Questions regarding God's nature. This may include omni- aspects (eg omniscience), love, hate, or other attributes identified with God.
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Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity
The word/term "trinity" is never used in the Bible. However, most Christians believe that God exists as three persons in one God-head.
This question has two parts:
What is the Biblical basis for ...
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What is the verdict on an unjust judge?
In order to ask this, let me set a stage. This is just a scenario that will be recast in a second.
As Christians we believe that God is good. We trumpet his justice, rightness, holiness, and so on ...
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Biblical evidence for omnipotence/omniscience
Does GOD tell us in the bible he is almighty/omnipotent/omniscient, or are these attributes (greek?) philosophers and theologians merely ascribed to HIM?
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Does God need our praise and glory?
From what I've heard, God wants us to glorify him and give him praise, and he enjoys when we do this. Does God need us to do this for some reason?
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What is the Mormon doctrine regarding becoming a god?
Per the doctrine of the Latter Day Saints, it seems that God was once a man.
Following this out just one step further leads me to the idea that it may be possible for other men to be come a god.
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What is the Christian perspective on the description of God?
My pastor (Calvary Chapel) referred to God as His father, then once said that God is everywhere and in everything (i.e. - inside each person) and then that God is Love.
So now I am confused as to ...
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How did God's morality not change between OT and NT times?
I really have a problem at times explaining to the unbelievers the fact that God wants all people to be saved. The problem is the difference between the morality seen in the OT and the morality seen ...
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What does “in the image of God” mean?
Genesis 1:26:
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild ...
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Does the triune God have will by nature, or by persons?
Given the triune God, one nature and three persons, do they experience their will in their singular nature or in their separate persons? That is, do they share one will, or does each have a separate ...
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Was the Holy Spirit or God (the Godhead), the father of Jesus?
Holy Spirit conceives Jesus
Matthew 1:20 ESV
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear
to take ...
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Why does God resort to genocide and destruction?
According to this answer, God does not want to destroy sinners. And yet, there are several accounts in the Bible of God doing just that. Sodom and Gomorrah is one example, another one is the flood or ...
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If Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) don't believe in a Holy Trinity, then who do they believe is God?
It's a pretty well known fact that Latter-Day Saint members (aka Mormons) do not believe in the Holy Trinity as far as that God, Christ and the Holy Ghost are 'one'. So what exactly do they believe ...
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Are love and hate in a harmonious balance within God?
I am referring to this fascinating (and accepted) answer of Jonathon Byrd where he proves by the Bible that God is also the God of hate:
Psalm 5:5 (NKJV)
The boastful shall not stand in Your ...
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Is God omniscient? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Biblical evidence for omnipotence/omniscience
I've always thought of God as all-knowing (omniscient).
However, when formulating another question, I realized that my ...
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Is an action morally good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is good?
The christian morality derives from God, and God is benevolent so whatever he commands is morally good. Does that mean that anything God does or commands is morally right? Or does God only act and ...
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How does LDS doctrine reconcile monotheism with men becoming gods?
A follow-up to this question, if the LDS church teaches that men can become gods, how does it reconcile this with the concept that there is only one God?
Isaiah 45:5:
I am the LORD, and there is ...
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Who created God?
The question of man's creation is addressed quite thoroughly in the Bible (whether you believe it is metaphorical or not). Does the Bible (or other relevant references) in any way answer who created ...
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How do Christians understand the omniscience of God in relation to the Uncertainty Principle?
One of the foundations of modern quantum mechanics is the Uncertainty Principle. This principle is not an assumption, but rather is derived from assumptions made with regard to the structure of ...
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Why is the number seven special?
God seems to favor the number seven and I'm not sure why. Is there a reason, or is this just His favorite number?
You'll notice that God not only uses the number seven, but multiplies other numbers ...
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Does God's omnipresence extend to hell?
One of those attributes of God is his ability to be everywhere at all times. I'm not debating that it is an attribute of his, I'm just wondering how we know that.
I ask, because I've been going ...
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Can man judge whether God is fair?
Over and over I hear people pronouncing in one way or another that God is "not fair"*. Sometimes this is stated directly, other times indirectly as in "that doesn't seem fair, therefore God must not ...
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If Christ is considered the 'Son of God' then how is He a part of a Trinity?
Note: This is in NO way a troll or a poke at any faith that believes in the doctrine of the Trinity but rather is simply a question for clarity.
There are several passages within the bible that ...
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Can we truly know anything about God's character?
I've seen a few people casually write about how they know God's character—the features and traits that make up His person or existence—yet I've always been taught the opposite (that we can't possibly ...
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Does God hate Sinners like he hates Sin?
I've heard it a thousand times, God loves the sinner but hates the sin. Recently I came across a verse in Psalms 5:5
Psalm 5:5 King James Version (KJV) 5The foolish shall not stand in
thy ...
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Is God of Anger or of Love?
Numbers 25 shows God as a god who destroys and kills anyone who aligns him/herself with the wrong deity. However, Matthew 5:39 talks about how we should "not resist an evil person".
How can we ...
