I reckon for ages people without deep personal knowledge of Christian faith have misunderstood the faith to be that no god exists except God (The God) but that was never the real faith. The real faith of the Apostles and disciples of Jesus is that the Father is for us The God and He is worshipped as being unique in that regard with Jesus being The Lord, yet that has never been to deny the actual existence of beings people can regard as gods - even Jesus reminded people of a psalm in scripture calling rulers gods: 'Ye are gods'. So there are indeed many gods yet for a Christian only one who is The God - the One Jesus spoke of as The Father who sent Him. This The God with Jesus The Lord created all things gaving been before all things and will be as long as time exists and beyond if that were possible. This distinguishes the Christian's (and other people of such faith) The God from all the many gods.
Quoting 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is
one God, the Father,
from whom all things are and for whom we exist,
and one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things are and through whom we exist.
Quoting 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is
one God, the Father,
from whom all things are and for whom we exist,
and one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things are and through whom we exist.
