God

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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.[1] 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[2]. 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.[Citation Needed] 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 religion has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.[3] However, many are skeptical of this idea.[4]

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

  1. ↑ Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (NASB)
  2. ↑ This list obtained from Attributes of God on AllAboutGod.com
  3. ↑ http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm

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)
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