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God

2007-03-25T10:07:29Z

Thom: /* Biblical God */

The term '''god''' is applied to a deitic being that is worshiped as part of a theistic belief system. Monotheistic religions are the most common (in number of followers) and include [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Bahá'í]] while polytheistic religions are most numerous.

==Biblical God==
God is often believe to be the creator of the universe.<ref>[http://wikible.org/en/Genesis_1:1 Genesis 1:1] "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (NASB)</ref> His [[creation]] is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. However, there are many religions with creation myths directly opposing those found in the Bible, as well as a notable population of Atheists, so the issue remains unclear.

Attributes of God according to Christian theology include [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], [[Omnipresence]]<ref>This list obtained from [http://www.allaboutgod.com/attributes-of-god.htm Attributes of God] on AllAboutGod.com</ref>. The Bible makes mention that God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]].{{fact}} 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. Islam and Judaism, however, do not consider Christ divine, nor an especially important prophet. In Islam, an arguably similar role is played by Muhammad, although Islam does still not consider Muhammad divine.

==Notes==

It is claimed that [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] worship the same God in different ways. This claim is regarded by some as a way to convert Jews and Christians to Islam, since it supports the idea that [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic religion]] has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm</ref> However, many are skeptical of this idea.<ref>http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm</ref>

Regardless of the lack of historical data regarding the origins of any of these three religions, the mythological links between them are clear. It is a tenet of the Jewish religion that all Jews descended from Abraham (indeed, in order to convert to Judaism one must complete a ritualized 'adoption' ritual into the house of Israel); as Jesus is regarded as Jewish, the growth of Christianity as an offshoot of the Jewish religion is clear. In a similar fashion, Muslims claim to be descended from Abraham by way of Ishmael.

==References==
<references/>
http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/nogod/no_god.htm

==Sources==

* Cruden, A., ''Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'' (Lutterworth, 1930)
* ''The Holy Bible'' (King James Version)
* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
* Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)

[[Category:Religion]]

God

2007-03-25T10:03:45Z

Thom: /* Biblical God */

The term '''god''' is applied to a deitic being that is worshiped as part of a theistic belief system. Monotheistic religions are the most common (in number of followers) and include [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Bahá'í]] while polytheistic religions are most numerous.

==Biblical God==
God is often believe to be the creator of the universe.<ref>[http://wikible.org/en/Genesis_1:1 Genesis 1:1] "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (NASB)</ref> His [[creation]] is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. However, there are many religions with creation myths directly opposing those found in the Bible, as well as a notable population of Atheists, so the issue remains unclear.

Attributes of God according to Christian theology include [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], [[Omnipresence]]<ref>This list obtained from [http://www.allaboutgod.com/attributes-of-god.htm Attributes of God] on AllAboutGod.com</ref>. The Bible makes mention that God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]].{{fact}} 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.

==Notes==

It is claimed that [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] worship the same God in different ways. This claim is regarded by some as a way to convert Jews and Christians to Islam, since it supports the idea that [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic religion]] has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm</ref> However, many are skeptical of this idea.<ref>http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm</ref>

Regardless of the lack of historical data regarding the origins of any of these three religions, the mythological links between them are clear. It is a tenet of the Jewish religion that all Jews descended from Abraham (indeed, in order to convert to Judaism one must complete a ritualized 'adoption' ritual into the house of Israel); as Jesus is regarded as Jewish, the growth of Christianity as an offshoot of the Jewish religion is clear. In a similar fashion, Muslims claim to be descended from Abraham by way of Ishmael.

==References==
<references/>
http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/nogod/no_god.htm

==Sources==

* Cruden, A., ''Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'' (Lutterworth, 1930)
* ''The Holy Bible'' (King James Version)
* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
* Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)

[[Category:Religion]]

God

2007-03-25T10:00:58Z

Thom: /* Biblical God */

The term '''god''' is applied to a deitic being that is worshiped as part of a theistic belief system. Monotheistic religions are the most common (in number of followers) and include [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Bahá'í]] while polytheistic religions are most numerous.

==Biblical God==
God is often believe to be the creator of the universe.<ref>[http://wikible.org/en/Genesis_1:1 Genesis 1:1] "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (NASB)</ref> His [[creation]] is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. However, there are many religions with creation myths directly opposing those found in the Bible, as well as a notable population of Atheists, so the issue remains unclear.

Attributes of God according to Christian theology include [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], [[Omnipresence]]<ref>This list obtained from [http://www.allaboutgod.com/attributes-of-god.htm Attributes of God] on AllAboutGod.com</ref>. The Bible makes mention that God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]].{{fact}} 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.

While the Bible does refer to other "gods" (lowercase ''g''), it is in a condemning way. The Bible is written in such a way that it never asks the question (which god is correct?), because it assumes that there is One God. Some textual examples of this are the following:

:''"Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me,"'' --Isaiah 46:9 (NASB)
:''"Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God."'' --Psalm 90:2 (NASB)
:''"For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another."'' --Isaiah 48:11 (NASB)

==Notes==

It is claimed that [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] worship the same God in different ways. This claim is regarded by some as a way to convert Jews and Christians to Islam, since it supports the idea that [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic religion]] has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm</ref> However, many are skeptical of this idea.<ref>http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm</ref>

Regardless of the lack of historical data regarding the origins of any of these three religions, the mythological links between them are clear. It is a tenet of the Jewish religion that all Jews descended from Abraham (indeed, in order to convert to Judaism one must complete a ritualized 'adoption' ritual into the house of Israel); as Jesus is regarded as Jewish, the growth of Christianity as an offshoot of the Jewish religion is clear. In a similar fashion, Muslims claim to be descended from Abraham by way of Ishmael.

