Who is the god

Question: Who is God in the Bible? How do humans fit into his plans? Answer: The first appearance of God in the Bible, not surprisingly, is in the book of Genesis. Its first verse informs us that "in the beginning," meaning before the physical universe existed (before space, time, matter and so on), our Creator made everything that is visible and invisible. It is not until far later that it is revealed that the Being who became Jesus was used by the Father to create everything (Colossians 1:16 - 19). The English word God used in Scripture comes from the Hebrew word Elohim which is used more than 2,600 times in the Old Testament. It is a word used to denote a group composed of more than one individual (Strong's Concordance), much like "team" denotes more than one person. Depending on the context, and other relevant verses, this word can refer to either to the Father, Jesus or both. The Godhead God is a personal, all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal, loving, spirit-composed family currently composed of the Father and Jesus Christ (see John 10:30 - 31, 17:20 - 23, 1John 3:1 - 2). The Being known as the Father is the Sovereign Ruler of all. He has always possessed righteous character and is full of mercy and grace. His existence is a living definition of perfect love (1John 4:8). Although greater than His Son in authority, he nevertheless shares all that he has with him. Jesus Christ The Being who became Jesus, before his human birth, existed for all eternity with the Father. He...

• Back to previous menu • — Membership • — Membership • — Renew Membership • — Events • — Buy Membership • — Young Friends • — Existing Members • — Buy Under 26 Membership • — Upgrade your Membership • — How your money helps • — Buy Gift Membership • — Visiting as a Member • — Members' Room • Support us Toggle Support us submenu Derived from the Greek words ‘πᾶν’ pan – all, and ‘θεός’ theos – god, pantheon literally means 'of all gods'. Although any polytheistic religion (religion with multiple deities) can have a pantheon – and they existed in Norse, Aztec and Sumerian cultures to name a few – we're taking a look at the classical pantheon, and the 12 major deities included in it. You may also know this group as the 'Twelve Olympians'. According to Greek mythology, the world began when Gaia (the Earth) emerged from Chaos – an empty nothingness. She then gave birth to Ouranos (the Sky) and other primordial deities like Pontos (the Sea) and Ourea (the Mountains). Together, Gaia and Ouranos had 12 children – known as the Titans – including Cronos and Rhea, Zeus' parents. The Titans rebelled against their father Ouranos, overthrew him, and Cronos became the ruler of the gods until Zeus deposed him to rule over the Olympic gods – more on that shortly. There is evidence for Greek religious practice involving 12 gods from the late 6th century BC. In the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, from around 500 BC, Hermes stands at Olympia on the bank of the river Alpheius and divides a sacrifice i...

theism: Intellectual background Arguments for the existence of God are usually classified as either The Perhaps the most sophisticated and challenging argument for the existence of God is the It may be possible (or impossible) to prove the existence of God, but it may be unnecessary to do so in order for belief in God to be reasonable. Perhaps the requirement of a proof is too stringent, and perhaps there are other ways of establishing God’s existence. Chief among these is the appeal to religious experience—a personal, direct acquaintance with God or an experience of God mediated through a religious tradition. Some forms of

The Existence of God The Bible does not debate the question of whether or not God exists. Rather, the Scriptures present God in the very first verses of Genesis as the Creator, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). The first and primary evidence for the existence of God is the existence of the creation. Belief in the existence of God has been a common feature of all races and cultures. The reason for this is explained in the Bible as coming from the creation of man in the image of God, meaning that man would have some capacity for fellowship and communication with God. The Bible also explains that, universally, there is a work of the Holy Spirit in every person testifying to the fact of God’s existence. In the early history of man Scripture testifies that God spoke directly to him, and though there was no written Scripture, that which God revealed was passed down from generation to generation. And in due time man acquired a rather comprehensive view of God as illustrated in the book of Job. Alongside true revelation of God, however, came the rise of false religions, which the Bible explains as having their source in Satan. Accordingly, the human race departed from its belief in one God and soon began to worship many gods and embodied them in various idols or physical representations. The result was that the whole human race, with few exceptions, departed from God and became the corrupt world that God had to blot out in the flood. It is not su...

There is a powerful lesson in the Church’s Office of Readings in which a persecutor of the Church engages in a debate with the heroic bishop St. Theophilus of Antioch (+185). St. Theophilus clearly gets the better of his opponent, for at one moment the man bursts out in a fit of frustration, “Show me your God!” And hear how the perfectly composed St. Theophilus responds: If you say, “Show me your God,” I will say to you, “Show me what kind of person you are, and I will show you my God.” Show me then whether the eyes of your mind can see, and the ears of your heart hear. Those who can see with the eyes of their bodies are aware of what is happening in this life on earth. So it is with the ears of our heart and the eyes of our mind in their capacity to hear or see God. God is seen by those who have the capacity to see him, provided that they keep the eyes of their mind open How God shows himself And on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we might also be saying to heaven, Show me your God. For we so much want to know and love God. But the way to that “seeing” is the same outlined by St. Theophilus. Only when we recognize how much our human life is designed to correspond to the life of God can we discover him, love him, and live for him. But if we don’t pay close attention to our own humanity, we will completely miss his divinity. This paradox is captured in the sentiments of the poet Pär Lagerkvist who addresses God in his poem saying: Who are you who so fill my heart wi...