Since Christians are monotheists, and Mormons are henotheists, they're not Christians

My response in this round will proceed as follows: A. Discussion concerning the definition of Christianity. B. The problem with personal interpretation of the Bible. C. Rebutting my opponent's interpretations. D. Offering Bible verses that support my claims. E. Showing what the early Christians believed. A. In the previous round, I offered an unbiased source that defines Christianity as a monotheistic religion. My opponent CLAIMED that Christianity is not monotheistic, but rather henotheistic. One thing he did not do was offer an unbiased source to support his claim. All he offered were his personal, private interpretations of the Bible. With this in mind, unless he can offer a source that defines Christianity as henotheistic, the definition I offered stands. And as long as my definition stands, I have one the debate. Christianity is monotheistic, while Mormonism is not. Therefore it is not Christian. Notice how my opponent has not denied that Mormons are henotheists, so this is no longer in doubt for the remainder of this debate. It has been dropped. And with that, I have met my BURDEN OF PROOF. I have shown that Christianity is monotheistic, and my opponent has not denied Mormonism as henotheistic. B. Personal interpretation of the Bible. "I never said you stole money." Whenever one reads a statement or a book, in order to understand what the author wrote, it's best to ask th author. If unable to ask the author, th next best thing is to talk to someone who was taught by the author. Without such access, it's easy to misunderstand the words you read. For example, what if 2,000 years ago, someone wrote "I never said you stole money."? At first glance, understanding those words may seem easy. But what if the author meant: 1. I never said you stole money... My friend said it. 2. I never SAID you stole money... but I sure thought it. 3. I never said YOU stole money... I said your friend did. 4. I never said you STOLE money... You borrowed it. 5. I never said you stole MONEY... You stole my car. Now take that one verse multiply it by 20,000, and you have.the Bible. It's a book written in different times, by different authors, in different languages, to different audiences, for different reasons. And if you don't have access to the original Christians who knew the authors, all you have is an interpretation that may not be taking what was said in context. C. Rebutting my opponent's claims about the Bible: " And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:" Notice that it does not say and I God will make man in my image, and after my likeness. Emphasis on the words us and ours implying plural." Here God could have been using the words "us"and "our" in the same way an ancient king used the "royal we" while consulting his court. In other words, God may have been consulting the angels. This is a belief held by a number of Bible scholars such as Franz Kelitzch [3] My opponent quotes Exodus 20:3 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." The reason God forbid anyone from worshiping anyone else could be because He is the only one. False gods don't exist just like unicorns don't exist. You shouldn't believe in either. My opponent quotes: John 10:34 "3 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" Jesus is not saying other gods exist. When he said this, he was referring to Psalm 82:6. Here we see God using a figure of speech. He is referring to the judges of Israel, who because of their power to judge, were godlike. But being like God doesn't make one actually God. We know that the Psalms weren't referring to the judges as actual, eternal gods because in the very next verse He declares them mortal: "nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince" Having now offered alternative interpretations of the verses my opponent offered, we can now see that has done nothing but five a biased opinion about the definition of Christianity. I, on the other hand, offered an unbiased source that says that Christianity is monotheistic. D. Offering Bible verses that support my claim that Christianity is monotheistic, and not henotheistic. I will now go beyond my burden of proof and show where the Bible clearly teaches that Ther is only one God:[4] Yahweh, He is God; there is no other besides Him." Deuteronomy 4:3 "Yahweh, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other." Deuteronomy 4:39 "See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me" Deuteronomy 32:39 "You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You" 2 Samuel 7:22 "For who is God, besides Yahweh? And who is a rock, besides our God?" 2 Samuel 22:32 "Yahweh is God; there is no one else." 1 Kings 8:60 "O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You" 1 Chronicles 17:20 "For who is God, but Yahweh? And who is a rock, except our God" Psalm 18:31 "You alone, Lord, are God." Isaiah 37:20 "Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 43:10 "'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me." Isaiah 44:6 "Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none." Isaiah 44:8 "I am Yahweh, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God." Isaiah 45:5 "Surely, God is with you, and there is none else, No other God." Isaiah 45:14 "I am Yahweh, and there is none else." Isaiah 45:18 "Is it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me." Isaiah 45:21 "I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me" Isaiah 46:9 E. What the early Christians believed. I will now show why claiming the Bible teaches monotheism can be trusted... those who had a connection to the Apostles were monotheistic. [5] Irenaeus "For the Church, although dispersed throughout the whole world even to the ends of the earth, has received from the apostles and from their disciples the faith in one God, the Father Almighty . . ." Tertullian "We do indeed believe that there is only one God..." Sources: 3. http://www.hebrew-streams.org... 4.http://www.bible.ca... 5.http://www.catholic.com...