One in Messiah Congregation
The Attributes of God
Gen. 1:26 -And God said: Let us make man in "our" image, after "our" likeness
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The more I looked, the more
I saw we are made in HIS IMAGE and HIS LIKENESS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rambam (Maimonides; Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon) (1135-1204 C.E.)
Should we believe him? Not in everything. Sounds like he
added to the Word of God.
A physician born in Moorish Cordoba, Rambam lived in a variety
of places throughout the Moorish lands of Spain, the Middle East and North
Africa, often fleeing persecution. He was a leader of the Jewish community
in Cairo. He was heavily influenced by Greek thought,
particularly that of Aristotle.
Rambam was the author of the Mishneh
Torah, one of the greatest codes of Jewish law, compiling
every conceivable topic of Jewish law in subject matter order and providing
a simple statement of the prevailing view in plain language. In his own time,
he was widely condemned because he claimed that the Mishneh Torah was a substitute
for studying the Talmud.
Rambam is also responsible for several important theological
works. He developed the 13 Principles
of Faith, the most widely accepted list of Jewish
beliefs. He also wrote the Guide for the Perplexed
, a discussion of difficult
theological concepts written from the perspective of an Aristotelian philosopher.
Attribute -
A quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone
or something. An object associated with and serving to identify a character,
personage, or office - To relate to a particular cause or source; ascribe:
attributed their failure to a lack of preparation.
To regard as the work of a specified agent, place,
or time: attributed the painting to Titian; attributed
the vase to 18th-century Japan. An object associated
with and serving to identify a character, personage, or office: face, hand,
arm voice, etc. of God, Grammar.
A word or phrase syntactically subordinate to another word or
phrase that it modifies; for example, my sister's
and brown
in my sister's brown dog.
an·thro·po·mor·phism n -
Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or
behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
anthropomorhic adj.
Metaphysics. An underlying philosophical
or theoretical principle, used with a sing. verb)
Philosophy.
The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality,
including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute,
fact and value. (used with a pl. verb)
The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline:
the metaphysics of law.
(used with a sing. verb) A priori
speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation,
analysis, or experiment. (used with a sing. verb)
Excessively subtle or recondite reasoning.
philosophy: Love and pursuit
of wisdom by intellectual means
and moral self-discipline.
Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality,
knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
A system of thought based on or involving such inquiry:
the philosophy of Hume.
The critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs.
The disciplines presented in university curriculums of science
and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology.
The discipline comprising logic, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics,
and epistemology.
A set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field
or activity; an underlying theory: an original
philosophy of advertising.
A system of values by which one lives:
has an unusual philosophy of life
Rambam said God is not anthropomorhic. We will see what
God's Words says about that below. We use only the Word of God, not our opinions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here are just a "few" attributes
of God in the Scriptures
Image of God, knows good & evil, eyes of the LORD, LORD
smelled, anger of the LORD,
anger of the LORD was kindled, voice of the LORD God, His ears, His heart,
face of the LORD, hand of the LORD, arm of the LORD, mouth of the LORD, finger
of God, breath of God, jealous God, pitiful, The Lord spake to so many people,
thinks, remembers, considers, He Blesses and curse, sees, talks, stands, sits,
hears
God has a Son (His Word), Spirit, army, host, angels, kingdom
all: power,strength, wisdon, understanding, might, knowledge,
knowing - the hearts of men
Some events in the Scriptures that show the
some of the Lord's Attributes
Saw that it was good
Cast out the angels that sinned - * Jude & 2nd Peter
2
The Flood
Destroyed Sodom & Gormorrha
slew kings, nations, Pharaoh, etc...
Just a few verses........
Heb.
4[15] For
we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Prov.8
[17] I love them that
love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Deut.11
[12] A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy
God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of
the year
Gen.8[21]
And the LORD smelled
a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart
, I will not again curse
the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination
of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more
every thing living, as I have done.
Gen.8
[1] And God remembered Noah
, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with
him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters
asswaged;
Pss.5[1]
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Pss.34
[15] The
eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Exod.33 [
18] And he said, I beseech thee,
shew me thy glory.
Pss.86
15] But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion,
and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Pss.78
[38] But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed
them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all
his wrath.
Pss.145
[8] The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of
great mercy.
Pss.146
[8] The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are
bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:[9] The LORD preserveth the strangers;
he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth
upside down.
Pss.40
[17] But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh
upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make
no tarrying, O my God.
2Cor
.4[4] In
whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the
image of God, should shine unto
them.
Deuteronomy Chapter 6 verse 15
- ---
Anger
H639
From H599; properly the
nose
or nostril
; hence the
face
, and occasionally a
person
; also (from the rapid breathing in passion)
ire: -
anger (-gry), + before, countenance, face, + forbearing,
forehead, + [long-] suffering, nose, nostril, snout, X worthy, wrath.
--
H3707
A primitive root; to trouble
; by implication to grieve
, rage,
be indignant:
- be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to
anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
Wrath H5678
Feminine of H5676; an outburst
of passion: - anger, rage, wrath.
H2740
From H2734; a burning
of anger: - sore displeasure, fierce (-ness), fury, (fierce)
wrath (-ful).
H7110
From H7107; a splinter
(as chipped off);
figuratively rage or
strife: - foam, indignation,
X sore, wrath.
---
Deut. 6:15
H2734
A primitive root (compare H2787); to
glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to
blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy:
- be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot,
be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See H8474.
[19] And he said, I will make
all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD
before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew
mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
[20] And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there
shall no man see me, and live.
[21]
And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon
a rock:
[22] And it shall come to pass,
while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and
will cover thee with my hand
while I pass by:
[23] And I will take away
mine hand, and thou shalt see
my back parts
: but my face shall not be seen.
[Click Here to Print]