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What would you ask God?
If you were able to ask God one question while here on Earth, what would it be?
I don't know what I'd ask. There are too many possibilities. I still need more time on this myself but I'd be interested in knowing what others would ask.
I don't know what I'd ask. There are too many possibilities. I still need more time on this myself but I'd be interested in knowing what others would ask.
I find it very interesting that we are thus far unable to trace the origins of the word "God". Were we told by a higher being to use this word? Someone just make it up? Until we're able to establish the Etymology of the Name God, all theories come into play. Sure, some can be eliminated by use of logic but not all can so easily dismissed.
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ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old English. See gheu(): in APPENDIX I
APPENDIX I: ENTRY: gheu()-
DEFINITION: To call, invoke. Oldest form *heu()-, becoming *gheu()- in centum languages. Suffixed zero-grade form *ghu-to-, “the invoked,” god. a. god, from Old English god, god; b. giddy, from Old English gydig, gidig, possessed, insane, from Germanic *gud-iga-, possessed by a god; c. götterdämmerung, from Old High German got, god. a–c all from Germanic *gudam, god. (Pokorny hau- 413.)
http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/G0172100.html
An Additional On-Line Reference:
Word origin: God - Our word god goes back via Germanic to Indo-European, in which a corresponding ancestor form meant “invoked one.” The word’s only surviving non-Germanic relative is Sanskrit hu, invoke the gods, a form which appears in the Rig Veda, most ancient of Hindu scriptures: puru-hutas, “much invoked,” epithet of the rain-and-thunder god Indra. (From READER’S DIGEST, Family Word Finder, page 351) (Originally published by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville New York, Montreal; Copyright 1975)
Now if the sources noted above are accurate, then the word that we use for the Supreme Being, God, comes from a very pagan origin. Thus the word god is used generically by many different religions to refer to their deity or “invoked one.”
Some may laugh at the notion, the very idea that the word “God” has any origin or association with Hindu Sanskrit. To illustrate how this is possible, we again quote from ‘Family Word Finder’ on the historical development of our Modern English language:
Page 7, ‘Word Origins’ - “English belongs to the Indo-European family of languages, which consists of about 100 related tongues, all descended from prehistoric language of a pastoral, bronze working, horse breeding people, the Aryans, who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia about 4500 B.C. Scholars refer to their language at this stage as proto-Indo-European, or simply Indo-European.
http://www.bibleanswerstand.org/God.htm
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old English. See gheu(): in APPENDIX I
APPENDIX I: ENTRY: gheu()-
DEFINITION: To call, invoke. Oldest form *heu()-, becoming *gheu()- in centum languages. Suffixed zero-grade form *ghu-to-, “the invoked,” god. a. god, from Old English god, god; b. giddy, from Old English gydig, gidig, possessed, insane, from Germanic *gud-iga-, possessed by a god; c. götterdämmerung, from Old High German got, god. a–c all from Germanic *gudam, god. (Pokorny hau- 413.)
http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/G0172100.html
An Additional On-Line Reference:
Word origin: God - Our word god goes back via Germanic to Indo-European, in which a corresponding ancestor form meant “invoked one.” The word’s only surviving non-Germanic relative is Sanskrit hu, invoke the gods, a form which appears in the Rig Veda, most ancient of Hindu scriptures: puru-hutas, “much invoked,” epithet of the rain-and-thunder god Indra. (From READER’S DIGEST, Family Word Finder, page 351) (Originally published by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville New York, Montreal; Copyright 1975)
Now if the sources noted above are accurate, then the word that we use for the Supreme Being, God, comes from a very pagan origin. Thus the word god is used generically by many different religions to refer to their deity or “invoked one.”
Some may laugh at the notion, the very idea that the word “God” has any origin or association with Hindu Sanskrit. To illustrate how this is possible, we again quote from ‘Family Word Finder’ on the historical development of our Modern English language:
Page 7, ‘Word Origins’ - “English belongs to the Indo-European family of languages, which consists of about 100 related tongues, all descended from prehistoric language of a pastoral, bronze working, horse breeding people, the Aryans, who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia about 4500 B.C. Scholars refer to their language at this stage as proto-Indo-European, or simply Indo-European.
http://www.bibleanswerstand.org/God.htm
Etymology of the Name God
Oddly, the exact history of the word God is unknown. The word God is a relatively new European invention, which was never used in any of the ancient Judaeo-Christian scripture manuscripts that were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or Latin.
According to the best efforts of linguists and researchers, the root of the present word God is the Sanskrit word hu which means to call upon, invoke, implore.
Nonetheless, it is also interesting to note the similarity to the ancient Persian word for God which is Khoda.
