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	Sebastian Dziallas is a student, mainly working on the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick\| Sugar on a Stick]] project right now. He's also working on Fedora, where he has founded the Education SIG and has attended FOSDEM 2009 in Brussels and SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin. You can reach him on IRC (nick: ''sdziallas''), while his blog is available [http://sdziallas~~.blogspot~~.com/ here]. ~~He's running for SLOBs in the upcoming election (for which he's working with Luke Faraone in the Membership Committee) to ensure a good connection and representation of SoaS~~.		Sebastian Dziallas is a student, mainly working on the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick\| Sugar on a Stick]] project right now. He's also working on Fedora, where he has founded the Education SIG and has attended FOSDEM 2009 in Brussels and SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin. You can reach him on IRC (nick: ''sdziallas''), while his blog is available [http://sdziallas.com/ here]. His Fedora user page lives [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sdz here].

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	~~<small>''This article~~ is ~~about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>~~		Sebastian Dziallas is a student, mainly working on the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick\| Sugar on a Stick]] project right now. He's also working on Fedora, where he has founded the Education SIG and has attended FOSDEM 2009 in Brussels and SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin. You can reach him on IRC (nick: ''sdziallas''), while his blog is available [http://sdziallas.blogspot.com/ here]. He's running for SLOBs in the upcoming election (for which he's working with Luke Faraone in the Membership Committee) to ensure a good connection and representation of SoaS.
	~~[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]~~
	~~{{cquote\|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}~~
	{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.

	~~== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==~~

	Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.

	~~== Attributes or Character of God ==~~
	~~The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe~~ a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.

	~~God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart~~, ~~namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]]~~ on the ~~cross of~~ [[~~calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.~~

	~~=== God is Triune ===~~
	~~{{main~~\|~~Trinity}}~~

	~~Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is~~ a ~~triune God, or three in one.~~
	~~These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ\|Jesus~~]]~~), and the~~ '~~'[[Holy Spirit]]''.~~

	~~The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref\|Genesis\|1\|26}} which relates God saying~~, ~~"Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.~~

	~~The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in~~ the ~~name of the Father~~ and ~~of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\|book=Matthew\|chap=28\|verses=19\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~==== Jesus is God ====~~

	~~The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]],~~ in ~~which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|In the beginning was the Word,~~ and ~~the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=1\|version=NIV}}~~
	This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.

	~~This is reinforced two verses later,~~ in ~~which Jesus is described as the creator.~~
	~~[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made~~.~~\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=3\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~==== The Holy Spirit is God ====~~

	~~In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:~~
	{{Bible quote\|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You ~~have not lied to men but to God."\|book=Acts\|chap=5\|verses=3-4\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~=== God is omniscient ===~~
	~~{{main\|omniscience}}~~

	~~God knows everything:~~
	{{Bible quote\|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.\|book=1_John\|chap=3\|verses=19-20\|version=NIV}}

	~~Because God is outside of [[time]], He~~ can ~~see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.~~

	~~== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==~~
	~~[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg\|left\|140px\|God the Father]]~~
	~~In the bible, the word "God"~~ (~~θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this~~:
	~~{{cquote\|~~''~~'John 3:16'~~'' ~~(NASB~~)~~<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world~~, ~~that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}~~
	~~{{cquote\|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}~~
	Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."

	~~== Terminology ==~~

	~~The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.~~
	~~"God" itself~~ is ~~not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>~~[http://~~www~~.~~etymonline~~.com/~~index.php?term=god God~~] ~~Online Etymology Dictionary~~.~~</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word~~ for ~~the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used~~ in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>

	~~The other main term~~ for ~~God is the Hebrew~~ '~~'adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.~~
	~~There are various compound words also used~~ in the ~~Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is~~ a ~~short version~~ of ~~''elohim'')~~.~~<ref name="DPK" />~~

	''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Other gods]]
	*[[Atheism]]
	*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{Reflist\|2}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
	*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
	*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
	*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]

