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"God is the Supreme Intelligence-First Cause of all things."
God is eternal. If He had a beginning, He must either have sprung from nothing, or have been created by some being anterior to Himself. It Is thus mat, step by step, we arrive at the idea of infinity and eternity.
God is unchangeable. If He were subject to change, the laws which rule the universe would have no stability.
God is immaterial, that is to say, that His nature differs from every-thing that we call matter, or otherwise. He would not be unchangeable, for He would be subject to the transformations of matter.
God is unique. If there were several Gods, there would be neither unity of plan nor unity of power in the ordaining of the universe.
God is all-powerful because He is unique. If He did not possess sovereign power, there would be something more powerful, or no less powerful, than Himself. He would not have created all things and those which He had not created would be the work of another God.
God is sovereignty just and good. The providential wisdom of the divine laws Is revealed as clearly In the smallest things as In the greatest and this wisdom renders it impossible to doubt either His justice or His goodness.
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I am positive that God had a lot to do with Florida but I doubt that this thread belongs here. Try religion
Actually, large parts of Florida are known as "God's Waiting Room" for all the old folks living there.
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"God is the Supreme Intelligence-First Cause of all things."
God is eternal. If He had a beginning, He must either have sprung from nothing, or have been created by some being anterior to Himself. It Is thus mat, step by step, we arrive at the idea of infinity and eternity.
OK. This is hard for us to wrap our mind around because we are finite creatures with beginnings and ends, and exist inside of time, but outside of temporality things could be different.
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Originally Posted by exalosinanos
God is unchangeable. If He were subject to change, the laws which rule the universe would have no stability.
Agree with your statement but not your proof. You're conflating God with the laws which he supposedly created. If God truly is all-powerful, the fact that he hasn't changed those laws is not proof that he couldn't. Having said that, change by definition happens over time, and therefore a being that's truly timeless cannot change.
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Originally Posted by exalosinanos
God is immaterial, that is to say, that His nature differs from every-thing that we call matter, or otherwise. He would not be unchangeable, for He would be subject to the transformations of matter.
Sounds good. Also the fact that science hasn't found any irrefutable evidence for God's existence thus far would lead one to believe that, if he does exist, he's probably not of the same nature as the material universe we call home. Not 100%, but a pretty reasonable conclusion.
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Originally Posted by exalosinanos
God is unique. If there were several Gods, there would be neither unity of plan nor unity of power in the ordaining of the universe.
Does not follow. A. unity of plan is not necessarily the case and B. even if it is, multiple beings can work in harmony to bring about a single plan. People do it all the time.
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Originally Posted by exalosinanos
God is all-powerful because He is unique. If He did not possess sovereign power, there would be something more powerful, or no less powerful, than Himself. He would not have created all things and those which He had not created would be the work of another God.
Does not follow.
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Originally Posted by exalosinanos
God is sovereignty just and good. The providential wisdom of the divine laws Is revealed as clearly In the smallest things as In the greatest and this wisdom renders it impossible to doubt either His justice or His goodness.
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