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Line 1: − + − [[Image:Alphaomega.jpg|thumb|200px|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]] − − − + − 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.+ − + − 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.+ − + − {{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}} − + + − 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.+ − + − [[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>+ − + − *[[Other gods]] − *[[Atheism]] − *[[Christianity in Conservapedia]] − == References ==+ − {{Reflist|2}} − + − *[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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<small>''This article is about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
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{{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 ==
<div style="font-size: 1.0em; background: #daffd5; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #cde7a8" align=left>'''The Sugar Labs Marketing Team exists to spread the good word about Sugar.''' Sugar provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging young children in the world of learning that is opened up by computing and the Internet. It is the job of the Sugar Labs Marketing Team to promote the benefits of Sugar as widely as possible, and to recruit volunteers to help improve the Sugar experience.</div>
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== Attributes or Character of God ==
== Mission ==
{{:Marketing Team/Mission}}
== Team Coordinator ==
{{:Marketing Team/Coordinator}} (sdaly at sugarlabs.org) is Marketing Coordinator and welcomes ideas and comments but most of all communicators interested in helping out!
=== God is Triune ===
== Mailing list ==
Please see our [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing Marketing Team mailing list] and its [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/ archive].
== Projects ==
Deliverables and/or initiatives actively being worked on (with goals and deadlines).
==== Jesus is God ====
===[[Marketing_Team/Events|Events]]===
See [[Marketing Team/Events]] for a table of events we are targeting.
=== Press page ===
Our Press page is here: http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=press
Translator assistance welcomed!
=== Sugar stories ===
How Sugar motivates us: a series of profiles on contributors. [[Marketing Team/Sugar stories]]
=== Press contacts list ===
We're working on a [[Marketing Team/Press contacts]] list with education-oriented publications. This list is maintained by the Marketing Coordinator.
== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
=== PR phone line ===
+1.857.265.1100
[[Marketing Team/Phone]] is a number that journalists can call for quotes, interviews, clarifications, etc. about Sugar. This is a VoIP number which at this time forwards either to the Marketing Coordinator, an Oversight Board member, or voicemail which is forwarded as a timestamped soundfile to pr AT sugarlabs DOT org, an account monitored through forwarding by the Marketing Coordinator and two others.
=== Sugar Labs website ===
Our polished static website as a landing page for Sugar Labs is live and the new Activities section too. We are currently working on a common navigation bar for all the site sections to simplify navigation for first-time visitors. [[Marketing Team/Website]]
==See also==
=== [[Marketing Team/Swag|Swag]] ===
To view, download, and contribute to swag designs (stickers, t-shirts, business cards, USB sticks, etc.) and coordinate purchasing swag from suppliers, see [[Marketing Team/Swag]].
==External links==
== Discussions ==
[[Category:Christianity]]
Conversations that may one day turn into projects, or may have in the past been projects.
[[Category:Divine Beings]]
=== "Audited" Circulation ===
- [[User:Docdtv|Docdtv]]
While a small user community might discourage adoption of a tool,
a large user community can help encourage adoption. And of course,
small communities need always precede large ones! You know the old
expression: "Eat Sugar! 10**9 flies can't be wrong!" <G>
How do you measure the size of a community? A great way to do that
with automata connected to a global communication network is to
have them "phone home" now and then. Now, I hope what I am suggesting
does not break with any covenent, (implicit or explicit, moral or legal).
But would it be so harmful if, say once a day, a Sugar installation
would briefly tell Sugar Labs "Hey, I'm alive on a machine today!"
Some might agree to do this, but worry about a slippery slope.
Would the future of this humble audit parallel the course of the
United States decennial census, growing from a simple enumeration
into a ruthless and arrogant demographic strip-search?
Of course, audits could be of great benefit to end-users, especially
if they included Activity installation audits. For example, they could
evolve into a mechanism for warning the user about a terrible bug
that needs patching, or advertising a follow-on tool almost all users
adopt upon learning about the new existence of same. (I just now learn
that [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Automatic_software_updates automatic software updates]
are a new feature of the latest ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_Notes/8.2.0 8.2.0])
OLPC software release.) By "factoring" the audit mechanism into a
system-wide facility, Activity developers would be spared the need
to code such support on their own.
As a courtesy to Sugar users, cooperation in audits should be voluntary.
But every user should be told why such an audit can help him and others.
Naturally, all this is limited by the fact that not every last machine
on which Sugar will be run will be attached to the Internet.
=== Video channels ===
- [[User:Docdtv|Docdtv]]
1. Does a YouTube channel exist? If not, why not?
There already is a channel at Dailymotion with 19 videos as we write:
http://www.dailymotion.com/sugarlabs/1
YouTube may not use an open source codec, but it is an
incredibly popular search engine and affiliate-propagation tool, see:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/12/31/technology/internet/31tubeGrfx/articleInline.jpg
2. First video would be a 60-second TV-style ad explaining
... what Sugar is (leverage OLPC brand-awareness!)
... that it is free
... what you need to run it
... how you get a copy to install
3. Every time a pitch (q.v. below) is created, a YouTube video record of same is made.
The YouTube version can add stills or short video clips to a talking head.
=== Pitches ===
Short, 1-page elevator pitches to sell Sugar to various audiences. Not formalized, but the homepage (www.sugarlabs.org) is the best starting point. [[Marketing Team/Pitches]]
=== Logo ===
See [[Marketing Team/Logo]].
=== Name ===
Ongoing discussion. See [[Marketing Team/Name]]
=== Slogans ===
Several slogan options are available at [[Marketing Team/Slogan]].
== Subpages ==
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Marketing_Team/}}
[[Category:Marketing Team]]
[[Category:Team]]