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Why does God often permit his children to suffer in this world more than the wicked?
Jesus said:
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be ...
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Are God, Son (Jesus) and The Holy Spirit Same?
I wonder whether God the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit are actually the same?
If the answer is "yes", why we can't we have our spiritual communication only with Jesus Christ?
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Does God want things? What are some of the things He wants, and how did we find out?
This question may appear brief, but I think it is simple enough to not need much background. Basically, I'm curious about the nature of God and His desires. Does He want things? What are some of the ...
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Why is God asking questions or appearing uncertain in the Bible if He's omniscient?
Is God omniscient? lists all the passages were it is written that God is omniscient.
Reading other passages, I found a few things that seemingly contradict this:
In Genesis 3:8-13 God asks Adam and ...
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Trichotomous vs Dichotomous views of Man
There are generally two* views of Man
the Dichotomous (Soul & Body)
the Trichotomous (Soul, Spirit, & Body)
Notably, A W Pink ascribes to the Trichotomous view (or Tripartite).
Also ...
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Does God have free will?
To clarify the question - when I mention God here I am referring to God the Father and by free will, the best non-contradictory definition according to the Bible I have heard is "the ability to act ...
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According to LDS (Mormon) teaching, who was the first God who began the eternal progression?
I understand that the LDS church teaches the concept of eternal progression, that "As God is, so man can become and as man is, so God once was." So, men may attain godhood in exaltation.
By ...
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Is God's wrath an anthropomorphism?
In Eastern theology, the idea of a dispassionate God is common. It is often said that wrath is an energy of God but is not part of his essence. I have even heard Western theologians say that wrath is ...
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When God works 'all things' for the good, is anything excluded in the word 'all'?
Assuming these verses in Romans 8 apply to the elect, is anything past, present, or future, in all of creation, circumstance, and world events excluded, or is it literally to be understood as an ...
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Does the Bible have any proof that Jesus Christ is the Only-begotten Son of God?
Apart from John's writings, is there any Biblical evidence that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten son of God?
John makes it clear (such as in John 1:18, 3:18), but other parts of the Bible refer to ...
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Does God change?
Historically, one of the attributes of God that provided the most comfort to many people was his unchanging nature - God is "the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow." (Hebrews 13:8) Additionally, ...
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How do Christians understand the existence of God in relation to the scientific concept of energy?
In physics, the quantity of energy is the most fundamental aspect of existence. All "entities" have a some sort of energy (either kinetic or potential) as an intrinsic aspect of their being. Though ...
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What is the basis of the view that Jesus was separated from the Father and Holy Spirit upon death?
From my limited understanding of this matter, some people believe that Jesus was in some sense separated from the Father. This has come up in the context of discussions of the indivisibility of the ...
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Do miracles violate the laws of physics?
I asked a Christian today whether he believed that Jesus turning water into wine literally happened, or was just a metaphor. He said it literally happened, and also that other miracles literally ...
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How can a Wholly Good God Deliberately Create Evil?
I think it's pretty universally accepted that God is wholly good. Indeed, many sources, including lots of answers on this website, are based on the belief that God is the perfect standard of ...
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Do we know there are only three persons in the “Trinity”?
A followup to the various answers provided to this question:
The specific concept of 'trinity' isn't specifically spelled out in the Bible. Instead, we have deduced from various scripture verses ...
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How to verify if a “message from God” came from God?
If I doubted on the authenticity of a "message", must I automatically associate it with the enemy's attacks?
Message here refers to any information that might be related to God's Will in our lives.
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From where do Jehovah's Witnesses derive the doctrine that Jesus was and now is Michael the Archangel?
According to some Watchtower literature, it is taught that Michael the Archangel is Jesus and that Jesus, after He ascended into heaven, resumed the name of Michael.
"It proves Michael the ...
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What is meant by “God is Omnipotent”?
I'm questioning my own understanding of the term "Omnipotence" in response so a comment on one of my answers.
In the comment, the poster included a definition of Omnipotence taken from the Wikipeda ...
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What is God's shape or form?
How do we describe God? Does He have a shape or form? Is He human-like, a light, or something else? Does He have a shape? What does Christianity say about it?
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Identifying the Three and the One in Scripture in light of the Trinity
I am very interested in learning more about the Trinity. I love God, and really want to understand Them better.
..I mean Him. This came to my mind earlier, and I laughed, but then caught myself, ...
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How can we apply relying on Jesus in situations where it appears we have to rely on ourselves?
I ask the question for a real reason. I would like to make more money to support my family and live in better conditions. I feel I have to rely on myself to go back to school, work hard and then get a ...
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Why is the number three special?
What is the significance to the number 3 in the Bible? There is already a question about the number seven, but no one said anything about 3.
Here are a few 3's I came up with:
The Trinity (Godhead) ...
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In what manner does the LDS believe we may become like God? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the Mormon doctrine regarding becoming a god?
Lorenzo Snow, a prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, stated:
As man is, God once was; as ...
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What is the Christian definition of “God”?
How does Christianity define "God" and does it apply to all denominations across Christianity?