The following is a survey of some of the efforts of those who have been trying to decipher the ancient roots of the word God:
Webster's 1913 Dictionary:
\God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p. p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf. {Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/god
Catholic Encyclopedia:
Etymology of the Word "God"
(Anglo-Saxon God; German Gott; akin to Persian khoda; Hindu khooda).
God can variously be defined as:
* the proper name of the one Supreme and Infinite Personal Being, the Creator and Ruler of the universe, to whom man owes obedience and worship;
* the common or generic name of the several supposed beings to whom, in polytheistic religions, Divine attributes are ascribed and Divine worship rendered;
* the name sometimes applied to an idol as the image or dwelling-place of a god.
The root-meaning of the name (from Gothic root gheu; Sanskrit hub or emu, "to invoke or to sacrifice to") is either "the one invoked" or "the one sacrificed to." From different Indo-Germanic roots (div, "to shine" or "give light"; thes in thessasthai "to implore") come the Indo-Iranian deva, Sanskrit dyaus (gen. divas), Latin deus, Greek theos, Irish and Gaelic dia, all of which are generic names; also Greek Zeus (gen. Dios, Latin Jupiter (jovpater), Old Teutonic Tiu or Tiw (surviving in Tuesday), Latin Janus, Diana, and other proper names of pagan deities. The common name most widely used in Semitic occurs as 'el in Hebrew, 'ilu in Babylonian, 'ilah in Arabic, etc.; and though scholars are not agreed on the point, the root-meaning most probably is "the strong or mighty one."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06608x.htm
Oxford English Dictionary:
"god (gρd). Also 3-4 godd. [Com. Teut.: OE. god (masc. in sing.; pl. godu, godo neut., godas masc.) corresponds to OFris., OS., Du. god masc., OHG. got, cot (MHG. got, mod.Ger. gott) masc., ON. goð, guð neut. and masc., pl. goð, guð neut. (later Icel. pl. guðir masc.; Sw., Da. gud), Goth. guÞ (masc. in sing.; pl. guÞa, guda neut.). The Goth. and ON. words always follow the neuter declension, though when used in the Christian sense they are syntactically masc. The OTeut. type is therefore *guđom neut., the adoption of the masculine concord being presumably due to the Christian use of the word. The neuter sb., in its original heathen use, would answer rather to L. numen than to L. deus. Another approximate equivalent of deus in OTeut. was *ansu-z (Goth. in latinized pl. form anses, ON. ρss, OE. Ós- in personal names, ésa genit. pl.); but this seems to have been applied only to the higher deities of the native pantheon, never to foreign gods; and it never came into Christian use.
The ulterior etymology is disputed. Apart from the unlikely hypothesis of adoption from some foreign tongue, the OTeut. *gubom implies as its pre-Teut. type either *ghudho-m or *ghutó-m. The former does not appear to admit of explanation; but the latter would represent the neut. of the passive pple. of a root *gheu-. There are two Aryan roots of the required form (both *glheu, with palatal aspirate): one meaning ‘to invoke’ (Skr. hū), the other ‘to pour, to offer sacrifice’ (Skr. hu, Gr. χέειν, OE. yéotan YETE v.). Hence *glhutó-m has been variously interpreted as ‘what is invoked’ (cf. Skr. puru-hūta ‘much-invoked’, an epithet of Indra) and as ‘what is worshipped by sacrifice’ (cf. Skr. hutá, which occurs in the sense ‘sacrificed to’ as well as in that of ‘offered in sacrifice’). Either of these conjectures is fairly plausible, as they both yield a sense practically coincident with the most obvious definition deducible from the actual use of the word, ‘an object of worship’.
Some scholars, accepting the derivation from the root *glheu- to pour, have supposed the etymological sense to be ‘molten image’ (= Gr. χυγόν), but the assumed development of meaning seems very unlikely.
transcribed from The Oxford English Dictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary:
god
\God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p. p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip.]
1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. --Is. xliv. 15.
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods. --Milton.
2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=god
American Heritage Dictionary:
GOD
NOUN: 1. God a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. 2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. 3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. 4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god. 5. A very handsome man. 6. A powerful ruler or despot.
Oddly, the exact history of the word God is unknown. The word God is a relatively new European invention, which was never used in any of the ancient Judaeo-Christian scripture manuscripts that were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or Latin.
According to the best efforts of linguists and researchers, the root of the present word God is the Sanskrit word hu which means to call upon, invoke, implore.
Nonetheless, it is also interesting to note the similarity to the ancient Persian word for God which is Khoda.
The following is a survey of some of the efforts of those who have been trying to decipher the ancient roots of the word God:
Webster's 1913 Dictionary:
\God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p. p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf. {Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/god
Catholic Encyclopedia:
Etymology of the Word "God"
(Anglo-Saxon God; German Gott; akin to Persian khoda; Hindu khooda).
