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How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by kzmoney(m): 3:42pm On Feb 10, 2011 |
How would you describe your GOD to other faith? Pls respond to the question above. |
Re: How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by emmadaniel: 11:01am On Feb 16, 2011 |
MY GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END MY GOD IS THE OMNIPOTENT AND OMNISCIENT MY GOD IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA MY GOD IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF MY FAITH MY GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE MY GOD IS THE LION UPON THE TRIBE OF JUDAH MY GOD IS THE I AM THAT I AM MY GOD IS THE ROOT OF DAVID MY GOD IS THE ONE WHO WAS, WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME. MY GOD IS THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE MY GOD IS THE GREAT LIMITLESS LIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE MY GOD IS EVERYTHING MY GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS MY GOD IS EVERYWHERE MY GOD IS ALL. MY GOD IS A MIGHTY MAN IN BATTLE WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE MY GOD. |
Re: How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by benodic: 2:18pm On Feb 17, 2011 |
God is, and as soul you are, anything else you add reflects your state of consciousness. |
Re: How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by Jenwitemi(m): 4:20pm On Feb 17, 2011 |
And don't forget to beat your chest while you are at it. emmadaniel: |
Re: How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by abdulg: 12:24pm On Feb 18, 2011 |
'Listen, O those who can, to what God desires from you. And what He desires is only that you become solely His and do not associate any partners with Him, neither in the heavens nor on the earth. Our God is that God who is alive even now as He was alive before. He speaks even now as He used to speak before. And even now He hears as He used to hear earlier. It is a false notion that in these times He does hear but does not speak. But He hears and speaks, too. All His Attributes are eternal and everlasting. None of His Attributes is in abeyance, nor will it ever be. He is the One without any associate Who has no son, nor has He any wife. He alone is the peerless Who has no one like Him. And He is the One Who is unique in that none of His Attributes are exclusively possessed by anyone besides Him. He is the One Who has no equal. He is the One Who has no one to share with Him His Attributes. And He is the One no Power of Whose is less than perfect. He is near, though He is far and He is far, though He is near. He can reveal Himself to Ahl-e-Kashf in personification, but He has no body, nor any shape. He is above all, but it cannot be said that there is anything beneath Him. He is on 'Arsh, but it can't be said that He is not on the earth. He is the sum total of all Perfect Attributes and He is the Manifestation of every True Praise. He is the source of all that is Good and encompasses all Powers and He is the source of all Beneficences. He is the One to Whom everything returns. He is the Lord of all realms. He possesses every Perfection and is free from all defects, imperfections and weakness. It is His sole prerogative that all those who belong to the earth as well as all those who belong to the heavens should worship Him. As far as He is concerned nothing is impossible for Him. All souls and their potentialities, and all particles and their potentials are His and only His creation. Nothing comes into existence without His agency. As for Him He reveals Himself through His Powers, His Omnipotence and His Signs. We can attain Him only through Him. He always reveals His Person to the righteous and shows them His Omnipotence—and this is the only means by which He is recognized and by which that way is recognized which is favoured by Him. He sees without physical eyes and hears without physical ears and speaks without a physical tongue. Likewise it is His work to bring a thing into existence from nothingness. For example, in the visions of dream you see how He creates a world without matter and shows you every mortal and nonexistent being as having existence. Thus are all His Powers. Ignorant is he who denies His Powers. Blind is he who has no knowledge of His profound and inconceivable Powers. He can, and does, everything that He intends to, except those things which violate His Majesty or which are in conflict with His Promises and Verdicts. He is unique in His Being, in His Attributes, in His Actions and in His Powers. All doors to reach Him are closed except the one door which the Noble Qur'an has opened. And all Prophethoods and all Books of the past are such as now there is no need left to follow them independently. Because the Prophethood of Muhammad (sa) comprises them all and encompasses them all. And except it [the Prophethood of Muhammad (as) ] all routes to God are closed. Each and every truth which leads to God is in it alone. Neither any truth will come after this, nor there was a truth which is not present in it. And for this reason all Prophethoods have ended with this Prophethood. And so it should have been: for a thing which has a beginning must also have an end. But this Prophethood of Muhammad (sa) in its intrinsic beneficence is not deficient. Rather its beneficence far surpasses the beneficence of other prophethoods. Following the Prophethood of Muhammad (sa) is the easiest route through which one can reach God. Obedience to it wins greater gifts of Divine love and Divine communion than ever before.'' |
