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Line 1: − + + + + − + + − He may or may not exist. Who knows? + + − In the various mythologies, god is some magic sky wizard. God is universal scapegoat for forces yet to be explained, originating back to when man thought the wind was Satan farting. Famous gods include Allah, Jesus, Krisha, Odin and Thor, Yahweh, Zeus, Jupiter. + − Social conservatives reject modern scientific ideas like the Big Bang Theory and evolution because they've been brainwashed to believe the god wizard created the Earth. + + − + + − If you notice, most people that say "God will save me" don't think of the fact that they may save themselves without using a God. It's also a way for Conservative scum to have an explanation for stuff science can't prove yet; hence gaining votes within the community of people who don't understand the meaning of the word deceit. We suggest not hating on their religion, but feeling sorry for them. + − Contents+ − 1 Richard Dawkins on a superhuman designer + − 2 See also − 3 References − 4 External links − − [edit] Richard Dawkins on a superhuman designer+ − Richard Dawkins believes that a superhuman entity of the type religious people call God would require a cause. Dawkins believes such an entity is very unlikely. If such an entity exists the only known cause would be Evolution by Natural selection. − "Or maybe the elusive “Crane” that cosmologists seek will be a version of Darwin’s idea itself (….) It may even be a superhuman designer – but if so it will most certainly not be a designer who just popped into existence, or who always existed. If (which I don’t believe for a moment) our universe was designed, and a fortiori if the designer reads our thoughts and hands out omniscient advice, forgiveness and redemption, the designer himself must be the end product of some kind of cumulative escalator or crane, perhaps a version of Darwinism in another universe."[1]+ − Readers wanting to read the above in its context and establish what it mean may buy the book at The God Delusion. + + − [edit] See also+ − + − Creationism + − − Dawkins, Richard: The God Delusion + + + − [edit] External links+ − THE OFFICIAL GOD FAQ+ + + − From Liberapedia, a Wikia wiki.+ − Retrieved from "http://liberapedia.wikia.com/wiki/God" − Categories: Fiction | Religion − Improve Liberapedia by editing this page − History Permanent link Elassint made an edit on 13 November 2008 − Rate this article: − 5/5 1 2 3 4 5 Unrate it View random page − Report a problem − Share this article: del.icio.us StumbleUpon Digg − − Hubs Entertainment | Gaming | Sports | Toys | Biggest wikis | see all... − Featured Cocktails | Recipes | Green | Help Videos − Wikia is hiring Gaming Intern | Sales | General hiring − About Wikia | Contact Wikia | Terms | MediaWiki | GFDL | Advertise on Wikia | Privacy − − LiberapediaTop Content›Editor's pick›George W. BushConservapediaFartCommunismGodLiberalAl Goremore...Most visited›ConservapediaSarah PalinGeorge W. BushAndrew SchlaflyConservativeJohn McCainBarack Obamamore...Highest voted›MicrosoftTheory of CreationismConservapediaYoung Earth CreationismRidiculous quotes from ConservapediaBill GatesThe Biblemore...Newly changed›LondonLeague of NationsMILFMade up wordsQwertyuiopBarack ObamaConservapediamore...Community›Featured users›ElassintAjukBarbara ShackProxima CentauriRyan.OstepolemusBobbyKmore...Community portalForumGeography›United States of AmericaUnited KingdomPolandCanadaAustraliaAmerican EmpireNetherlandsmore...People›Ann CoulterAmy WinehouseJesus ChristDubyaChuck NorrisBill O'ReillyDalai Lamamore...+ − Upload image + − Special pages + − Help + − Recent edits + − Random page + − What links here − − Community+ − 1,201 articles on this wiki − Create an account + − Already a member? Log in+ + + − Latest Activity+ − Manchester − by Ajuk, 55 minutes ago − − by Ajuk, 56 minutes ago − more... + + + − Wikia Spotlight+ + − Related Communities+ − Entertainment+ − TV shows, movies, cartoons and comics.+ − Gaming+ − Get your game on with Wikia's video game wikis.+ − Science Fiction+ − Explore the world of the future.+ − Biggest Wikis+ − See Wikia's biggest wikis. − See all... − − Courtesy of Liberalpedia
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<small>''This article is about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg|thumb|200px|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
{{cquote|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.
God is the main character in the fiction work "The Bible." He best characterized as a large angry fairy-pixie in the sky who refuses to show any evidence of his existence but will sentence you to an eternity of pain and burning if you do not accept it. Belief in God has caused more people to die than any human has in human history.
== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==
Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.
== Attributes or Character of God ==
The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.
God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of [[calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.
=== God is Triune ===
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God is also an excuse for people to blame their actions on someone else. Got fired? You should have gone to worship more! Your mom died? It was your fault for being an unbeliever! And so on.
Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]), and the ''[[Holy Spirit]]''.
The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|26}} which relates God saying, "Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.
The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
{{Bible quote|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.|book=Matthew|chap=28|verses=19|version=NIV}}
==== Jesus is God ====
The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]], in which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:
{{Bible quote|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.|book=John|chap=1|verses=1|version=NIV}}
This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.
This is reinforced two verses later, in which Jesus is described as the creator.
Jesus
[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.
{{Bible quote|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.|book=John|chap=1|verses=3|version=NIV}}
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==== The Holy Spirit is God ====
In the following passage, the Holy Spirit is referred to as God:
{{Bible quote|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."|book=Acts|chap=5|verses=3-4|version=NIV}}
=== God is omniscient ===
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God knows everything:
{{Bible quote|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.|book=1_John|chap=3|verses=19-20|version=NIV}}
Because God is outside of [[time]], He can see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.
== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg|left|140px|God the Father]]
In the bible, the word "God" (θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this:
{{cquote|'''John 3:16''' (NASB)<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}
{{cquote|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}
Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."
== Terminology ==
The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.
"God" itself is not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=god God] Online Etymology Dictionary.</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word for the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>
The other main term for God is the Hebrew ''adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.
There are various compound words also used in the Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is a short version of ''elohim'').<ref name="DPK" />
''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Other gods]]
*[[Atheism]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]
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