Do You Really Know Who God Is?

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Who is God?
By John Park
Trust God
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Is God A Loving God or A Cruel God?
People have different opinions on who God is and
the ones that say that God is cruel will go to
the Old Testament and cite passages about when
God flooded the world and all those innocent
children were drowned or when He had the
Israelites conquer nations and kill everyone in
those nations and destroy all their idols. God
has a purpose for everything that He does, you
just have to look for it. Who is God? He is pure
love.
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Before God flooded the world He gave people fare
warning and I would say in the tune of about 125
years, I think that would be considered fare
warning. One thing about God is that He will not
intervene into someones life unless He is asked
to. When it comes to the children dying in the
flood, Noah could not go out and kidnap all the
children, the people or parents would have killed
him. The parents are the ones responsible for
their childs safety and so they chose not to
secure their own childrens lives.
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God gave us free will and these people chose to
reject Gods warning and people continue to
reject God to this day. So if a person dies and
winds up in an unpleasant place, is that Gods
fault? No, because God gave man free will to
choose his own destiny. God is fair, patient and
just, He gives man every opportunity to save
himself from himself.
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The other part about God sending the Israelites
to destroy specific nations was because these
nations were evil and had to be eliminated. God
did not play favorites either, He brought nations
in to destroy the Israelites as well when they
rebelled against God and God gave them plenty of
warning by way of the prophets. All through
history there have been many nations that raided
villages and murdered the people of the villages.
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For example, take Germany and Japan in World War
II, do you think it was wrong for the United
States and the other nations to go in and defeat
them? They were two evil nations that murdered
many people and many of them couldnt even defend
themselves. God gave the Pharaoh of Egypt plenty
of warnings before He unleashed the plagues upon
them. It wasnt until the tenth plague that the
Pharaoh gave in and let the people go, but that
didnt stop him either, he went after them and
lost again.
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Unfortunately, history does repeat itself and
what happened to the Israelites in the Old
Testament is going to happen to the United States
and England for rebelling against God. These two
nations are sister nations of Israel. God blessed
these two nations with prosperity, power and
security against their enemies. Those days are
long gone past, these two nations are going to
pay the price for pushing God aside and becoming
corrupt, immoral and lacking in spirituality.
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Gods warnings are written in Deuteronomy 28 and
Leviticus 26, how God blesses a nation is also
written there as well. If you read them, you will
see that what is written is unfolding before your
very eyes today. The Book of Jeremiah also warns
these two nations about impending doom and
destruction. Again, God is patient and He gives
us plenty of warnings before He unleashes His
wrath upon any nation. He will protect the people
that are true to Him regardless of what He does
to the nation just like He did in the Old
Testament. Who is God? He is our protector.
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Using Gods Name In Vain
There are religions that have gone out and still
do commit murder in the name of God. God in no
way condones this type of activity, as a matter
of fact, He has a commandment for this type of
activity. It is, Do not take the Lord your Gods
name in vain. People have been doing this for
many years and they justify their actions by
claiming that they do it for God. These people do
not know what true religion is in the eyes of God.
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Nobody must imagine that he is religious while
he still goes on deceiving himself and not
keeping control over his tongue anyone who does
this has the wrong idea of religion. Pure,
unspoilt religion in the eyes of God our Father
is this coming to the help of orphans and widows
when they need it, and keeping oneself
uncontaminated by the world. James 1 26, 27.
Help others when they need it, love one another,
dont gossip or speak ill about people. What the
world has to offer is only temporary, store up
your treasures in heaven, dont become a slave to
the world. Who is God? He is everlasting eternal
life.
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Gods Only Begotten Son
God loves us so much that He sent His only
begotten Son to teach us, suffer for us,
sacrifice His life for us, He died on the cross
for us, and then was resurrected defeating death.
God fulfilled His end of the New Covenant He
struck with us. God did this so that we count be
in union with Him once again through His Son
Jesus Christ. Jesus , if we are willing, will
lead us back to God, He will ask God on our
behalf to give us the Spirit of Truth to teach us
how to grow to spiritual maturity, discern truth,
and be in union once again with God.
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Jesus teaches us truth and shows us what we need
to do to overcome our corrupt flesh so that we
can be purified to receive the Spirit of Truth to
be with us forever. What a beautiful gift from
God and thanks be to Jesus for all He does and
has done for us. God, in no way wants us to
condemn ourselves to torments that await those
who dont repent. He has done everything possible
to give us a way out.
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We deceive ourselves into choosing our own fate
over the love of God. We choose this passing
world and the temporary things that the world has
to offer over the beautiful things that God has
to offer us. Things like, love, peace, joy,
happiness, prosperity and everlasting eternal
life. The happiness this world has to offer is
only temporary, that is why man has to constantly
keep seeking it, working hard for it and trying
to escape the misery of the world in their minds
to fabricate a place of enjoyment, whether it be
a fantasy, a past vacation, memorable moments,
etc., etc.
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People use many means of escape to forget about
their troubles to find that moment of relaxation
or happiness that doesnt last. God can give us
freedom from the bondages of this world that
last, He doesnt want us to be miserable, He
wants us to be happy because He loves us and He
is our Father. Most parents out there want the
same thing for their children, they will go to
great lengths to give their kids a decent life.
Well, this is what God wants to do for us. Who is
God? He is our Father. .
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Man Brings His Own Woes Upon Himself
From sin comes many negative actions that take
place whether they are physical, mental or
emotional. Pride is the root of all sin and it
not only affects us, but others as well. When we
let pride or the carnal self dominate our soul
and intellect we do things that bring us our own
misery. Ill try to keep this brief because it in
itself could be a whole nother article.
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God created us and He also gave us instructions
on how to avoid living unhealthy, being hateful
towards our fellowman, how to keep famine at bay,
live in peace without fear from terrorism or
invading countries, the problems having a ruler
over us (other than one appointed by God) will
cause, no corruption, have no crime, no violence,
no diseases and no plagues. He promises us that
if we follow Him we will live in peace and be
blessed with happiness and prosperity.
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Problem Man does not want what God has to offer.
Look around the world, look at the condition of
the United States and England, not a pretty sight
is it? This all brought about by man wanting to
do things his way. This is something that usually
hurts peoples pride because it is truth, if one
wants to escape all the problems of the world and
the problems in ones life, all they have to is
turn to God and follow the road He has laid out
for us through His Blessed Son Jesus Christ. Who
is God? He gives us love that burns like a fire
in our soul, the fire of love.
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Thank You and May God Bless You Always Please
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