Re: How Would You Describe Your God To Other Faith? by barondavil(m): 1:29am On Feb 20, 2011 |
“I feel like I’m being punished,” says a woman in her mid-50’s after learning that she has cancer. Reflecting on a wrong she committed years earlier, she concludes, “This must be God’s way of telling me I sinned.” WHEN faced with adversity, many people feel that God is punishing them for some past wrong. Overwhelmed by a sudden avalanche of problems, they may be heard to lament: “Why me? What have I done to deserve this ?” Should we conclude that our problems are an indication of divine disapproval? Are personal adversities really a punishment from God? Faithful Worshippers Experienced Adversity Consider what the Bible reports about a man named Job. Without warning, he suddenly lost his wealth. Next, all ten of his children were killed in a windstorm. Soon thereafter, he was struck with a debilitating, loathsome disease. ( Job 1:13-19; 2:7, Such adversities led Job to cry out: “The hand of God has struck me down.” (Job 19:21, Today’s English Version) Evidently, like many today, Job felt that God was punishing him. However, the Bible reveals that before Job ’s trials began, God himself had described Job as “a man blameless and upright, fearing God and turning aside from bad. ” (Job 1: In view of this expression of divine approval, it is clear that Job’s adversities were not a punishment from God. The fact is, the Bible is filled with accounts of upright individuals who faced personal adversities. Although he was a loyal servant of God, Joseph endured years of unjust imprisonment. ( Genesis 39:10-20; 40:15) The faithful Christian Timothy suffered from “ frequent cases of sickness.” (1 Timothy 5:23) Even Jesus Christ, who never did wrong, was cruelly mistreated before suffering an agonizing death. ( 1 Peter 2:21-24) Hence, it is a mistake to conclude that adversity must be an expression of God ’s displeasure. But if God is not responsible for adversity, who, if anyone, is? The Causes of Our Problems The Bible shows that Satan the Devil was the cause of Job ’s tragedies. (Job 1:7-12; 2:3- Furthermore, it identifies Satan as the chief source of our problems today when it states: “ Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time. ” (Revelation 12:12) As “the ruler of this world,” Satan has influenced many to engage in evil acts that have resulted in untold misery and heartache. — John 12:31; Psalm 37:12, 14.* We should not, however, be quick to blame the Devil for every adversity we experience. As a result of inherited sin and imperfection, we are prone to make unwise decisions that can cause us problems. (Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12) For example, imagine a man who by choice neither eats properly nor gets sufficient rest. If this eventually leads to serious health problems, should he blame the Devil? No, the man has merely reaped the bitter consequences of his own poor judgment. ( Galatians 6:7) In such an instance, it is just as a Bible proverb puts it: “A man’s own folly wrecks his life.”— Proverbs 19:3, The New English Bible . Finally, it must be realized that many unpleasant experiences are simply the result of “time and unforeseen occurrence.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) Consider the person who is unexpectedly caught in a rainstorm. Whether he will get a little wet or completely drenched may just depend on where he happens to be standing when the rain begins to fall. Similarly, in these “critical times hard to deal with,” negative conditions can quickly turn into a downpour of adversity. ( 2 Timothy 3:1-5) To what extent we are personally affected is often a matter of timing and circumstances, over which we may have little or no control. Does this mean, then, that we will always be plagued with adversity? All Adversity Soon to End Happily, Jehovah God will bring an end to all adversity very soon. ( Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 1:3; 21:3, 4) In the meantime, he shows that he really cares for us by providing “instruction” and “comfort from the Scriptures” so that we can cope with trials now as we look forward to that wonderful future just ahead. ( Romans 15:4; 1 Peter 5:7) At that time, those who are upright in God ’s eyes will enjoy unending life in a new world, free from every form of adversity. —Psalm 37:29, 37. * See the article “The Bible’s Viewpoint: Who Is Satan? Is He Real ?” in the February 2007 issue of Awake! |
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