i believe in God and i just wanted to ask people this question cuz i thought it would be interesting!
2007-10-12 12:32:24 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I do.
2007-10-12 12:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Nels 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yes I do. My belief is the one and the same as the Judeo-Christian God.
Since I like to write long, I will talk about why. And as a Christian, I separate the Jewish bible as the "Old Testament" and the Christian one as the "New Testament".
Firstly, according to the bible, this God has communicated through us over time. [For non-Christians, I'm not saying that the bible is true per se, just bear with me for a second.] And these communications weren't just to one person - God spoke to communities of people, all hearing the same message.
God also spoke through individuals, who are revealed to be prophets, and are able to make "prophecies" of the future. Apart from the end-of-times, the other prophecies of the Old Testament are considered fulfilled by Christians in the New Testament ... with the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. And yes, Jesus set himself up to say that he was equal with God (the "Son of God" means to be equal with God, as in Eastern cultures the "Son of" means to be equal with).
What I am fascinated about is, the bible is several books about God throughout a progression of human history. Although people stuff things up, God is the one who fixes everything up in the end. It's a love story of epic proportions, which is why I am a Christian.
2007-10-12 13:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes In the beginning God (genesis 1:1). Hebrews 11:6
2007-10-12 12:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I do believe in God. Let the thumbs down begin!
EDIT: Arysa, I find that in this area called Religion and Spirituality that I get all sorts of thumbs down, as evidenced by the fact that I have already gotten one. I also find it funny that more people that have no need for God or a deity haunt this area.
By the way, God or the word is a man created term. His true name is I am and is pronounced as Yaway in the translated tounge. In Judism they even leave out a letter so they never say the name that can not be spoken. In their bible it is spelt G-d.
2007-10-12 12:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I believe in a God that is universal and I experienced Its power. Gods of the epics are men's creations. But a majestic supreme being exists and it becomes evident to us when we look around us and the art and wisdom of Its creations. I look at my body and admire how ingeniously it was designed, crafted and created. Occasionally I attribute the power to the Nature and I identify it with God.
2007-10-12 12:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by Nimit 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No - because it is not what people think of today, as being "God".
The God of the Bible, was an ET, and not a very nice one. See "The Book of Ezekiel" ... it is after a UFO sighting described in the language of their times, and not a manifestation of God, that people think of today.
2007-10-12 17:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by TruthBox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world has many religious books. The Bible is a religious book from one culture, which tells stories of that culture's social and spiritual evolution. Jesus had to revoke some of the laws of Moses because the spirituality of Israel was still evolving.
The Bible is mostly about how people strayed from "God" or from goodness.
The most important thing one can gain from the Bible is living and acting according to God's moral commands rather than believing in God himself or itself. As Jesus said: "Love thy neighbour".
If you become intolerant and fundamentalist, you will never know what "God" is. You will disobey Jesus who said to show good deeds amongst men (non-Christians). Jesus will say to you: "I never knew you". You will never taste the joy of boundless spiritual love and pure luminousness of mind or spirit, for "Blessed are the pure in spirit for they shall see God".
If you become intolerant and fundamentalist, the only love you will know, is the love your pastors and friends give you, rather than the love of God itself.
Your love will be instinctual or filial, like the love of animals, rather than the pure radiant love and light of God.
God is light and there is no darkness in him. Any form of prejudice, intolerance and fundamentalism is darkness.
2007-10-12 12:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by element 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the only way to make sense out of the Biblical God is to use theologian Paul Tillich's definition of God. He said God is "the ground of being" or "being-itself". Plugging those in everywhere you see "God" in the Bible then brings alot of the stories into a more logical focus. There are still errors (like the sequence of creation in Genesis, etc) but these errors reveal the fully human hand, a product of the ground of being from whence it came, in writing the words of the Bible.
2007-10-12 12:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by ideogenetic 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There's only one God - and I believe in It.
But I don't agree with a lot of the interpretations of the Bible.
2007-10-12 12:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by liddabet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm Muslim, I believe in the God of the Bible and the Torah and the Quran.
2007-10-12 12:47:36 · answer #10 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"The fool says in his heart, There is no God." Psalm 14:1.
2007-10-12 16:56:13 · answer #11 · answered by sky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