The nature of God includes all aspects and characteristics attributed directly to the person of God, possibly including all the omni- aspects (e.g. omniscience), love, hate, persons (e.g. the Trinity) or other attributes.
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How can a loving God make a deal with the devil?
In the book of Job, as best as I can see, God ruined Job's life over a bet (Job 1:9-12, 2:4-6). People and livestock who weren't even involved died (Job 1:13-19). Moreover, God literally made this deal with the devil.
It seems that Job's life (and…
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How is it that an unchanging and omniscient God can have "regret" as He did in Gen 6:7?
In Genesis 6:7, we read,
"So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”"
I have never…
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What does the Bible say about God being a different type of being than man?
Most Christians believe God and man are different types of being (Mormons are a notable exception). What passages in the Bible support this? Or is it inferred by the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of only one God?
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Does God change?
Historically, one of the attributes of God that provided the most comfort to many people was his unchanging nature - God is "the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow." (Hebrews 13:8) Additionally, Malachi 3:3 says, "I am the Lord, I do not change."…
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Why does God resort to genocide and destruction?
According to this answer, God does not want to destroy sinners. And yet, there are several accounts in the Bible of God doing just that. Sodom and Gomorrah is one example, another one is the flood or the numerous atrocities against the Egyptians in…
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What test is used to determine communicability of an attribute of God
I understand that some attributes of God are said to be communicable, meaning that they can, in some measure, be attributes of men as well. For example, God's holiness is said to be communicable because our holiness is derived from his, as in Lev…
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Under what circumstances does God act on His anger?
While there is some debate over whether God is angry or loving (or both), it is clear that God sometimes acts on His anger with wrath and vengeance, and other times He does not. Do we know the criterion by which He makes these calls? Can we even…
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Does God want things? What are some of the things He wants, and how did we find out?
This question may appear brief, but I think it is simple enough to not need much background. Basically, I'm curious about the nature of God and His desires. Does He want things? What are some of the things He wants, and how did we find out about…
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Why would God allow man to test Him?
Gideon was faithful enough among all the Israelites, to find grace in God's eyes. Presumably, he thought that God had forsaken them so he had to test the Lord's angel to be sure he was sent from Him.
"And he said unto him, If now I have found grace…
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What does it mean to magnify or glorify the Lord?
'Magnify' can mean to make something look bigger than it is, but this is not possible to do with God. Certainly God can't obtain more glory than the infinite worth he had from all eternity. So if we can't make God seem bigger or more glorious than…
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Is it a blessing to live long on the earth?
[Ephesians 6:2-3] "Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Are we supposed to desire to live long on the earth? It seems to me that after…
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Why is Jesus called the Truth?
Multiple times in the Bible Jesus declares that He is the Truth, or that He is on the side of Truth.
John 14:6 NIV
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.
John 18:37
“You are a king,…
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Is the God of Christianity a just God?
What does the Bible say about the justice of God? Is He just?
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Where do we draw the line when questioning/testing God?
It's pretty clear that we shouldn't put God to the test.
Luke 4:12 NIV
Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.’ ”
Or is it?
Isaiah 7:10-12
10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the LORD your God for a
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How do you know you are perceiving the same God?
Is there a unique concept of God (within Christianity)?
If so, since different people probably have their own interpretation on Bible/Christianity/God (albeit the differences between different interpretations could be subtle), how can you (i.e. the…
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