Marcion called YHWH “severe, ignorant... capricious... petty, a lover of war,” and “most pitiless.” That he was not good; and a being who lacked goodness, no matter how powerful, could not be [the true] god.
Discussion
Although Marcion recognised YHWH’s power and his control over this world, he complained of his wicked character and refused to worship him as god.
When compared with the supremely good Father, YHWH was one of those falsely named “gods” who, to adapt a Pauline phrase, are “by nature not gods” (Gal 4:8).
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