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The nature of God includes all aspects and characteristics attributed directly to the person of God, possibly including all the omni- aspects (e.g. omniscience), love, hate, persons (e.g. the Trinity) or other attributes.

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How can a loving God make a deal with the devil?

There seems to be an underlying assumption in questions like these, specifically that if God is really loving, then He is obligated to prevent any harm from ever coming to anyone. In fact, He s …
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God is love, pure, and all good, and omnipotent?

The assertion that God's omniscience, omnipresence, and omnificence somehow means that God must be everything is false. God's omniscience means God knows all things. God's omnipresence means that Go …
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What does it mean for God to be a person?

That God is referred to as a Person is, first, in contrast to the idea of some that the universe was created by some impersonal force--a force that has no personal being, but just some kind of cosmic …
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Could there be any possible action proving Yahweh to be cruel?

Mercy is when judgment is withheld from those who deserve it. God is merciful in that He oftentimes does withhold judgment and punishment from those who deserve it. However, God is not merciful in …
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Does God love unconditionally?

The Bible presents God as One who does not merely choose to love, but One who is love (1 John 4:16). It is a defining attribute of His. It follows, then, that God always loves. He loved those about …
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Giving to the church or giving to the poor?

People have both physical and spiritual needs. If we gave our lives only to meeting people's physical needs and never did anything for people's spiritual needs, the impact could be to give them comfo …
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Are God, Son (Jesus) and The Holy Spirit Same?

If the idea that the Father, Son and Spirit are all the same Being were true, we would expect that we would never see more than One of Them at the same time. Clark Kent and Superman are the same pers …
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Why is the number three special?

It seems to be a universal principle that a creation bears the image of its creator. A work of art reflects the thoughts, ideas and imagination of the artist. A symphony represents the expression of …
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Why is God asking questions or appearing uncertain in the Bible if He's omniscient?

Gaining information is not the only reason for asking questions. Asking questions is a very powerful teaching device--not because the teacher does not know the answer, but because in the answering of …
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How is the Shema of Deuteronomy reconciled with the doctrine of the Trinity?

The "Shema" (שְׁמַע), found in Deuteronomy 6:4, states that "YHVH (יהוה) is one." This verse can be interpreted to contradict the doctrine of the Trinity, yet this doctrine is quite prominent in Chri …
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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 implicat …
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What is the verdict on an unjust judge?

The key consideration is the definition of justice. Does justice necessitate punishment or restoration? If I steal $100 from someone, I don't need to be physically beaten. If I repay the amount--or …
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What is the Biblical basis that God's sacrifice is sufficient for all of our sins (past incl...

In his marvelous book, All of Grace, Charles Spurgeon cites the Apostle Paul in affirming that it is the ungodly people that God justifies, and not the righteous people: Now to the one who works, …
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Do miracles violate the laws of physics?

The laws of physics are certainly quite different from moral laws. In fact, the Bible never refers to the laws of physics as "laws". We see them as laws, because we are bound by them and are unable …
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Besides the writings of John, what is the biblical evidence Jesus Christ is the Only-begotte...

The term "only begotten" is a translation of the Greek word "monogenes". "Mono" indicates one and "genes" indicates kind. So, the very word itself indicates a meaning of "one of a kind". In the S …
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