	~~[[Category:Christianity]]~~
	~~[[Category:Divine Beings]]~~

Goo at 23:06, 2 April 2010

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	~~Sebastian Dziallas~~ is a ~~student~~, ~~mainly working~~ on the [[~~Sugar_on_a_Stick~~\| ~~Sugar on~~ a ~~Stick~~]] ~~project right now~~. He'~~s also working on Fedora~~, ~~where he has founded~~ the ~~Education SIG~~ and ~~has attended FOSDEM 2009~~ in ~~Brussels~~ and ~~SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin~~. ~~You~~ can ~~reach him on IRC~~ (~~nick~~: ''~~sdziallas~~''), ~~while his blog~~ is ~~available~~ [http://~~sdziallas~~.~~blogspot~~.com/ ~~here~~]. He'~~s running~~ for ~~SLOBs~~ in the ~~upcoming election~~ (~~for which he~~'s ~~working with Luke Faraone~~ in ~~the Membership Committee) to ensure a good connection~~ and ~~representation of SoaS~~.		<small>''This article is about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
			[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
			{{cquote\|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
			{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.

			== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==

			Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.

			== Attributes or Character of God ==
			The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.

			God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of [[calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.

			=== God is Triune ===
			{{main\|Trinity}}

			Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
			These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ\|Jesus]]), and the ''[[Holy Spirit]]''.

			The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref\|Genesis\|1\|26}} which relates God saying, "Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.

			The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
			{{Bible quote\|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\|book=Matthew\|chap=28\|verses=19\|version=NIV}}

			==== Jesus is God ====

			The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]], in which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:
			{{Bible quote\|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=1\|version=NIV}}
			This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.

			This is reinforced two verses later, in which Jesus is described as the creator.
			[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.
			{{Bible quote\|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=3\|version=NIV}}

			==== The Holy Spirit is God ====

			In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:
			{{Bible quote\|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."\|book=Acts\|chap=5\|verses=3-4\|version=NIV}}

			=== God is omniscient ===
			{{main\|omniscience}}

			God knows everything:
			{{Bible quote\|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.\|book=1_John\|chap=3\|verses=19-20\|version=NIV}}

			Because God is outside of [[time]], He can see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.

			== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
			[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg\|left\|140px\|God the Father]]
			In the bible, the word "God" (θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this:
			{{cquote\|'''John 3:16''' (NASB)<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}
			{{cquote\|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}
			Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."

			== Terminology ==

			The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.
			"God" itself is not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=god God] Online Etymology Dictionary.</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word for the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>

			The other main term for God is the Hebrew ''adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.
			There are various compound words also used in the Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is a short version of ''elohim'').<ref name="DPK" />

			''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>

			==See also==
			*[[Other gods]]
			*[[Atheism]]
			*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			==External links==
			*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
			*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
			*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
			*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]

			[[Category:Christianity]]
			[[Category:Divine Beings]]

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	~~<small>''This article~~ is ~~about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>~~		Sebastian Dziallas is a student, mainly working on the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick\| Sugar on a Stick]] project right now. He's also working on Fedora, where he has founded the Education SIG and has attended FOSDEM 2009 in Brussels and SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin. You can reach him on IRC (nick: ''sdziallas''), while his blog is available [http://sdziallas.blogspot.com/ here]. He's running for SLOBs in the upcoming election (for which he's working with Luke Faraone in the Membership Committee) to ensure a good connection and representation of SoaS.
	~~[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]~~
	~~{{cquote\|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}~~
	{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.

	~~== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==~~

	Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.

	~~== Attributes or Character of God ==~~
	~~The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe~~ a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.

	~~God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart~~, ~~namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]]~~ on the ~~cross of~~ [[~~calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.~~

	~~=== God is Triune ===~~
	~~{{main~~\|~~Trinity}}~~

	~~Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is~~ a ~~triune God, or three in one.~~
	~~These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ\|Jesus~~]]~~), and the~~ '~~'[[Holy Spirit]]''.~~

	~~The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref\|Genesis\|1\|26}} which relates God saying~~, ~~"Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.~~

	~~The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in~~ the ~~name of the Father~~ and ~~of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\|book=Matthew\|chap=28\|verses=19\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~==== Jesus is God ====~~

	~~The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]],~~ in ~~which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|In the beginning was the Word,~~ and ~~the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=1\|version=NIV}}~~
	This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.