God can variously be defined as:
* the proper name of the one Supreme and Infinite Personal Being, the Creator and Ruler of the universe, to whom man owes obedience and worship;
* the common or generic name of the several supposed beings to whom, in polytheistic religions, Divine attributes are ascribed and Divine worship rendered;
* the name sometimes applied to an idol as the image or dwelling-place of a god.
The root-meaning of the name (from Gothic root gheu; Sanskrit hub or emu, "to invoke or to sacrifice to") is either "the one invoked" or "the one sacrificed to." From different Indo-Germanic roots (div, "to shine" or "give light"; thes in thessasthai "to implore") come the Indo-Iranian deva, Sanskrit dyaus (gen. divas), Latin deus, Greek theos, Irish and Gaelic dia, all of which are generic names; also Greek Zeus (gen. Dios, Latin Jupiter (jovpater), Old Teutonic Tiu or Tiw (surviving in Tuesday), Latin Janus, Diana, and other proper names of pagan deities. The common name most widely used in Semitic occurs as 'el in Hebrew, 'ilu in Babylonian, 'ilah in Arabic, etc.; and though scholars are not agreed on the point, the root-meaning most probably is "the strong or mighty one."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06608x.htm
Oxford English Dictionary:
"god (gρd). Also 3-4 godd. [Com. Teut.: OE. god (masc. in sing.; pl. godu, godo neut., godas masc.) corresponds to OFris., OS., Du. god masc., OHG. got, cot (MHG. got, mod.Ger. gott) masc., ON. goð, guð neut. and masc., pl. goð, guð neut. (later Icel. pl. guðir masc.; Sw., Da. gud), Goth. guÞ (masc. in sing.; pl. guÞa, guda neut.). The Goth. and ON. words always follow the neuter declension, though when used in the Christian sense they are syntactically masc. The OTeut. type is therefore *guđom neut., the adoption of the masculine concord being presumably due to the Christian use of the word. The neuter sb., in its original heathen use, would answer rather to L. numen than to L. deus. Another approximate equivalent of deus in OTeut. was *ansu-z (Goth. in latinized pl. form anses, ON. ρss, OE. Ós- in personal names, ésa genit. pl.); but this seems to have been applied only to the higher deities of the native pantheon, never to foreign gods; and it never came into Christian use.
The ulterior etymology is disputed. Apart from the unlikely hypothesis of adoption from some foreign tongue, the OTeut. *gubom implies as its pre-Teut. type either *ghudho-m or *ghutó-m. The former does not appear to admit of explanation; but the latter would represent the neut. of the passive pple. of a root *gheu-. There are two Aryan roots of the required form (both *glheu, with palatal aspirate): one meaning ‘to invoke’ (Skr. hū), the other ‘to pour, to offer sacrifice’ (Skr. hu, Gr. χέειν, OE. yéotan YETE v.). Hence *glhutó-m has been variously interpreted as ‘what is invoked’ (cf. Skr. puru-hūta ‘much-invoked’, an epithet of Indra) and as ‘what is worshipped by sacrifice’ (cf. Skr. hutá, which occurs in the sense ‘sacrificed to’ as well as in that of ‘offered in sacrifice’). Either of these conjectures is fairly plausible, as they both yield a sense practically coincident with the most obvious definition deducible from the actual use of the word, ‘an object of worship’.
Some scholars, accepting the derivation from the root *glheu- to pour, have supposed the etymological sense to be ‘molten image’ (= Gr. χυγόν), but the assumed development of meaning seems very unlikely.
transcribed from The Oxford English Dictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary:
god
\God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p. p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip.]
1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. --Is. xliv. 15.
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods. --Milton.
2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=god
American Heritage Dictionary:
GOD
NOUN: 1. God a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. 2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. 3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. 4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god. 5. A very handsome man. 6. A powerful ruler or despot.
To learn, we must face and become aware and take hold and let happen
I like this a lot. It affirms something I thought along the way that God can hold up under our scrutiny as he is bigger than our questions, fears, and doubts, but can we?
Thanks for sharing :-)))))
Thanks for sharing :-)))))
http://www.musingsaboutgod.com/many.htm
The above is the link to an articale on Analysis of God. It is a beutiful presentation. This article will go well with the current discussion.
The above is the link to an articale on Analysis of God. It is a beutiful presentation. This article will go well with the current discussion.
I think you should not frame question for God? If and when he meets you, either you will be angry and forget all the questions you have prepared and if you are happy you will be asking the following questions
How can I help my clients efficiently?
How do I moderate my group efficiently?
And probably you may ask how should I manage my laundry-work?
So your effort of framing questions will be a waste?
How can I help my clients efficiently?
