On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 11:14 PM, David Nyman <da...@davidnyman.com> wrote:
> On 29 January 2015 at 10:12, Samiya Illias <samiyaill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why not define God as the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe and >>> Everything Else that is or may exist? >>> >>> Very good, and common, definition. It is in most of my theological >>> dictionaries. Note that the Universe is itself among the things which may, >>> or may not, exist. >>> >>> Glad you agree. Most people are okay with Creator but not okay with >> Sustainer... >> > > I'm reminded of the Hebrew bracha or blessing (בְּרָכָה) for auspicious > occasions, which characterises God as He: > > "Who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this > occasion." > > שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ > וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה׃ > > (Shehecheyanu ve'qiyemanu > ve'higianu lazman hazeh.) > > David > We believe that Islam is a continuation of the same message which was revealed to the past series of prophets and messengers. It is an article of faith to believe that Moses was a Messenger of God, and the Torah was revealed to him. The Bani Israel are mentioned in great detail in the Quran. > Samiya > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
