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4. God acts and creates. See Genesis 1:1 - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." And John 1:3, 4 - "All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." God created all that exists. God chose not to create some things which He could have created. God gives life to every living creature. God gives His creatures their abilities. God gave people the ability to see light, to perceive truth, to reason about God and life. 5. God makes judgments and laws for the good of creation. See Genesis 1:4 - "And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness." God evaluates His actions and has a conscience. God's conscience tells him that whatever He does is good. See Deuteronomy 4:1. 2 - "And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, in order that you may live and go in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you." And Deuteronomy 6:24 - "So the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God for our good always and for our survival, as it is today." God gives laws and governs His creation because He wants to promote the good of all. Therefore, God is Personal. God thinks, feels, chooses, plans, acts, creates, judges, makes laws, promotes good. These are the attributes of personality. The foundation of all reality is personal. Ultimate reality is personal. The source of all that exists is NOT matter or energy, time, and chance. Personality is not something that has evolved over time. God is NOT the god of pantheism, where everything is god, where all the good and evil is god. God is the Personal Creator who created all that exists, and who only does good. |
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