	~~This is reinforced two verses later,~~ in ~~which Jesus is described as the creator.~~
	~~[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.~~
	~~{{Bible quote\|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made~~.~~\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=3\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~==== The Holy Spirit is God ====~~

	~~In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:~~
	{{Bible quote\|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You ~~have not lied to men but to God."\|book=Acts\|chap=5\|verses=3-4\|version=NIV}}~~

	~~=== God is omniscient ===~~
	~~{{main\|omniscience}}~~

	~~God knows everything:~~
	{{Bible quote\|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.\|book=1_John\|chap=3\|verses=19-20\|version=NIV}}

	~~Because God is outside of [[time]], He~~ can ~~see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.~~

	~~== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==~~
	~~[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg\|left\|140px\|God the Father]]~~
	~~In the bible, the word "God"~~ (~~θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this~~:
	~~{{cquote\|~~''~~'John 3:16'~~'' ~~(NASB~~)~~<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world~~, ~~that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}~~
	~~{{cquote\|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}~~
	Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."

	~~== Terminology ==~~

	~~The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.~~
	~~"God" itself~~ is ~~not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>~~[http://~~www~~.~~etymonline~~.com/~~index.php?term=god God~~] ~~Online Etymology Dictionary~~.~~</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word~~ for ~~the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used~~ in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>

	~~The other main term~~ for ~~God is the Hebrew~~ '~~'adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.~~
	~~There are various compound words also used~~ in the ~~Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is~~ a ~~short version~~ of ~~''elohim'')~~.~~<ref name="DPK" />~~

	''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Other gods]]
	*[[Atheism]]
	*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{Reflist\|2}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
	*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
	*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
	*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]

	~~[[Category:Christianity]]~~
	~~[[Category:Divine Beings]]~~

Goo at 23:03, 2 April 2010

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	~~Sebastian Dziallas~~ is a ~~student~~, ~~mainly working~~ on the [[~~Sugar_on_a_Stick~~\| ~~Sugar on~~ a ~~Stick~~]] ~~project right now~~. He'~~s also working on Fedora~~, ~~where he has founded~~ the ~~Education SIG~~ and ~~has attended FOSDEM 2009~~ in ~~Brussels~~ and ~~SugarCamp 2009 in Berlin~~. ~~You~~ can ~~reach him on IRC~~ (~~nick~~: ''~~sdziallas~~''), ~~while his blog~~ is ~~available~~ [http://~~sdziallas~~.~~blogspot~~.com/ ~~here~~]. He'~~s running~~ for ~~SLOBs~~ in the ~~upcoming election~~ (~~for which he~~'s ~~working with Luke Faraone~~ in ~~the Membership Committee) to ensure a good connection~~ and ~~representation of SoaS~~.		<small>''This article is about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
			[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
			{{cquote\|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
			{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.

			== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==

			Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.

			== Attributes or Character of God ==
			The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.

			God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of [[calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.

			=== God is Triune ===
			{{main\|Trinity}}

			Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
			These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ\|Jesus]]), and the ''[[Holy Spirit]]''.

			The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref\|Genesis\|1\|26}} which relates God saying, "Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.

			The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
			{{Bible quote\|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\|book=Matthew\|chap=28\|verses=19\|version=NIV}}

			==== Jesus is God ====

			The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]], in which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:
			{{Bible quote\|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=1\|version=NIV}}
			This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.

			This is reinforced two verses later, in which Jesus is described as the creator.
			[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.
			{{Bible quote\|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.\|book=John\|chap=1\|verses=3\|version=NIV}}

			==== The Holy Spirit is God ====

			In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:
			{{Bible quote\|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."\|book=Acts\|chap=5\|verses=3-4\|version=NIV}}

			=== God is omniscient ===
			{{main\|omniscience}}

			God knows everything:
			{{Bible quote\|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.\|book=1_John\|chap=3\|verses=19-20\|version=NIV}}

			Because God is outside of [[time]], He can see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.

			== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
			[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg\|left\|140px\|God the Father]]
			In the bible, the word "God" (θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this:
			{{cquote\|'''John 3:16''' (NASB)<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}
			{{cquote\|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}
			Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."

			== Terminology ==

			The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.
			"God" itself is not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=god God] Online Etymology Dictionary.</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word for the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>

			The other main term for God is the Hebrew ''adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.
			There are various compound words also used in the Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is a short version of ''elohim'').<ref name="DPK" />

			''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>

			==See also==
			*[[Other gods]]
			*[[Atheism]]
			*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			==External links==
			*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
			*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
			*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
			*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]

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