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God is Eternal
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God is
eternal:
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God had an origin:
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Before the mountains were born or you brought forth
the earth and the world, from everlasting to
everlasting you are God. Psalms 90:2 |
God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.
Habakkuk 3:3 |
The second passage has sometimes been
taken as a singular passage indicating that God had a time
and place of origin. This passage actually indicates
the wonderful signs and miracles of God that the Israelites
witness in connection with the giving of the law. Teman
and Paran are (or were) regions to the south of Palestine.
This is evident in the parallel text of Deuteronomy 33:2,
"He
said: 'The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from
Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads
of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes."
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God is Spirit
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God is a
spirit |
God has a
material body |
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"Look at
my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and
see; a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you
see I have."
Luke
24:39
"God is
spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and
in truth."
John 4:24
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When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount
Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony,
the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
Exodus 31:18
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his
wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be
your shield and rampart.
Psalms 91:4
His splendor was like
the sunrise; rays flashed from his hand, where his
power was hidden.
Habakkuk 3:4 |
These passages, which depict God as
having hands, fingers, wings, feathers, and the like, are
simply metaphors and hyperboles. "Finger of God" is
His direct Agency.
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God is One
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God is One |
Plurality of gods |
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"Hear O Israel: The Lord
our God is one Lord."
Deuteronomy 6:4
"See now that I even I
am he, and there is no god with me."
Deuteronomy 32:39
"I am the Lord, and
there is none else, there is no God besides me."
Isaiah 14:5
"And this is life
eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God."
John 17:3
"But to us there is
but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we
in him." 1
Corinthians 8:6 |
"And God said, Let us make
man in our image after our likeness."
Genesis 1:26
"And the Lord God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and
evil."
Genesis 3:22
"And the Lord
appeared unto him in the plans of Mamre: and he sat
in the tent door in the heat of the day; and he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by
him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the
tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, and said,
'My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy site.'"
Genesis 18:1-3
"Worship him, all ye
gods." Psalms 97:7 |
With regards to the two
passages from Genesis, some Biblical scholars differ in their
opinions on the plural form. Some hypothesize that the
plural form is meant to infer a plural of majesty, excellence,
or power. Others feel it refers to the triune nature of
God - three persons in one God. And still others are of
the opinion that God is speaking of the heavenly host of angels.
Of the third passage from Genesis, Abraham sees three men.
Yet of these, he is obviously able to distinguish his Lord, and
address Him specifically. The other beings are probably
angels.
While specific
interpretations of the passage in Psalms differ somewhat, all
conclude that the "gods" referred to are subservient to God (Elohim).
Some view this as a reference to judges and magistrates in the
land, while others interpret this to mean false gods.
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