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God 神 「起初神创造天地。地是空虚混吨.渊面黑暗.神的灵运行在水面上。」(创世记一1-2)「太初有道、道与神同在、道就是神。这道太初与神同在。万物是藉著他造的。凡被造的、没有一样不是藉著他造的。」(约翰福音一1-3)「自从创造天地以来、神的永能是明明可知的、虽是眼不能见、但藉著所造之物、就可以晓得、叫人无可推诿。」(罗马书一20)
有人说神有两本著作,一本是圣经,另一本是自然界所有的东西,同一位作者的出品,不会互相矛盾。圣经第一句便是:「起初神创造天地。」不必介绍作者从何而来,因为神是自有永有的。很多人怀疑圣经所说的神是否存在。保罗在罗马书一20已解释清楚,藉著神在宇宙中所创造之物,就可以晓得。Almighty God是全能的神。Jehovah (耶和华) 是旧约对神的称呼。Heavenly Father (天上的父) 是耶稣教导我们祷告时,向著一位慈爱的父亲祈求。Father是圣父的尊称。The Maker解作造你的主。Supreme Being 解作上主。
A theologian was asked where was God when millions of Jews were sent to the gas chambers during the Holocaust. He replied: God was in every one of the victims, suffering with them.
Many people are not willing to believe that God created the heavens and the earth. The beautiful designs in the natural world are often described as the handiwork of “Mother Nature.”
“God helps those who help themselves.”
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摘自《源于圣经的词语和谚语》苏美灵著
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“我们就起身前行,他们众人同妻子儿女送我们到城外。”(徒二十一5)