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Originally posted by redoubt
Originally posted by rwfresh
Hi All,
I've posted a few topics and responses in the religious forums here and thought it would be a good idea to get some feedback in terms of what people believed the "name of God" to be.
Is it a phonetic word? Is it a description of something spiritual? Is it literal (ie: "Todd" or "God").
What do you all think the name of God is.. This term is used throughout the bible.
We have such a narrow view of those things we don't understand... and to be sure, we're not as smart as we think we are. Humanity is not the be-all and end-all of creation or... evolution, so as not to offend anyone.
So, let me ask you a question. Why does God have to have a name? Is not 'God' good enough? If it doesn't serve the purpose of definition or identification against the pantheon of gods since time immortal, then whose fault is that? God's?
In the Bible, we are offered a few names and it may well be that the Almighty has a personal moniker. But this varies from page to page, book to book, faith to faith. It is only those who selfishly claim God as their own, that these names become important. It is only those who seek to reduce God to a being of a singular people or religion, that become angry when it is not spelled correctly or if by chance, His likeness is even displayed.
So, we come here to ask the name of the greatest scientist of the universe, who can manipulate matter and energy in ways we can't even begin to comprehend and... because of our own shortfallings and insignificance, we must then reduce God by pinning the name tag.
Just my opinion but... God suits well enough, I think.
Originally posted by rwfresh
reply to post by SuperiorEd
That is my experience as well.
God is Love. They are one in the same.
1 John 4:8
King James Version (KJV)
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Where else in the bible is God described so explicitly?
Originally posted by kalunom
"I am."
Originally posted by SuperiorEd
That's awesome. I had missed that verse when I wrote the other thread. I'll need to list that in a reply.
Originally posted by rwfresh
reply to post by SuperiorEd
That is my experience as well.
God is Love. They are one in the same.
1 John 4:8
King James Version (KJV)
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Where else in the bible is God described so explicitly?
Originally posted by Signals
Tetragrammaton
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by gazzachel
reply to post by rwfresh
the sun is god because without it there would be no life at all!!!!