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'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

==Etymology==

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===Omnipotence===

[[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]

God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.

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==See also ==

*[[Creator]]

*[[The Creator|Creator]]

* [[Redeemer]]

*[[Judge]]

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 [[File:Dieu Tout-Puissant Chapelle Royale Versailles ceiling.jpg|thumb|''Almighty God the Father'', Part of the ceiling painting depicting God in the chapel of Versailles Palace, France, by Antoine Coypel, 1708]]
-'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
+'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
 ==Etymology==
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 ===Omnipotence===
 [[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]
-God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
+God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
 God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.
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 ==See also ==
-*[[Creator]]
+*[[The Creator|Creator]]
 * [[Redeemer]]
 *[[Judge]]