How do I moderate my group efficiently?
And probably you may ask how should I manage my laundry-work?
So your effort of framing questions will be a waste?
One time I did a study on all the names of God. It was pretty fascinating.
Right now I'm trying to learn to patiently wait on God for something I've been waiting for a very long time and it's so hard!
Right now I'm trying to learn to patiently wait on God for something I've been waiting for a very long time and it's so hard!
It will be interesting to know how the word God came into existance.
I have anger issues with God. I am working on it, but, they remain.
Interesting :-))) I am still keeping still (my big lesson and the hardest is to "be still and know He is God".
I like Dalubaba's question. Mine is along the same line.
I've thought about this and I'm pretty sure I'd ask "Why am I here? What's my purpose?"
Whenever I think I know which road I'm traveling, a detour sign goes up! So why have You put me here?
There are tons of others, but this one won out.
I've thought about this and I'm pretty sure I'd ask "Why am I here? What's my purpose?"
Whenever I think I know which road I'm traveling, a detour sign goes up! So why have You put me here?
There are tons of others, but this one won out.
According to the bible, His word, we do know Him, if we really look. We can see Him in His creation, if nothing else.
There are many places in the bible that tells parables of searching for a great treasure and what we are willing to do or give up for that treasure. He is that treasure. He says when we search with all our hearts He will be found by us. He is not far from any of us.
There are many places in the bible that tells parables of searching for a great treasure and what we are willing to do or give up for that treasure. He is that treasure. He says when we search with all our hearts He will be found by us. He is not far from any of us.
My question : who am I? If He Is patient enough I would ask Why the hell, your own creation does not know you?
I am not ready to answer this as yet. It would be all to easy to spend my one question hastily by saying that I would ask God to answer every question I will ever ask thinking that would cover ALL of them as I want to listen/learn from God.
Lol, Margy, you remind me of my dad and his dry sense of humor. It often leaves us wondering if he was serious or joking when he says something because he says it with a straight face. ;) Keeps us on our toes!
Sara, I sure do understand. It's hard for me sometimes, especially when I see others get their miracles or prayers answered and I'm still waiting. Still, I know God is a loving, fair God and that He must be trying to teach me something (God forbid if it's patience! Lol)
I think also that the devil will trick us into thinking we're the only ones going through something. That's why it's good to talk to others and share our struggles so we can help each other and pray for each other. It really does help lift that burden!
Sara, I sure do understand. It's hard for me sometimes, especially when I see others get their miracles or prayers answered and I'm still waiting. Still, I know God is a loving, fair God and that He must be trying to teach me something (God forbid if it's patience! Lol)
I think also that the devil will trick us into thinking we're the only ones going through something. That's why it's good to talk to others and share our struggles so we can help each other and pray for each other. It really does help lift that burden!
I admit to being facitious , sorry ,it was my dumb humor again on a serious subject ...
I appreciate your words of strength. I will have to admit to the sin of despair sometimes. When I cannot handle the pain any longer, I despair. I tell myself not to. It doesn't always work. Oh well. Things really could be worse! I just try to think of those in worse shape than I. And there are a lot of them. To be grateful for what I have.
I know what you mean. Some people just seem to have such charmed lives and some seem to have one thing after another hit them and it doesn't seem fair.
I've had a lot hit me over the years, especially the last few, one major crisis after another and I wonder when I'll get a break? But I still hold on. I try to remember how the disciples and Paul were persecuted and still held on, so I hold on too. What else can you do? They say it makes you stronger. We must be very strong then!
I've had a lot hit me over the years, especially the last few, one major crisis after another and I wonder when I'll get a break? But I still hold on. I try to remember how the disciples and Paul were persecuted and still held on, so I hold on too. What else can you do? They say it makes you stronger. We must be very strong then!
I think those are both excellent questions! One question in my final 5 is definitely why do some of us have to be in pain the rest of our lives? I guess that's a selfish question but I do wonder how I got so lucky, not!
I don't think God is messing with America. I think people are the ones who screw up. God just lets us because we have free will.
This is a good question. I'll have to think about it. There's so many questions I think I'd ask Him!
Here's one, why doesn't He show Himself as readily as He did in biblical times? Where's all the miracles? I know we see miracles every day but we don't seem to see the really big ones that happened back then.
This is a good question. I'll have to think about it. There's so many questions I think I'd ask Him!
Here's one, why doesn't He show Himself as readily as He did in biblical times? Where's all the miracles? I know we see miracles every day but we don't seem to see the really big ones that happened back then.
Why are you messin with America God , the most exceptional place on the face of the earth and you want to mess us up...how about you go acroos the ocean and mess with China ,Iran, NKorea they would love that ..thank you God and have a nice day ....(sorry you asked )
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