi Manitou did not even have a gender (although with the introduction of English and its gender-specific pronouns, Gitchi Manitou began to be referred to as “he.”) It is Gitchi Manitou who created the world, though some details of making the world as we know it today were delegated to the culture hero Nanabozho. “Gitchi Manitou” (or one of its many variant spellings) was used as a translation for “God” in early translations of the Bible into Ojibway, and today many Ojibway people consider Gitchi Manitou and the Christian God to be one and the same.
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Manitou is actually Satan the impostor.
God is the Triune Jehovah, Father, Son (Jesus Christ) & the Holy Spirit.
The Bible clearly states that there is only one God, and that there is no other god beside Him. Here are some relevant verses:
Isaiah 45:5-6: “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.”
Isaiah 45:22: “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.”
Isaiah 46:9: “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.”
Deuteronomy 4:35: “Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God, and there is none else beside him.”
Deuteronomy 32:39: “See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive, I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”
Conclusion
These verses emphasize that there is only one God, and that there is no other god beside Him. The Bible clearly teaches that God is the one and only true God, and that there is no other deity worthy of worship.
Dear Anon, thank you for your comment. I am completely in alignment with the scriptures you cited. To you that may seem like a contradiction, but I have a broader context. Clearly you are unfamiliar with the premise of this website. Our purpose is to praise and honor the One true and living God. And to recognize God’s character, perfection and attributes in the oral and written traditions preserved from every part of the world. The true God is worshiped everywhere, albeit by different names. Even within the Christian tradition Jesus is known as Living Water, Bread of Life, Wonderful, Counselor, Alpha & Omega, El Elyon, God of Hosts, Holy One of Israel, I AM, Immanuel, Jehovah, Lamb of God, Messiah, Rock of Heaven, King of Zion, Son of Man, The Word, Yahweh, …I could go on.
Wise men coming from the East could have only known that the Christ-child had been born through direct revelation or true scripture that we do not currently have. Meaning they had the written words of prophets that did not make it into the cannon of the Christian Bible.
Addressing your concern regarding the one-ness of God, or Godhead, I would refer you to the fifth Lecture on Faith: https://scriptures.info/scriptures/tc/lecture/5
Christ also said, “For I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. But he who is a hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and cares not for the sheep. As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.” John 10:14-16 KJV
Other sheep not of the fold in Jerusalem, means that people in other parts of the world are also considered His. And today we have records that He did, in fact, visit other peoples after His resurrection.
The article on Manitou is only one of many correlating God the Father into the context of how He is worshiped and identified in different parts of the world. Others might similarly take umbrage to those as well, calling them Satan. Satan is a title and means accuser. Rather than rejecting that which cursorily appears unfamiliar, please consider the light that other cultures and religions have to offer. When we filter light through our narrow prejudices, we are apt to miss the greater understanding and appreciation of eternal truth.
The phrase “Before Abraham was, I am” is a statement made by Jesus Christ in John 8:58 of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. This statement is a declaration of Jesus’ pre-existence and eternal nature.
Jesus’ Pre-Existence
In this statement, Jesus is claiming that he existed before Abraham, who is considered the father of the Jewish nation. This is a bold claim, as it implies that Jesus is not just a mortal man, but a divine being who has always existed.
Eternal Nature
The phrase “I am” is a reference to the divine name of God, which is often translated as “I AM WHO I AM” in Exodus 3:14. By using this phrase, Jesus is identifying himself as the divine being who has always existed and is eternal.
Context
The context of this statement is a conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees, who are questioning Jesus’ authority and claiming that he is not yet 50 years old, and therefore, could not have seen Abraham. Jesus responds by saying that he existed before Abraham was born, emphasizing his divine nature and eternal existence.
Significance
This statement has significant implications for our understanding of Jesus’ nature and identity. It highlights his divinity, his pre-existence, and his eternal nature, which sets him apart from all other human beings.