The question, "Who is God?" is the most important matter on the face of the earth. There are diverse views regarding who God is. Some argue, "There is no God," i.e. naturalists claim the physical universe is all that exists. Some claim, "knowing yourself is knowing god within you," i.e. self is god. Others say, "God is everything and everything is god," i.e. they claim that god exists in idols, animals, and nature. Some propose, "God is a supreme power," i.e. he is reckoned as an impersonal force.
Moreover, there are others who say, "God is someone who is extraordinary," i.e. anyone who seems to be extraordinary?whether in knowledge, might, or in character trait?is seen as god. To them all who are unusually knowledgeable or mighty or morally good are seen as gods. Some assume, "There is one God but in many forms," i.e. there are many demigods. Others state, "God is a mystical being incomprehensible to human beings," i.e. skeptics say he is an unknowable being. Yet some contend, "God is a being separate and distinct from every created thing," i.e. a transcendent being.
In this chaotic world where multiple religions, philosophies, and beliefs try to define God, we see that each gains a following, but, can all be right? Unfortunately, people are gullible enough to following anything without the careful examination that it requires. Some, in an attempt to bring unity in this diversity, say, "everything is right; nothing is wrong; there are different beliefs yet all roads lead to one God." Though this seems appealing, it, in fact, is not reasonable and logically convincing. If one can propose that everything is equally true then it is quiet possible that everything is equally false.
Ignorance of the right knowledge of God is the greatest problem worldwide. An unsound perspective of God?s nature will undoubtedly lead to false conclusions and make anything a god. However, one needs to pursue the truth about the grand characteristics of God, which disqualifies all supposed gods for lack of genuine attributes.
Reason and common sense implies: Considering this massive universe, God must be the Creator of all existence. Everything man knows is finite, including himself, so a Creator God must be superior and Infinite. Man?s knowledge and power is finite, so the Creator God, who is greater, must be all-knowing and all-powerful. If man is a relational being, no doubt his Creator must be a personal rational being too (not necessarily having a physical body, but a capacity to feel, think, relate, desire and decide). Finite man is limited by time and space, but God, being superior, must be eternal and unbound by time and space. Finite man dwells in a world where good and evil conflict, but God dwells beyond those limitations and possesses the highest attributes like ? the purest love, kindness, compassion, patience, righteousness, holiness and justice. He must be the ultimate truth.
Written by C. Stephen David, E.mail:
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