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Continuing on my 2nd and 3rd question and my article on From Guestwriters and on "Looking for answers on the question Is there a God" in case we do have to assume there is a god or gods we should wonder what or whom that god or gods may be.
The Divine Supreme Being Who was from the beginning was a not begotten Creator, Evolver, Bestower of Forms and He is Allah, the One and Only, in whose image man is created and Who has to be looked for by man who took distance from Him. Man with his limited knowledge can find the direct evidence which does not require interpretation, but has also the indirect (or circumstantial) evidence which may require interpretation.
Click on the title to find out more about the Omnipotent Creator God, Who as Maker of everything, wants man to come to know and to love Him and provided enough material to come to know Him, a guidebook for getting to the essence of God and the essence of us being here on earth.
Are we willing to see a Omnipotent God Who is above all other god in case He exists? Is mankind willing to face a more intelligent Being than themselves? Most difficult thing to accept for human beings is that this Supreme Being would encompass everything while He is the Most High above everything, being able to be everywhere, to know everything and able to do everything. Most people want to have everything themselves under control and want to command others, not being commanded themselves.
Come to know more about modern philosophers like Immanuel Kant their theories and transcendent beings in contrast to immanent beings, by clicking on the title of this article.
We can go for a walk in the country, on a dark night with a clear sky and look at the stars. Then when we look within we should engage with our conscience.
That conscience will tell us what is implanted into our soul. Each person crated in the image of God has also the instinct been given by the Divine Creator to be able to feel the connection with its Maker.
Looking at nature it tells everything about the Creative Hand behind it.
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To remember
Nature = reflection of God, = revelation of God in world around us <=> God revealed in beauty of His creation around us.
God has shown what can be known about God to mankind
His invisible attributes = His eternal power + divine nature = clearly seen, being understood through what He has made => people are without excuse
everyone, every human being has access to God ~~~~ What we chose to see, to find, to embrace, to ignore = chose to either accept or reject God.
Doctrine of the Fall of man = man rebelled against God’s supreme authority => negative impact on natural world because of freedom to chose.
Nature is the reflection of God, the revelation of God in the world around us. God revealed in the beauty of His creation around us.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 1 verse 19 to 20:
V19; “Since what can be known about god is evident among Them, because God has shown it to them.”
V20: “from the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.”
We could say, everyone, every human being has access to God. What we chose to see, to find, to embrace, to ignore, is a chose to either accept or reject God.
The universe belongs to God, and nature is good because it is God’s work. Original Sin {which is original chose} which is found in Genesis Chapter 3,is…
In case we really love God we would not mind showing others that we do not want to be part of this world but want to be part of God’s World, doing what He wants that we do.
A writer looking at Jesus-the ideal man,-believing he fulfills the mark of perfection and is the focus of the whole Bible, giving us a restored image, where the ideal man is reflected in us, knows he fulfilled all of God’s expectations and sets us free from the corruption. Though surprisingly enough he on certain articles and pages gives the impression that he believes the heathen idea of incarnation and that Jesus would have bean a god who came in flesh to restore his image in us.
Strangely enough he also writes he is realizing idolatry is a serious threat to his soul. We thought it interesting to share his study on idolatry.
He himself poses the question
Why is it so important that we “guard ourselves from idols” (1John 5:21)?
and tries to give answers, first, looking at the short biblical answer, but in our eyes the second most important answer:
We cannot be saved if we love the world and the things of the world (1John 2:15-17)!
The first being that we only should worship One and Only One True God.
A Ten Commandments monument which includes the command to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
He seems to accept that God made this truth absolutely clear with the examples in bible (1Corinthians 10:6) and by listing it in the Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:7-8), but strangely enough he like many Christians steps aside or ignores those commandments.
He also seems to be aware that God isn’t physical but seems to take Jesus as his god, even knowing that a physical picture of Jesus or crosses can be idolatrous.
After all, he said, do not form an idol “of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below” (Deuteronomy 5:8).
He looks at how the Israelites were rejecting Moses (vs.1) and could find a justification for the calf which likely stemmed from an acknowledgement that God was blessing them.
They got off when their hearts were filled with and focused on the abundance instead of God. They were caught up in the enjoyment of meeting their physical needs so much that it became a worshipful expression–that is a transition that occurs spiritually in the heart of man. While they literally worshipped a calf, we see how they shifted to another glorification.
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While the bible describes idolatry specifically, all sin is idolatry. As Tertullian said,
idolatry is “[t]he principle crime of the human race…”
I am realizing idolatry is a serious threat to my soul. I am also realizing I really don’t have deep convictions about it and I feel moved to study it out. My study on idolatry has turned into multiple parts, some I want to share here.
Why is it so important that we “guard ourselves from idols” (1John 5:21)?
First, there’s the short biblical answer: We cannot be saved if we love the world and the things of the world (1John 2:15-17)! Some will try to twist this truth in order to soften its blow, but I will avoid their influence as told by 2Timothy 4:3. Plus, God made this truth absolutely clear with the examples in bible (1Corinthians 10:6) and by listing it in the Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:7-8).
Second, unless we lack the ability to perceive spiritually, we can take a reality check on the condition of our world. As disciples, we’re called to be aware of the Devil’s…
Billions of people throughout ancient times have looked for and created gods and spirits of al kinds. We can find Sumerian, Canaanite, Aztec, Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, German, Celt and African gods which we can often find back in a counterpart under an other name in an other culture.
... In this article you may find a glimpse of some relationships of those gods and certain religious groups. ... Find out more by reading this article. ...
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