How well do you know God?

[Trailblazer]

How well do you, in your own words know God?

What I know about God is only through His Manifestations
I do not believe there is any other way to know about God.
What I believe I know are some of God's Attributes and God's Will for this age, but I can never know the Essence of God, God's intrinsic nature.

 

[John1.12]

Thank you for that Barry.
Paul was respectful of their beliefs, but he reasoned with them.
Today, many are not sure what they worship, but they worship.

Yes he knew this:
30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

To know this and not warn others is such hatred .

 

[Revoltingest]

How well do you, in your own words know God?

I only know what's attributed to him (Her? It?).
And it's not looking good.

 

[Vinayaka]

I only know what's attributed to him (Her? It?).
And it's not looking good.

If we win the game, it's God's doing. If we lost the game, he had nuthin to do with it. He seems to have selective actions.

 

[Trailblazer]

If we win the game, it's God's doing. If we lost the game, he had nuthin to do with it. He seems to have selective actions.

Only in certain believer's minds.

 

[viole]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

I know Him very good. For instance, I know the main attribute of Him: His lack of existence.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Trailblazer]

I know Him very good. For instance, I know the main attribute of Him: His lack of existence.

Ciao

- viole

Maybe you mean the lack of proof of His existence.

 

[MonkeyFire]

I know God as in what things he is comprised of, but I have not met him since I begat.

 

[The_Fisher_King]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

I am of pretty much the same mind as you - I believe I know God to a certain extent - through my prayers and reflection on God, I have a certain feeling for Who God is. But I believe I must always try to better myself and keep trying to come closer to God. But I don't believe we can ever say we really know God, for God is ultimately, in Their Essence, Unfathomable.

 

[blü 2]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

I don't even know what a real god is.

And either no one else knows either, or there's a conspiracy to keep it a secret from me.

 

[Neuropteron]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

Hi,
My thought on knowing God intimately revolves around knowing his name.
In the psalm it says: "I shall protect him because he has come to know my name".(Ps 91:14)

Someone that knows only a person by his designation, title or job description can hardly claim to know that person intimately, because the bible explains that there are many God's.
Thus when a person states I worship God, isn't the question: which God, appropriate?

This question is still relevant to worshipers of Allah, since it is not a personal name but means in English "God".

 

[Spirit of Light]

Hi,
My thought on knowing God intimately revolves around knowing his name.
In the psalm it says: "I shall protect him because he has come to know my name".(Ps 91:14)

Someone that knows only a person by his designation, title or job description can hardly claim to know that person intimately, because the bible explains that there are many God's.
Thus when a person states I worship God, isn't the question: which God, appropriate?

This question is still relevant to worshipers of Allah, since it is not a personal name but means in English "God".

I like the way you think

 

[Trailblazer]

I like the way you think

Me too.

 

[Fallen Prophet]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

I know Him only as much as I am willing to know.

 

[loverofhumanity]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

We are told that we cannot know God’s Essence but that we can know Him by His Attributes such as love, mercy, forgiveness, justice etc. The Quran mentions many of His attributes but we would not know anything about God if He didn’t send us His Prophets and Messengers.

 

[SalixIncendium]

In an other thread i was asked if i knew God and if yes, how well? (my version of the question asked)
And i can say for sure i do not know Allah as well as i maybe could or should. But how about you?

How well do you, in your own words know God?

Tough question. I guess it would be easier to answer if I knew exactly what people were pointing to when they say "God."

My monistic understanding of "God" is likely much different than that of dualists.

 

[SalixIncendium]

If we win the game, it's God's doing. If we lost the game, he had nuthin to do with it. He seems to have selective actions.

Not at all. When I was a child, I was not good in most sports, so I used to pray that someone else won.

God answered my prayers 100% of the time.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Tough question. I guess it would be easier to answer if I knew exactly what people were pointing to when they say "God."

My monistic understanding of "God" is likely much different than that of dualists.

If you answer from your own understanding of God or what God is to you, then how well would you say you know vs understand God?

 

[SalixIncendium]

If you answer from your own understanding of God or what God is to you, then how well would you say you know vs understand God?

As well as I know my Self.

I am that.

 

[Spirit of Light]

As well as I know my Self.

I am that.

That is actually a very good answer