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nablaise
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What do you say God is?
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1sicht
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The question might be better phrased, “Who do you say God is?” A short answer would be, the embodiment of all perfection and goodness, and the one our soul was meant to worship.
But His Word gives you a lot more detail; go to a Nave’s topical Bible and look up “God” and you’ll find tons of meaty verses straight from His Word that amply answer your question.
(BTW, I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at with this post…
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But His Word gives you a lot more detail; go to a Nave’s topical Bible and look up “God” and you’ll find tons of meaty verses straight from His Word that amply answer your question.
(BTW, I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at with this post…
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HickmanJosh
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in his own words, He is who He is. The source of being itself.
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Wesley7
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Invisible Creator Holy Trinity Word Divinity Jesus
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nablaise
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I see what you mean, but could I ask that we go to the basics, first things first. Especially since this is a multi religion board?The question might be better phrased, “Who do you say God is?” A short answer would be, the embodiment of all perfection and goodness, and the one our soul was meant to worship.
But His Word gives you a lot more detail; go to a Nave’s topical Bible and look up “God” and you’ll find tons of meaty verses straight from His Word that amply answer your question.
(BTW, I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at with this post…
How would you present it to a person who have no Bible background. Is the Bible a requirement to know God?
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ChristIsTheWay
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In the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 17, Paul is in Athens and is debating with Greek philosophers. He tells them they have unknowingly been worshiping God.
Acts 17:23 - “For passing by, and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the unknown God. What therefore you worship, without knowing it, that I preach to you.”
Paul also tells us in Roman 1:20 - “For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.”
So, yes, I think we can know certain things about God without of the benefit of special revelation but certain things, like the Trinity, can only be known by faith.
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John7
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John 4:24 God is a Spirit:
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Sufjon
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Hi Nablaise: I’m not sure of you meant for this to be open to all faiths, but if I may:
-He is that which makes the eye to see, yet with the eye cannot be seen.
-That which makes the ear to hear, but with the ear cannot be heard.
-That which makes the mouth to speak, but cannot be spoken.
-He is more distant than the most distant galaxy.
-He is nearer than the breath.
-He is the inmost Self of every being.
-He is formless, yet He is the beginning, the middle and the end of every form.
-Being formless, He is nameless, therefore He calls Himself “I am.”
-To know “I am” one must be very still.
Your friend,
Sufjon
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fhansen
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God Is love. 1John 4:8
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Angel_Hazard
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Personally I think that who and what God is beyond anything that our human minds can grasp. One day we will know the answer to this question. I don’t think we will fully know with perfect clarity until we meet God face to face.
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GaryTaylor
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The one Divine Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, the Author of Life. The one and only Divine God.
Didn’t you read Genesis?
Didn’t you read Genesis?
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nablaise
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Well, this forum is open to people of all faiths. I believe a dialogue about the identity of God is the first basis of religion and the difference of opinions means difference of faiths.
For me, I believe that God is love: Christian Faith.
I agree with your statements, especially the last
Of all creatures, only man can ‘say’ ‘I am’ because he is (presumably) imaging God at that specific moment…
God bless
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AnAtheist
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But Paulus misunderstood by far what that polytheistic altar was meant for. The god in “to the unknown god” is not a single yet unknown god, but means all those gods overlooked somehow.
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SteveVH
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Paul misunderstood nothing and the altar was not to the “unkown gods” but to the “unknown god”. He was a master evangelist and found common ground upon which he could build. And, it worked, didn’t it?
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cheese_sdc
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The tao that can be named is not the Eternal Tao.
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Curious_Seed
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AnAtheist
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Well ,yes, but that has nothing to do with the fact that he misunderstood the purpose of that altar and the idea behind worshipping the αγνοστος θεος.
Further info to start with: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_God
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ChristIsTheWay
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I don’t see how that proves he misunderstood it. A placeholder for all gods would include, by default, the Jewish God.
However, this all seems terribly irrelevant and very off topic. If it means that much to you, perhaps you should start a thread on the subject.
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