2007-02-07 03:16:00 · 11 answers · asked by linus12s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
WHAT is God? For one thing he is a spirit. - John 4:24
He is the most high over all the earth. - Psalm 83:18
He is Almighty. - Exodus 6:3
He is the creator of all things. - Revelation 4:11
God is love. - 1 John 4:8, 16.
And he is so much more, beyond description.
One thing he is not: He is Not a 3-in-1 God.
2007-02-07 03:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Abdijah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who is God?
The question "Who is God?" is a good question. It is better than asking "What is God?" This is because God exists, created us, loves us, is concerned for our being, desires to provide for us, and sent the Son to redeem us. If we were to ask "What is God?" we might be tempted to say that God is the infinite being, the creator, a presence, or something like that. In some respect, this would be true. But the first question brings us closer to understanding more of who God really is in His character and His love for us as revealed in the Bible.
The Bible teaches us that in all existence, from all eternity, there has been and always will be only one God. God was never created, is completely loving, completely just, completely holy, completely merciful, and that He desires the best for us. God is holy and He can have nothing to do with sin as the Bible says, "His eyes are too pure to look upon evil," (Hab. 1:13). This does not mean that God cannot see what someone does that is wrong. It is a way of describing how holy God is. God cannot sin. He is perfect.
In Christianity, God is a Trinity. This means that God is three persons, not three gods. Technically, the doctrine of the Trinity states that in the one God is the person of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each is not the same person as the other; yet there are not three gods but one. This is similar in analogy to the nature of time. Time is past, present, and future. The past is not the same as the present, which is not the same as the future. But, there are not three times. There is only one thing called time.
The reason the word "person" is used in describing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is because each exhibits attributes of personhood -- not in a body of flesh and bones, but in personality. In other words, each has a will, loves, speaks, is aware of others, communicates with others, etc. These are attributes of personhood and we see the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each demonstrate these qualities.
Because of the Trinity, God can become flesh in the form of the Son, and still exist in such a way so that He can run the universe. Therefore, the Son can communicate to us on our level.
Following are a couple verses that hint at the Trinity.
Matt. 28:19, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
2 Cor. 13:14, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all."
The Bible says there is only one God: "I am the Lord, and there is no other;
Besides Me there is no God," (Isaiah 45:5). Yet, the Bible teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each called God.
Below is a very brief chart that shows that each of the persons in the Trinity share the same attributes that only God shares. But remember, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit each have wills, and speak, etc. Therefore, we say there are are three persons.
2007-02-07 11:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The universe is meant to be the place of the search for God. The Prophet Muhammad said in the hadith (saying of the Prophet), God says,"I was a hidden treasure.I longed to be known, and so I created Creation." At one level this means that the universe is a mirror of the divine. God is fully present in everyone and everything. But to find God, we have to look beneath the surface, to see the inside as well as the outside things. At another level, it means that humanity was created in order to seek the hidden treasure which is God. Our purpose, the reason we were created, is to seek God, and the greatest human beings are those who have found Him.
2007-02-07 11:32:16 · answer #3 · answered by dimas_tandayu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.
How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism
2007-02-07 11:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a conclusion for everything. But I like to start with the basics. I wonder why so much energy is devoted for such order as life. It does not lead me to a paternal figure in the sky. But I think it leads me to better things. It leads me to an appreciation to the workings of the universe and call it beauty.
2007-02-07 11:24:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is God, the Almighty Creator...we didn't evolve from monkeys even though God created them too!! HEHEHE
2007-02-07 11:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
God is the process of life and death
2007-02-07 11:24:52 · answer #7 · answered by Sean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An imaginary deity for people who need a psychological crutch in life
2007-02-07 11:19:25 · answer #8 · answered by rosbif 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
god is the entire Universe, everything. Its not separate
2007-02-07 11:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
immortal Loving God who is the creator of all things
2007-02-07 11:19:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