What Are The Qualities Of God?

[Lightkeeper]

What are the qualities of God?

[Poonis]

Originally Posted by Lightkeeper

What are the qualities of God?

Which god?

[Master Vigil]

Non-existent?

[Bea Ond]

He is a really good dancer.

[Rev. Rex]

Originally Posted by Lightkeeper

What are the qualities of God?

The creator has all of the qualities that mankind has aspired for throughout history...more or less, you could think of it as the greatest of all role models. But since the creator is greater than anyone can even imagine, listing the qualities is a moot point.

[Master Vigil]

Originally Posted by Rev. Rex

The creator has all of the qualities that mankind has aspired for throughout history...more or less, you could think of it as the greatest of all role models. But since the creator is greater than anyone can even imagine, listing the qualities is a moot point.

I would say that god has all of the qualities that mankind has not aspired to, or even condemned as well. God is the encompassment of the universe. All aspects, all qualities, Tao.

[Popeyesays]

Originally Posted by Lightkeeper

What are the qualities of God?

Baha`i's try to quantify what the "attributes" of God might be. We know that understanding, naming, comprehending those attributes will still not reveal the Essence of God to us, but it still increases our understanding.

"Nevertheless, we speak of the names and attributes of the Divine Reality, and we praise Him by attributing to Him sight, hearing, power, life and knowledge. We affirm these names and attributes, not to prove the perfections of God, but to deny that He is capable of imperfections. When we look at the existing world, we see that ignorance is imperfection and knowledge is perfection; therefore, we say that the sanctified Essence of God is wisdom. Weakness is imperfection, and power is perfection; consequently, we say that the sanctified Essence of God is the acme of power. It is not that we can comprehend His knowledge, His sight, His power and life, for it is beyond our comprehension; for the essential names and attributes of God are identical with His Essence, and His Essence is above all comprehension. If the attributes are not identical with the Essence, there must also be a multiplicity of preexistences, and differences between the attributes and the Essence must also exist; and as Preexistence is necessary, 149 therefore, the sequence of preexistences would become infinite. This is an evident error.
Accordingly all these attributes, names, praises and eulogies apply to the Places of Manifestation; and all that we imagine and suppose beside them is mere imagination, for we have no means of comprehending that which is invisible and inaccessible. This is why it is said: "All that you have distinguished through the illusion of your imagination in your subtle mental images is but a creation like unto yourself, and returns to you."[1] It is clear that if we wish to imagine the Reality of Divinity, this imagination is the surrounded, and we are the surrounding one; and it is sure that the one who surrounds is greater than the surrounded. From this it is certain and evident that if we imagine a Divine Reality outside of the Holy Manifestations, it is pure imagination, for there is no way to approach the Reality of Divinity which is not cut off to us, and all that we imagine is mere supposition.
[1 From a Hadith.]
Therefore, reflect that different peoples of the world are revolving around imaginations and are worshipers of the idols of thoughts and conjectures. They are not aware of this; they consider their imaginations to be the Reality which is withdrawn from all comprehension and purified from all descriptions. They regard themselves as the people of Unity, and the others as worshipers of idols; but idols at least have a mineral existence, while the idols of thoughts and the imaginations of man are but fancies; they have not even mineral existence. "Take heed ye who are endued with discernment."[1]
[1 Qur'án 59:2.]
(Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 148)

[scitsofreaky]

Originally Posted by Master Vigil

I would say that god has all of the qualities that mankind has not aspired to, or even condemned as well. God is the encompassment of the universe. All aspects, all qualities, Tao.

I would go one step further and say that while the Tao contains everything you said, it goes beyond them, transcends them. I would say that "God" is beyond any quality, but contains all qualities.

Originally Posted by Rev.Rex

The creator has all of the qualities that mankind has aspired for throughout history...more or less, you could think of it as the greatest of all role models.

To me this is just a prime example of anthropomorphicising God. Throw in Satan being the sum of all of man's worst qualities and you are just describing man but giving it two identities. I just find it somewhat arrogant to assume that God is anything like any human.

[arthra]

Originally Posted by Lightkeeper

What are the qualities of God?

I would respond that in essence God is unknowable...

Using the analogy of the sun for instance we cannot look directly into the sun with our eyes but we are warmed by it's rays and our world has sunlight so we derive benefit from the sun...The sun gives us warmth and light...even if we were physically blind we still benefit in some way from it.

These rays and energies from the sun can be seen I believe like the attributes of God... There is no way to encompass all these attributes but we still benefit from them.

- Art

[cardero]

You will not find these qualities in any book and you will not recognize them through someone else’s relationship. The list of qualities are genuine and honed to perfection, they haven’t change and are an accurate resemblance to the way GOD would like to be k(NOW)n.

Unconditional LOVE, genderless, patient, reliable, content, understanding, evident, humorous, available (easy to get a hold of), wise, inquisitive, familiar, TRUTHful, observant, (ALL)mighty, fair, forgiving, self-reliant, independent thinker, modest, unoffending, regret-less, PURPOSEFUL, nonjudgmental, good conversationalist, friendly, helpful, ONE, giving, UNIVERSAL, personable, contagious, insightful, music aficionado.

1.GOD does not ask humans to do anything that GOD cannot DO him/herself.

2.GOD does not wait.
Though GOD’s patience is renowned if there is something that GOD is concerned about he will not let moments pass to CORRECT the matter.

3. GOD does not think like humans DO.

4. GOD has never incarnated into a physical existence nor ever has a need or desire to DO so.

5. You cannot offend GOD. GOD does not anger or have any regrets.

6. GOD does not live up to human expectations. GOD’s PURPOSE/existence and agenda is his/her own.

7. GOD does not interfere with our human lives.

8. GOD is not Catholic/Protestant/Baptist/ Unitarian/Amish/Born Again/ Jehovah Witness/Luthren/Mormon/Jewish/Islamic/Hindu/Atheist/Agnostic/Republican/
Communist/Democratic/Liberal/Moderate/American/Arabic/Italian/ Asian/African/European/Australian

9. GOD does not punish or judge or enact revenge.

10. There is no will that GOD expects from us.

11. GOD does not murder or take away lives.

12. GOD does not hold ONE entity higher than the other, every entity (spiritual, physical, animal, plant) is equal.

13. GOD does not need you to believe in Him. GOD does not need to PROVE himself to you.GOD does not need defending. GOD exists with or without your LOVE/worship/attention.

14. GOD exists with or without your LOVE/worship/attention.

15. GOD is not our Father, our babysitter or Superman. GOD is not holy or divine.