Before we look at other people seeing the face of God, let us consider what Adam and Eve saw. Genesis 3:8 says that Adam and Eve hid themselves from “the presence of the LORD God” (ESV). This verse also says that God “walked” in the garden. If we take these statements literally then they would [...]
Answers about God
There are things that God hates, as well as things that God loves (Deuteronomy 12:31; 16:22; Psalm 5:5; 11:5; Proverbs 6:16-19; Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 12:8; 44:4; Hosea 9:15; Amos 5:21; 6:8; Zechariah 8:17). Romans 9:13 is a quotation of Malachi 1:2-3, the last book in the Old Testament. By this time the twins Jacob and [...]
The first thing to say is that the existence of God is different from the existence of, say, trees or chairs. The existence of a tree is usually so obvious that you don’t need to present arguments — almost nobody would dispute the existence of tree that was right in front of them. God is [...]
The words at the end of verse 1 (και θεος ην ο λογος) are correctly translated “and the Word was God”. Because of the absence of the definite article (i.e. “the”) in the Greek, some translators (particularly JWs) believe that it should be translated “and the Word was a god”. However, in Greek the absence [...]
When God brought Israel out of Egypt, he said that they would be a treasure and a holy nation to him, though only if they obeyed him (Exo 19:4-6). However, he still treated them as his chosen nation and made appeals to them which he did not make to the nations around. After they returned [...]
God commanded the Israelites to go to war and capture the Promised Land he had given them. He punished them when they refused to go to war (Numbers 32:6 – 15). Some nations were left in the Promised Land rather than being completely defeated so that future generations would have experience of war (Judges 3:1 [...]
The “will of God” is whatever God wants, just like our will is whatever we want. God’s will depends on the circumstances. For example: 1 Thessalonians 4:3. “For this is the will of God, your sanctification”. 1 Thessalonians 5:18. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for [...]
Jesus says “the Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). That seems pretty clear cut. The key phrase in 1 Cor 3:23 is “Christ is God’s” It expresses the idea that Christ belongs to God, in the same way that we belong to Christ. There are other verses we could turn to but the principle [...]
God is eternal, he always had his power.
No. Although the Bible presents God as our Father, it doesn’t ever say that he had a wife. However, many of the pagan gods of the nations around Israel did have wives, so it was natural for the Israelites to wonder about this. There is some archaeological evidence that some people believed that the Israelite god [...]
