Who is God?

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Who is God?




Here are some exclusive attributes and titles of God according to the prophets’ words. These titles CAN NOT be applied to anything created. 


1.         God is the ONLY Lord of the heavens and the earth





    a.)    Matthew 11:25 “On that occasion Jesus said, ‘Father, Lord of the heavens and the earth, I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to simple people’”

Jesus refers to God as “Father” and “Lord of the heavens and the earth” God is Lord in the heavens and Lord in the earth. 


    b.)    Genesis 24:7 “For Yahweh, God of heaven and God of earth…spoke to me and swore to me…” 

Prophet Abraham is referring to God as the God of the heaven and the earth.


    c.)    Psalms 121:2 “My help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth”

Prophet David is referring to God as the Lord, maker of heaven and earth.


    d).    Surah (Koran) 43: 82 & 84 “Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the throne of authority…it is He who is God in heaven and God on earth; and he is full of wisdom and knowledge”

-Here the Holy Koran clearly states that God is Lord of the heavens and the earth.  It’s very clear that Prophet Mohammed worshiped the same God as the other prophets.

Jesus, Abraham, David and Mohammed are all referring to the same God; the Lord, God of the heavens and the earth.  Jesus prayed to this God, Abraham knew this God, David understood his help came from this God and Prophet Mohammed worshiped this God.


2.         God is the EXCLUSIVE owner of everything.




    a.)    Deuteronomy 10: 14 “ See: the heavens, those that are seen and those that are unseen, the earth and all that is in it, everything belongs to Yahweh, your God”

Here God is referred to as the owner of everything. Seen and unseen, physical and spiritual, tangible and abstract.  God owns everything.


    b.)    Exodus 9:29 “…I will lift up my hands in prayer to the Lord, the thunder will stop, and the hail will stop so that you may know the earth belongs to the Lord…” 

Here Moses is stating to Pharaoh that God is the OWNER of the earth


3.         God is the SOLE Creator of everything.




    a.)    Isaiah 48:12-13   “…I am God the first, the last, the ONLY God!  My hands made the earth’s foundations and spread the heavens out.  When I summon earth and sky, they come at once and present themselves…”

God clearly says He is the creator of the heavens and the earth
   

    b.)    Isaiah 44: 24 “Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, who formed you from the womb: I am Yahweh who made all things.  I alone stretched out the heavens and spread out the earth.  Who helped me?”

Here God clearly states the exclusivity of His role as the creator.  No one assisted Him.  He alone is the creator.


    c.)    Isaiah 45: 12 “I am He who made earth and created man upon it.  I am He who stretched out the heavens with my own hands and gave order to their whole array”

This verse is pretty much self-explanatory.  God says He is the one who created everything.



4.         God has ABSOLUTE authority




    a.)    Deuteronomy 32:39 “Learn this now – that I alone am He; there is no god besides me.  It is I who give both death and life; it is I who wound and heal as well and out of my hand no one can deliver”

God states that it is Him alone that gives life and death, who wounds and heals…and it is only with his permission that others are able to heal or wound.  Nothing happens without his consent.


    b.)    John 5:30 “I can do nothing on my own authority, I only judge as God tells me…”

Jesus is stating that he is subordinate to God's authority.




5.         God ALONE has ABSOLUTE knowledge




    a.)    Matthew 24:36 “But as for that day and that hour, no one knows when it will come, not even the angels of God nor the son, but only the Father.”

Here Jesus is explaining that he does not know the hour of judgment. This clearly shows that absolute knowledge is with God alone as He is the creator of heaven and earth whom no one is equal to in knowledge.


    b.)    Surah 7:187 “They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal as to when it will occur..."

The Koran says exactly the same with regards to the knowledge of the Hour of Day Judgement. No one knows the hour – except the Almighty God, the Creator, the ONE and ONLY GOD.




CONCLUSION:





From the latter scriptures, we can identify some of God’s EXCLUSIVE titles and attributes:


  • God ALONE is the Lord of the heavens and the earth,
  • God ALONE is the creator – no other creator besides him.
  • Everything belongs to Him and He is the owner of everything
  • GOD ALONE is the one who has absolute authority, power and knowledge
  • God was not born, He was not created – He is the Creator and the Self Sustain-er.
  • He is the Alpha and the Omega. 








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