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God is the creator of absolutely everything. Not only the creator of us and the sun moon and stars, but also gravity, light, the air we breathe and the water we drink. We know that God exists because of the evidence all around us that He has and is presently providing for us. The evidence of His creation should be enough (Romans 1:20), but we also have written information from people that He inspired to write (2Timothy 3:16). These people established God's Word [refer to "Holy Bible"] to tell us a lot more about Him, and yet it leaves a lot of information out. We are not told where He came from or how He came into existence, but we are told that He made everything (Colossians 1:16), holds everything together (Colossians 1:17) and a lot about whom He is. We are told that He is comprised of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and they are one and each play an integral part in His creation and His daily work. We are also told that He made us humans to resemble Him (Genesis 1:26), that He is not of our realm (Roma
ns 1:20), and that He loves us more than we could begin to imagine (Romans 5:8). He is perfect in all respects, which means that the judgments made will be perfect with the perfect punishment (Psalm 96:13) [refer to "Sin"].
God's name is very unique. It must be noted that God's Holy Bible expresses a multitude of names and references for God. But there is one name that stands out as significant. Most translations will either emphasize it by capitalizing the interpreted name "LORD", or using the Hebrew name Jehovah or Yahweh [refer to "Names of God"]. What ever way it is interpreted, it is the uniqueness in the way it was/is pronounced in the actual Hebrew that sets it apart. For example, there are no consonants, so saying God's name the lips will not touch.
In the Old Testament times, it was Scribes who copied and re-copied the Old Testament scriptures [refer to "Holy Bible"]. Back then Scribes were very educated, for that time period, and extremely dedicated to God. If they made even the simplest of mistakes, the entire scroll was burned. Plus, any time they came upon God's name, they would spend time in prayer asking that God's name written would never be used in vein or in any kind of slanderous way.
This is theological jargon for the embodiment of one God that is comprised of three entities fully united as one. This is God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. God's Word [refer to "Holy Bible"] gives numerous examples of these entities doing different tasks yet all being united in their action and directly connected to God the Father. This is also referred to as the "God Head".
Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. Before Jesus was born of Mary He existed [refer to "Jesus"]. So, the incarnation is theological jargon for the transformation of the Son of God into a human form.
The existence of God is recognized and worshiped by a huge majority of our earth's population. The problem becomes, which god or for some "which gods" plural is the true and living god, creator of everything and master over all. And to what extent is this god in control? In the United States a major part of the population claim to be Christian yet may only step into a church only once a year and may open God's Holy Bible only once in a while. But, by their standard, they consider themselves as good people or basically "godly people".
The existence of god is recognized and worshiped by a huge majority of our earth's population. The problem becomes, which god or for some "which gods" plural is the true and living god, creator of everything and master over all. And to what extent is this god in control? In the United States a major part of our population claim to be Christian yet may only step into a church only once a year and may open God's Holy Bible only once in a while. But, by their standard, they consider themselves as "good people" or basically people that God loves. Plus there are a lot of those "so called" Christians that don't even believe that God is even here, but is somewhere out there not directly involved in the day-to-day life here on earth.
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God - Bible References
Genesis 5:1 "When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God." (from New International Version)
Psalm 19:1 "... The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (from New International Version)
Psalm 96:13 "... He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His truth." (from New International Version)
Psalm 103:17-18 "But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-- 18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts." (from New International Version)
Psalm 103:19 "The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all." (from New International Version)
Psalm 103:22 "Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion." (from New International Version)
Romans 1:20 "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." (from New International Version)
Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (from New International Version)
Romans 11:33 "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!" (from New International Version)
Romans 11:36 "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen." (from New International Version)
Colossians 1:16-17 "For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." (from New International Version)
2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (from New International Version)
1 Peter 1:15-16 "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."" (from New International Version)