How do you see the Christian God?

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

[Monochrome Morpheus]

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

The Christians hijacked the Jewish God and because no one likes the Jews, Christians don't acknowledge that the God of the Old Testament is the God of the Jews.

[XxrationalsexybitchxX]

The Christian godhead, Jewish godhead and Muslim godhead are one and the same, known as Yahweh/YHWH/ Allah. This particular deity of the monotheistic religions is by far the most unpleasant of all deities in history, the most jealous and even more malevolent and capricious than the Greek gods. But, to each their own.

[Trollzors Vader]

andeer nightshade

Trollzors Vader

As an evil sadistic being out to enslave the human species, and kill those who refuse to bow down to him. A being that relies on fear to force others to obey his will on threat of death.

As a warlord who uses horrible lovecraftian beasts to terrorize, and enslave humans.

As the worst thing humanity foolishly continues to allow to exist.

Something that if it was real, would have to be killed.

I can't recall the name of the sect, but there's a group of people who believe it's the devil running the universe and God's in hell taking care of all those who choose to peruse freewill instead of dogma.

I would want both god and the devil dead if that sect were accurate in their beliefs.

[Planimo]

I don't know how to call ''him'' or whose god it is, since there are so many versions of ''him'', and I wouldn't like to offend any group of believers (since they are already in conflict among themselves); but I refer to god that is mentioned in bible and qur'an, or to say the one they like to call omnipotent, the creator etc.

So, if I suppose that this particular god does exist, and descriptions available were valid, I must say I see him as selfish, evil and most of all he lacks self esteem and creativity.

[Avia the Angel]

I picture a loving and merciful man incapable of hating us like many denominations depict him.

[Darkphantom]

Just become a christian I will make you immortal!

[Endless Excuses]

I clicked on this thinking it was discussion about which imaginary specialized high powered God-seeking optical telescopes everyone uses and a consequent comparison of them.

I guess I'm never going to find out what has the crispier image between the baptist and lutheran models.

[the cattiest cat]

This:

[ANJell-GoMinam]

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

Ai nako, either way, same God.

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

ANJell-GoMinam

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

Ai nako, either way, same God.

They seem mighty different, not just in character, either.

[xxBo0kn3rdxx]

Pseudo-Onkelos

ANJell-GoMinam

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

Ai nako, either way, same God.

They seem mighty different, not just in character, either.

To be fair, H-shem is depicted differently throughout the Tanakh. Sometimes he's depicted with masculine qualities, sometimes with feminine; sometimes with corporal appearance (able to be touched), sometimes likened to a whirlwind. So it's quite open to interpretation even within one faith.

Oh my god I have a final about this in eight hours why am I on the internet.

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

xxBo0kn3rdxx

Pseudo-Onkelos

ANJell-GoMinam

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

Ai nako, either way, same God.

They seem mighty different, not just in character, either.

To be fair, H-shem is depicted differently throughout the Tanakh. Sometimes he's depicted with masculine qualities, sometimes with feminine; sometimes with corporal appearance (able to be touched), sometimes likened to a whirlwind. So it's quite open to interpretation even within one faith.

Oh my god I have a final about this in eight hours why am I on the internet.

Feminine qualities like found in Deuteronomy 32:18, which says, "You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth." (Deuteronomy 32 is getting a lot of attention.) Watch out, Not Enough Ummah! xp Anyway, this speech isn't literal. With reference to God's corporeality, see Genesis 3:8 where God walks.

[xxBo0kn3rdxx]

Pseudo-Onkelos

xxBo0kn3rdxx

Pseudo-Onkelos

ANJell-GoMinam

Pseudo-Onkelos

Lesser Tile

I've read enough of the old testament to know that the christian God is anything but merciful by nature.

Christian god? Oh, you meant the god of Israel, the god of the Jews?

Ai nako, either way, same God.

They seem mighty different, not just in character, either.

To be fair, H-shem is depicted differently throughout the Tanakh. Sometimes he's depicted with masculine qualities, sometimes with feminine; sometimes with corporal appearance (able to be touched), sometimes likened to a whirlwind. So it's quite open to interpretation even within one faith.

Oh my god I have a final about this in eight hours why am I on the internet.

Feminine qualities like found in Deuteronomy 32:18, which says, "You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth." (Deuteronomy 32 is getting a lot of attention.) Watch out, Not Enough Ummah! xp Anyway, this speech isn't literal. With reference to God's corporeality, see Genesis 3:8 where God walks.

Yesss, that was the verse I was thinking of! Deuteronomy 32:18. Nice job there, sir! ^^ And the beginning of Genesis is interesting in it of itself. Some say that the book of Genesis was actually redacted from a variety of sources. The God we see walking in the garden of Eden is a different depiction (if you will) than the one we see earlier where he rigidly says "Let there be ____" and He saw that it was good. And such and such. Shows himself to Elijah in a whisper, et cetera. God seems to manifest himself in many ways. It's interesting; I rather like it. I...don't particularly know why, but I do.

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

xxBo0kn3rdxx

Pseudo-Onkelos

xxBo0kn3rdxx

Pseudo-Onkelos

ANJell-GoMinam

Ai nako, either way, same God.

They seem mighty different, not just in character, either.

To be fair, H-shem is depicted differently throughout the Tanakh. Sometimes he's depicted with masculine qualities, sometimes with feminine; sometimes with corporal appearance (able to be touched), sometimes likened to a whirlwind. So it's quite open to interpretation even within one faith.

Oh my god I have a final about this in eight hours why am I on the internet.

Feminine qualities like found in Deuteronomy 32:18, which says, "You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth." (Deuteronomy 32 is getting a lot of attention.) Watch out, Not Enough Ummah! xp Anyway, this speech isn't literal. With reference to God's corporeality, see Genesis 3:8 where God walks.

Yesss, that was the verse I was thinking of! Deuteronomy 32:18. Nice job there, sir! ^^ And the beginning of Genesis is interesting in it of itself. Some say that the book of Genesis was actually redacted from a variety of sources. The God we see walking in the garden of Eden is a different depiction (if you will) than the one we see earlier where he rigidly says "Let there be ____" and He saw that it was good. And such and such. Shows himself to Elijah in a whisper, et cetera. God seems to manifest himself in many ways. It's interesting; I rather like it. I...don't particularly know why, but I do.

Yes, the Documentary Hypothesis, which I am not certain if I should agree with it. It still seems prevalent. Not that I have a problem with it. I prefer it over the Mosaic authorship. Deuteronomy 32 (that chapter again) is supposedly older than Deuteronomy 4. Anyway, I am currently trying to figure out how I should believe in HaShem, and I'm really wondering if He is corporeal or not.

Moses Maimonides and Philo before him didn't think He was corporeal. I feel this is from Greek thinking, however. Maimonides used Aristotelian philosophy, and Philo used Middle Platonism. When I read through the Tanakh, I don't see an incorporeal god. I think theologies changed over time, so God of Israel was corporeal, but was then believed to be incorporeal. That's my take on it.