Humanity''s Concept of God

Onwusa Opiah

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Humanity’s Concept of God is a well-researched masterpiece specifically written to encourage readers to discover the truth about creation as opposed to the theories of big bang and evolution.
Written with real academic rigour, the author Onwusa Opiah, through persuasive arguments by facts and figures including photos, passionately postulates that from the beginning of time, humanity seems to be confused as to whether God exists simply because He cannot be seen. God, on the other hand, tries to make Himself known to humanity either by medium or by communicating with them directly as will be seen in the book. At different times of human existence, God has shown humanity that He loves them and that it was out of His love for humanity that He created them and wishes to interact with them, by manifesting His power to them using the weak or unschooled to show that all humankind’s achievements are through Him and by Him.
The book focuses specifically on how impossible it is for any cell or part of the human body to replicate into another it is not designed to be.
The content of this book, Humanity’s Concept of God, will help readers understand that the universe was created by an all-powerful, all-knowing and loving God, and that there is no scientific proof that the universe came to be as a result of big bang and evolution.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
• Date de parution: 29 janvier 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528989329
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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H umanity’s C oncept of G od
Onwusa Opiah
Austin Macauley Publishers
2021-01-29
Humanity’s Concept of God About the Author Dedication Copyright Information © Acknowledgement Preface Chapter 1: Attributes of God Chapter 2: The Concept of God in the Time of Abraham Chapter 3: The Concept of God in the Time of Moses Chapter 4: The Concept of God in the Time of the Judges Chapter 5: The Concept of God in the Time of the Prophets Chapter 6: The Concept of God in the Time of Jesus Chapter 7: The Trinity: Jesus’ Teaching and Christians’ Belief Chapter 8: Blessed Virgin Mary – Mother of God? Chapter 9: The Concept of God in the Time of the Apostles Chapter 10: The Concept of God in the Time of Mohammed Chapter 11: The Concept of God in the Present Time Chapter 12: My Concept of God Chapter 13: God’s Love for His Creatures Chapter 14: The Big Questions Chapter 15: Fear of God Conclusion References
About the Author
Onwusa Opiah wrote as a correspondent for an e-magazine and two newspapers. He has spoken at events on leadership, current affairs and sermons. He holds a bachelor of arts degree and a master’s degree in religious studies and a dipl. certificate in writing for young adults. He loves writing and is preparing other writings for publication. Some of them fall under religious genre and some in science of evolution and current affairs.
Dedication
Firstly, I humbly dedicate this book to the service of God; that all who may read it will come to the knowledge of the truth of God and what he demands of humankind. I also dedicate it to my dear family. Finally, I dedicate it to my parents, Chief S U Opiah and Mrs Roseline N Opiah, without whose counsel and the books they gave me to read in my youthful days, I would not have been in the position that I am today.
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Acknowledgement
I wish to specially appreciate these two great minds: Dr Zubaidi and Dr Husain. I thank you most sincerely for your part in getting this research work brought to this stage. I also wish to thank the management and staff of Dr William’s Library located on 14 Gordon Square, London Euston, United Kingdom.
Preface
People seem to get more and more confused by the day as to whether the world was actually created or it came to be as a result of a big bang and evolution. The writer of this work attempts to look into what the concept of God was and is, from the perspective of the three religions that worship a monotheist God; these are Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
From the beginning of time, humanity seems to be confused as to whether God exists or not, simply because God cannot be seen. God, on the other hand, has tried to make Himself known to humanity either by medium or by communicating to them directly, as will be seen in the book. At different times of human existence, God has shown humanity that He loves them. It was out of this love for humanity that He created them and wishes to interact with them. He manifests His power to them by using the weak or unschooled people to show that all humankind’s achievements are through Him. Many examples of these at different stages of humanity’s journey through life will be found in this book.
There are people, such as Enoch and Elijah, that recognised who the Creator is in the beginning. They did not die but were taken up to heaven alive.
These examples show that God did not intend for humanity to die at creation, but when sin entered the world, death became imminent. Sin has not ceased from leading people away from the Creator. The introduction of death became manifest as Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the forbidden tree in Genesis 3. Isaiah 1:18 also confirms the fact that God, our Creator, desires union with His creatures, hence He said through Isaiah, the prophet, that we should come to Him, that we may reason together with Him. It does not matter what our sins may be or their gravity, He is always willing to forgive if we come to Him with a sincere heart.
The writer also shows that the scientists and the enemy (devil) have tried to deceive humanity into believing that there is no God and that the world was not created but that rather, it came to be as a result of what they describe as the big bang and evolution. The writer strongly hopes that the readers of this book will come to a decision with great conviction as to whether the world was actually created or that it was formed through the big bang and evolution as the scientists would want us to believe.
Onwusa Opiah
Chapter 1

