Is the OLD MAN in the sky Kind and Loving? A stern JUDGE? A Jokester? Senile? None of the Above?
2006-10-31 09:20:17 · 28 answers · asked by David B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The true nature of God is unknowable. I believe that people who claim to know are misguided, at best.
2006-10-31 09:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Angry Gay Man 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As I said I'm not good at arguing but I'll try my best. God made us in His image, which is a bit like seeing someone in the mirror- we're not God but we're a lot like Him. That means just like God we have a choice to do whatever we want & the ability to feel emotions. Unfortunately the first humans sinned & sin has consequences. It's sin that has ****ed up the world, not God. We had a free choice to do whatever we wanted but we decided to do the wrong thing & that has ruined everything. However, God loved us so much that He didn't wanna leave us in this state; He came down to die so we can be truly free. That doesn't mean we no longer suffer; actually sometimes Christians suffer more because of their faith. But we have God to turn to & He gives His strength to keep going on despite difficulties & to become stronger & better people through the difficulties. Christianity is not about following a list of do's & don'ts; if it was just about that I would've given up a long time ago. It's about a relationship with God; the bestest Friend anyone can ever have. I must admit, if you read the bible but don't have a relationship with God then it could be hard to believe that God loves us as much as the bible says He does. But when you experience it for yourself then you cannot deny it; even if you're going through the crappest time of your life you won't be able to deny that God loves you & will never let go of you. But you have to experience His love first, which I rly hope you do. His love is such an amazing thing! Love is one of those things which cannot be proved by science; like can you prove that you love someone? The only way to prove love is by experiencing it. Ok I waffled on for longer than I thought I would... God bless,
2006-10-31 09:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is love. So, He is kind and loving, a stern judge, and sometimes a jokester (I believe He has a sense of humor), but definitely not senile. Peace.
2006-10-31 09:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by superfluity 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If one claims to be God they must have these qualities in full. 1. Most Beautiful.2.Most famous.3. Most wealthy4. most renounced5. THE Strongest6. The most knowledgeable. He is Love Personified. and the Most Compassionate. He is so famous that even the atheists can't stop talking about Him or the lack of Him but it's still about Him. There are more on this site that the others.
2006-10-31 09:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Love
2006-10-31 09:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
God is both kind and loving, that is why he died on the cross for our sins. But he is also a judge, he won't put up with our sin forever. If we repent he will forgive us, but if we never repent, then on judgement day he will judge us for the sins we have commited. God loves us and wants a relationship with us, but he can't commune with us if we have sin in our lives. God died for our sins so that we can live above sin and have eternal life in heaven. But in order to make it to heaven we must repent of our sins, be baptized IN JESUS' NAME, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues(Acts 2:38). Here are some references to look up on the subject, Acts chapters 2,8,10,19. God Bless You!!
2006-10-31 09:48:43 · answer #6 · answered by fdhs g 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best way to find out is to look into the face of a flower. Nature is Gods expression, and nowhere can you better see it than in flowers. Except for maybe puppies.
2006-10-31 09:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Most Righteous Of All. HE is The Greatest! HE is kind, He's like a Judge, HE is humorous i think, loving, and Perfect.
None like HIM. GOD BLESS.
2006-10-31 09:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Justice in love and peace where without justice there is no love nor there is peace and you are not doing justice to God when you make a son for him show some justice and love and peace to your creator
2006-10-31 09:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The true nature of God has been revealed to mankind by Jesus. Human conditions do not apply to God.
2006-10-31 09:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