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This article is about the biblical God. For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see Other Gods

God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending

Template:Cquote Template:TrinityGod 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

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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), and the Holy Spirit.

The first hint of the Trinity is in Template:Bible ref 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: Template:Bible quote

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: Template:Bible quote 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. Template:Bible quote

The Holy Spirit is God

In the following passage, the Holy Spirit is referred to as God: Template:Bible quote

God is omniscient

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God knows everything: Template:Bible quote

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

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: Template:Cquote Template:Cquote 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,^[1] 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.^[2]

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).^[2]

YHWH is given in the Bible as God's actual name. In most English Bibles it is translated as Lord, in small capitals. The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.^[3]

References

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External links

↑ God Online Etymology Dictionary.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kruse, Dale P.,More on the Names of God In the Bible, Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.
↑ McHyde, Tim, God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?

[1] God Online Etymology Dictionary.

[DPK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kruse, Dale P.,More on the Names of God In the Bible, Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.

[3] McHyde, Tim, God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?

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-<noinclude><div class="noprint">{{GoogleTrans-en}}{{TeamHeader|Activity Team}}</div></noinclude>
+<small>''This article is about the biblical God.  For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
-{{TOCright}}
+[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg|thumb|200px|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
-==Mission==
+{{cquote|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
-{{:Activity Team/Mission}}
+{{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.
-==News==
+== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==
-===Sugar Labs Activity Author Resources===
+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.
-There are many Sugar Labs resources available for Activity authors, though keeping track of them when you start a new project or make a new release can be a little daunting. So the FAQ has now been updated with [[Activity_Team/FAQ#What_Sugar_Labs_author_resources_should_I_be_aware_of.3F|Sugar Labs author resources]], as a helpful memory aid.
-* Jim Simmons has begun writing a [http://en.flossmanuals.net/ActivitiesGuideSugar/Introduction FLOSS manual ''Beginner's Guide''] to writing Sugar Activities. Please contribute.
+== 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.
-===Problems logging in to Gitorious?===
+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.
-Gitorious users are sometimes having their IP addresses incorrectly blacklisted by OUOSL, the organization that hosts git.sugarlabs.org.  If your SSH key is rejected with the error "Access denied or bad repository path", please open a ticket by emailing support@ouosl.org.
-This has happened to a number of activity authors and we are working on getting it resolved.
+=== God is Triune ===
+{{main|Trinity}}
-[[User:Wade|Wade]] 22:04, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
+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]]''.
-For more info see tickets:
+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.
-* {{Bug|418}} Resolve Gitorious blacklisting issues with OUOSL
-* {{Bug|523}} Access denied or bad repository path while pushing to git.s.o
-===Activity Team users on activities.sugarlabs.org===
+The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
-Fake emails to identify users:
+{{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}}
-* ''activity.team@sugarlabs.org'' activities that are supported by Activity Team
-* ''trash@dev.null'' activities to remove
-===Sugar Activities===
+==== Jesus is God ====
-There is an [[Activities]] page where we highlight Sugar activities in the wiki. (We need to discuss how best to manage the content of this page as well as how to manage the activity-specific sub-pages.)
+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.
-Interested in creating Activities, but don't know where to begin?  [[Activity_Team/Creating_a_New_Activity]] might be helpful.
+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}}
-===Sugar [[Human Interface Guidelines]]===
+==== The Holy Spirit is God ====
-The [[Human_Interface_Guidelines|Sugar Human Interface Guidelines]] content has also been migrated to Sugar Labs.  This guide is a critical resource when designing activities. [[User:Wade|Wade]] 18:35, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
-===Sugar Almanac===
+In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:
-The [[Development Team/Almanac|Sugar Almanac]] content has been migrated to Sugar Labs. It's a great, quick reference when building python Activities.
+{{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}}
-===Modify Activities===
+=== God is omniscient ===
-A guide has been written describing how to make simple modifications to popular Sugar activities.  Examples include adding sounds to TamTam, blocks to TurtleArt, buttons to Calculate, etc.
+{{main|omniscience}}
-*[[Activity_Team/Modifing_an_Activity]]
+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}}
-===activities.sugarlabs.org===
+Because God is outside of [[time]], He can see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.
-The [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar Activity Library] is our new user-facing portal for Sugar activities.  The site uses the backend Mozilla built for Firefox and Thunderbird extensions at addons.mozilla.org, called Remora.  To help out, check out [[Activity Library]].
-[[User:Wade|Wade]] 15:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
+== "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."
-===sugar-widgets library===
+== Terminology ==
-See [[Development Team/sugar-port]].
+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>
-===sugar-sprites library===
+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" />
-See [[Activity Team/Sugar-sprites]]
+''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>
-===Activity HIG (Human Interface Guidelines)===
+==See also==
-*[[Activity Team/Project Ideas#Activity HIG|Activity HIG]] discussion
+*[[Other gods]]
+*[[Atheism]]
+*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
-===Packaging activities discussion===
+== References ==
+{{Reflist|2}}
-We are currently discussing how to package activities in the future, in order to support all distributions.  Please add your comments to the following pages.
+==External links==
-* [[Activity Team/Packaging|Packaging]]
+*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
-** should we remove "Activities" section from that page; all issues where moved to Activity_Status page [[User:Alsroot|alsroot]] 10:33, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
+*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
-* [[Activity Team/Packaging Ideas|Packaging ideas]]
+*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
+*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]
-===Move an activity===
+[[Category:Christianity]]
+[[Category:Divine Beings]]
-'''We need help''' moving activities over to Sugar Labs from OLPC's servers.  This is a great way to get started helping out the Activity Team.  See [[Activity Team/How_to_migrate_from_OLPC]] for instructions, and [[Activity Team/Activity Status]] for the list of activities that need to be moved.
-While moving activities, it would be great to check that the .pot files are up to date and the MANIFEST is correct.  This will really help out the distro packagers.
-[[User:Wade|Wade]] 17:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
-===General Overview of git and gitorious===
-[http://git.sugarlabs.org Gitorious] is the web front-end to git, the revision control system that Sugar Labs uses for project hosting. Once you have [[Activity Team/How_to_migrate_from_OLPC|migrated]] your project, as an Activity developer, you may encounter some of these [[Activity Team/Git FAQ|questions]].
-* John Wiegley has written an overview of git: [http://ftp.newartisans.com/pub/git.from.bottom.up.pdf Git from the bottom up].
-* Charles Duran from Harvard has written a lovely overview of git at [http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~cduan/technical/git/ Understanding Git Conceptually].
-* GNOME maintains a [http://www.gnome.org/~federico/misc/git-cheat-sheet.txt list of references to git for mortals].
-* [http://progit.org/book/ Pro Git] by Scott Chacon
-===Cross-platform compatibility===
-As Sugar is integrated into more distros and the hardware base expands, it is important to keep Activity developers informed of any issues they need be aware of. For example, when Sugar was only expected to run on the XO-1 laptop, it was safe to assume that the display was always 1200x900.
-The [[Activity Team/Compatibility Tips|Compatibility Tips]] page is a place to accumulate tips.
-===[[Activity Team/Project Ideas|Project Ideas]]===
-The Activity Team always needs project ideas and suggestions.  Post your ideas to [[Activity Team/Project Ideas]].
-If you see something here you would like to help with, please [[Activity Team/Contacts|contact us]].
-[[User:Wade|Wade]] 17:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
-==Meetings==
-Please check [[/Meetings]] for meeting schedules/logs.
-== Subpages ==
-{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}
-[[Category:Activity Team]]
-[[Category:Team]]