Attributes of God
Holiness is God’s unique attribute. It can be seen in every aspect of our lives and the world we live in. This has been so since life began. It has been manifested throughout the ages. We read in Exodus 19:10-16 that before God gave the Ten Commandments to the children of Israel through Moses, He commanded Moses to tell them to wash themselves and be sanctified for three days, and come to the foot of the mountain to meet Him on the third day. He also commanded that even those who had wives should not have any sexual relationship with their wives during those three days 1 .This clearly shows this unique attribute. God demands that man, who He created in His image and likeness, should equally be holy 2 (Leviticus 19:2). He also commanded that the children of Israel be holy 3 (Exodus 19:6) “And you shall be to ME a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” 4 (Leviticus 11:45). “You shall, therefore, be holy, for I am holy,” and in the book of Hebrews, we are told that without holiness no one will see God, 5 (Hebrews 12:14). In 2 Peter 3:11, there is the command to live holy. 6 God is Love. God is Merciful, Compassionate and Gracious.
In Exodus 15:11, we read: “Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises…” 7 In 1 Samuel 6:20: “… Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God?” 8 Psalm 99:9: “…for the LORD our God is holy.” 9 The revelation of the heavenly places in Isaiah 6:3 shows the holiness of God. 10 It reads, “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.” This is also found in Ezekiel 39: “I will make my holy name known….the Holy One of Israel” 11 and Revelations 4:8: “…Holy, Holy, Holy, LORD God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” 12
In examining closely how God’s attributes are perceived in the three religions that took their origin from Abraham and worship a monotheist God, it is important to note the opening statements of each of the holy books used by those that practice these religions. In Judaism and Christianity, the opening words of the Holy Bible, “In the beginning God… announced the entire premise of the book.” 13 The writers of Who is Who in the Bible further assert that God’s existence was assumed from the onset and was thereafter only seldom disputed or argued. According to them, the Holy Bible as a whole is the story of God. God is the central personality and driving force in the background and the foreground of all that is written in all its pages. Please note that the first chapter of Genesis enunciates that in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, while God’s throne is portrayed in the last book of the Holy Bible, ‘Revelation’. According to them as made known in the book of Revelation, it is from God that the river of life flows through a world where “night shall be no more…for the LORD God shall be their light” 14 . Eliade, M. (ed.) states that the God of Israel is the major character in the Hebrew Holy Bible. He is mentioned in the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Holy Bible except in the Books of Esther and Songs of Solomon. 15
In these books, some of the attributes of God are that He is the Creator, Provider and Lawgiver. Please note that some of the writers assert that He hearkens to prayers; He is Just, and He has a special relationship with the people of Israel.
In Islam, the Holy Quran in Surah 2:115 says that “whithersoever ye turn, there is Allah’s countenance” 16 . In short, in the opening Surah, the Fatihah, which is the most treasured and most familiar of the passages of the book, reads as follows: “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah. The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Words: Most Gracious. Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgement. Show us the straightway. The way of those on whom thou hast bestowed Thy Grace. Those whose (portion) is not wrath. And who go not astray.” 17 From this, it can be deduced that God is the central figure in Islam as some of His attributes are outlined. It is also said that the whole of the Quran is within this chapter and that the whole of the chapter is within the Bismillah or invocation of the divine name, with which the book opens. Amidst the prayer act, God’s being is celebrated.
Also celebrated are God’s unity, power and revelation. 18 From the names of God, we may ascribe to Him such attributes that the names denote for example: “Gracious, Almighty, Fashioner, Maker, Bestower.”
“There is no god other than God.” This is the most important of the profe