God - Who is God?
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This is one of the most complex question on earth that raises controversy wherever it is raised. Right from the beginning of human existence, this question has gone forth from many. Philosophers also had a problem in describing Gods existence or origin. This question can also be asked in many forms like; Where was god before the earth came into being? What is his nature or originality? Is there really God? What is the location of heaven? These and other questions that has been raised by schools of thought and ancient and contemporary philosophers. But its like there is no definite solution. Different views from different people and religions.
I have conducted extensive research on this issue but no conclusive deductions were made. Ontological arguments have also gone on for centuries from St. Anselm of Canterbury in the 11th. century A.D, St. Thomas Aquinas in the twelfth century, Benedict Spinoza in the 16th century, Humes, Kant and René Descartes in seventeenth century, Gottfried Leibniz in the eighteenth century and in the recent times Kurt Gödel, Charles Hartshorne, Norman Malcolm and Alvin Plantinga have all presented much-discussed ontological arguments which bear interesting connections to the earlier arguments of St. Anselm, Descartes and Leibniz. Of these, the most interesting are those of Gödel and Plantinga; in these cases, however, it is unclear whether we should really say that these authors claim that the arguments are proofs of the existence of God. They ended up confusing and contradicting themselves. But here are some of the conclusion by Hegel
1. God is a being which has every perfection. Existence is perfection. Hence God exists.
2. I conceive of a being than which no greater can be conceived. If a being than which no greater can be conceived does not exist, then I can conceive of a being greater than a being than which no greater can be conceived—namely, a being than which no greater can be conceived that exists. I cannot conceive of a being greater than a being than which no greater can be conceived. Hence, a being than which no greater can be conceived exists.
3. It is possible that that God exists. God is not a contingent being. And so on
They have all tried their best to describe God in their own way, now let me describe God Almighty in my own way
1. 1. God is God
2. 2. The Bible says there is God therefore there is God
These are two basic things that matters as a Christian, I went into research to know more about God in books written by men’s inspiration like millions of people out there until I encountered a book that was written by divine inspiration and my entire life took a new turn, I found this inner peace that cannot be explained peace in everything that I do. That Book has lived for ages yet it’s the most sought after in the whole world. It’s a bestseller among bestsellers. Most revered and respected. That book gave me a new life and inspiration whenever I open it. So I came to a conclusion that there is something about this book that is beyond human comprehension. There is a power between the lines of the chapters that I always feel whenever I read in-between the lines - the BIBLE. Then one day, in my neighborhood, a building was set ablaze by a little kid playing with a match box. The fire was so much that before the fire men came to the scene everything has been reduced to ashes. So after the fire, we went in to see if there is anything that was left. There and then we saw the most shocking discovery of my entire existence – the bible that was placed on the table in one of the rooms was the only thing that was left untouched by the fire. Even the table where it was placed got burnt except the particular place that the bible was placed on. People forgot about the damages and started worshiping God in tears. The glory of God filled the house. It was so awesome to behold.
I don’t need any ontology, book or philosopher to know that that God that parted the red sea and river Jordan, Who sent His only son Jesus to die for me, who led the Israelites with pillar of cloud by the day and pillar of fire by the night is alive. He saved one year and six months old baby that fell with his head from the second floor of a building, He brought a seventeen year old girl that died in my compound back to life after about two hours of intense prayers. I just know that he is somewhere, up there, looking out for me. Even when I was wallowing in sin he still cared and for me, I could have died when I was three, they thought I was a sickler, but God who loved me first intervened and gave me life. I have no choice now, its too late to back off. He picked me up from the dungeon and made me somebody. I have staked my all for Him. I have nothing to loose but I have so much to gain. My reward is not only in heaven but starts here on earth. He said that “if you believe you will eat the good of the land”. Think about this, if you dwell in unbelief and at the end you found out that God and heaven is real – what will you do? What will be your fate? It will be too late brother, i've got good news for you - believe and be saved. Join the Zion train now