==References==
<references/>
http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/nogod/no_god.htm

==Sources==

* Cruden, A., ''Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'' (Lutterworth, 1930)
* ''The Holy Bible'' (King James Version)
* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
* Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)

[[Category:Religion]]

User talk:Thom

2007-03-11T09:37:18Z

Thom:

Hi. Welcome to Conservapedia! What's a [[grue]]? [[User:Vossy|Vossy]] 05:31, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

It's a fairly abstract (and obscure) concept that was used around by some of the earliest Protestant reformers.

Essentially, it sums up the concept of an omnipotent and just deity - a God that punished evil and rewarded good (a concept that had been lost during the Catholic church's rule).

God

2007-03-11T09:26:33Z

Thom: Addition of the common grue reference

God is the creator of the universe. He is a trinity comprised of the [[Father]], the [[Jesus Christ|Son]], and the [[Holy Spirit]]. His [[creation]] of man is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. Belief in God (specifically, belief in [[Jesus Christ]] as your personal lord and savior) is a necessary condition to go to [[heaven]] (rather than [[hell]]) in the afterlife.

It's claimed that [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] worship the same God in different ways. This claim is regarded by some as a way to convert Jews and Christians to Islam, since it supports the idea that Abrahamic religion has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm</ref> However, many are skeptical of this idea.<ref>http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm</ref>

Common powers attributed to God include [[omnipotence]] (the ability to do anything) and [[omniscience]] (the ability to know anything) although even that level of detail is not common throughout all monotheists{{Fact|date=March2007}}. Many believers in God also believe that he eternally punishes the wicked in [[hell]] and eternally rewards the righteous in [[heaven]] and variants of this theme are found in all the Abrahamic faiths. In this, God resembles a [[grue]].

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Religion]]

Atheism

2007-03-11T09:24:48Z

Thom: Woops - wrong cut and paste on John Newton

Atheism is disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of a [[God|god]] or gods.

Atheism is closely tied with Secular Humanism. Popularly-known Atheists and Secular Humanists include [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[Richard Dawkins]], [[William Borden]] and [[Sam Harris]]. Other famous atheists include [[Pol Pot]], [[Emilio Altieri]] and [[Stalin]].

== Atheist morality ==

Many atheists base their moral code upon emotion, experience and empirically derived ethics, such as those promoted by secular humanism. Atheists hold that the Bible cannot be our source of morality as it contains countless calls for immoral behavior such as the Israelites driving out heathen nations from Canaan, stoning homosexuals and adulterers to death, and the institution of slavery.

Atheists often subscribe to the secular humanist idea that it is far more ethical to do what is right simply because you feel that it's right, rather than because you fear divine punishment. One example is illustrated in the following quote from [[Albert Einstein]]:

:“A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death”.

== Origins ==

It is difficult to trace the origins of atheism as a result of the incomplete historic record. It is known that ancient Greece produced a theory of materialism as early as the 5th century BC. The materialist world view was essentially mathematical and had no room for gods.

The materialist Epicurus (341-270 BC) pointed out the difficulty created by evil:

:Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
:Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent.
:Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
:Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
== Atheism and Agnosticism ==

Atheism and agnosticism are logically distinct concepts. Whilst atheist reject the existence of a god or gods, agnostics do not do so. [[Richard Dawkins]] has contrasted the two positions as follows:

:“There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can’t prove that there aren’t any, so shouldn’t we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”.

==References==

<references/>

Atheism

2007-03-11T09:23:47Z

Thom:

Atheism is disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of a [[God|god]] or gods.

Atheism is closely tied with Secular Humanism. Popularly-known Atheists and Secular Humanists include [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[Richard Dawkins]], [[John Newton]], [[William Borden]] and [[Sam Harris]]. Other famous atheists include [[Pol Pot]], [[Emilio Altieri]] and [[Stalin]].

== Atheist morality ==

Many atheists base their moral code upon emotion, experience and empirically derived ethics, such as those promoted by secular humanism. Atheists hold that the Bible cannot be our source of morality as it contains countless calls for immoral behavior such as the Israelites driving out heathen nations from Canaan, stoning homosexuals and adulterers to death, and the institution of slavery.

Atheists often subscribe to the secular humanist idea that it is far more ethical to do what is right simply because you feel that it's right, rather than because you fear divine punishment. One example is illustrated in the following quote from [[Albert Einstein]]:

:“A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death”.

== Origins ==

It is difficult to trace the origins of atheism as a result of the incomplete historic record. It is known that ancient Greece produced a theory of materialism as early as the 5th century BC. The materialist world view was essentially mathematical and had no room for gods.

The materialist Epicurus (341-270 BC) pointed out the difficulty created by evil:

:Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
:Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent.
:Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
:Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
== Atheism and Agnosticism ==

Atheism and agnosticism are logically distinct concepts. Whilst atheist reject the existence of a god or gods, agnostics do not do so. [[Richard Dawkins]] has contrasted the two positions as follows:

:“There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can’t prove that there aren’t any, so shouldn’t we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”.

==References==

<references/>