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What is God?
What is God: Throughout the various religions are various interpretations and definitions of “God.” Some religions, such as Taoism, teaches God is enigmatic, an unknowable cosmic force. Other religions, such as Hinduism, teach God is Pantheistic, the accumulation of everything (everything is God and God is everything). The Christian definition of God is far more complex than either of these theories. Qualities of God according to Christianity: God is the template from which man is designed. God is the creator of the universe. God is infinite, holy, all powerful, all present, and all knowing. God is intimately involved in our lives….
Biblical Contradiction: God is warlike or God is peaceful:
Biblical Contradiction Explained: God is warlike or God is peaceful: God is a God of war: “The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name. Exodus 15:3 For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name). Isaiah 51:15 God is a God of peace: Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Romans 15:33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:33 Explanation: This is only a contradiction…
Catechism: God Reveals His Name – The Living God
205 God calls Moses from the midst of a bush that bums without being consumed: “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”9 God is the God of the fathers, the One who had called and guided the patriarchs in their wanderings. He is the faithful and compassionate God who remembers them and his promises; he comes to free their descendants from slavery. He is the God who, from beyond space and time, can do this and wills to do it, the God who will put his…
Jesus Thought He Was God: Speaking the name of God
Jesus Thought He Was God: Speaking the name of God When Moses asked God what his name was, God answered: …”I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” (Exodus 3:14) According to Jewish law, speaking the name of God was only permitted by the High Priest, only once a year, and only after a considerable spiritual cleansing of sin. Under no other circumstances was one permitted to speak the name of God. Only God may speak the name of God. The Third Commandment: ‘You…
Catechism: God Reveals His Name – A God merciful and gracious
210 After Israel’s sin, when the people had turned away from God to worship the golden calf, God hears Moses’ prayer of intercession and agrees to walk in the midst of an unfaithful people, thus demonstrating his love.18 When Moses asks to see his glory, God responds “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you my name “the LORD” [YHWH].”19 Then the LORD passes before Moses and proclaims, “YHWH, YHWH, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness”; Moses then confesses that the LORD is a…
Was Jesus God?
Was Jesus God: Central to the Christian faith is the belief Jesus was God incarnate. While many non-Christians find this claim unbelievable and unsubstantiated, Christians disagree. According to the Christian faith, not only was Jesus God incarnate, it can be demonstrated and proven. To address this issue, we must consider several different questions. We must determine (1) whether or not Jesus believed himself to be God, (2) whether the disciples believed he was God, and (3) whether or not his divinity can be proven. Did Jesus believe he was God: Jesus’ public ministry would only last 3 1/2 years. Though short, this ministry would…
What is Judaism?
… the world can be found those who do submit to the traditional beliefs of Judaism. Origins of Judaism: No single person or event can be identified as the beginning of Judaism. According to Judaism all men and women are born with the inherent understanding of God and his laws. This instinctual understanding, according to Judaism, existed before any official establishment of religion. The first men and women were created by God with an understanding of God and their relationship to him. After the fall of man (explained later), when man learned of evil, variations of this instinctual belief were created…
Litany Of The Mercy Of God
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Mercy of God, supreme attribute of the Creator, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, greatest perfection of the Redeemer, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, unfathomable love of the Sanctifier, We trust in Thee….
Novena to Saint Joseph (II)
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days) Closing Prayer (Said Each Day) Saint Joseph, I, your unworthy child, greet you. You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have special confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary, I place all my hope of salvation in you, for you are especially powerful with God and will never abandon your faithful servants. Therefore I humbly invoke you and commend myself, with all who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to your intercession. I…
What is Dogma?
What is Dogma: The word dogma means: a belief held by a body of people. This can include atheists, liberals, conservatives, and so on. Because this is a Christian apologetic website, we will focus on the word “dogma” within the Christian church: Dogma in the first century: Greek for “opinion,” the word dogma in the early Christian church only meant: an opinion given by God. Dogma was only considered to be the teachings found within the Bible. For centuries, this remained the definition of dogma. Dogma after the First Vatican Council: During the First Vatican Council, Pope Pius IX decreed that, under very specific…