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The word '''God''', used in singular, refers in monotheism to the one deity governing the universe, and represents the supreme reality. Among Western theologians God is generally regarded as "a personal being, bodiless, omnipresent, creator and sustainer of any universe there may be, perfectly free, omnipotent, omniscient,
The word '''God''', used in singular, refers in monotheism to the one deity governing the universe, and represents the supreme reality. Among Western theologians God is generally regarded as:
 
<blockquote>... a personal being, bodiless, omnipresent, creator and sustainer of any universe there may be, perfectly free, omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good, and a source of moral obligation; who exists eternally and necessarily. . .<ref>Ted Honderich (ed), ''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'' (Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995), 314.</ref></blockquote>
 
== The Mahatmas on God ==
 
Neither our philosophy nor ourselves believe in a God . . .
 
== Notes ==
 
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==Further reading==
 
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=God# God] at Theosopedia
 
 
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Revision as of 19:01, 6 June 2012

The word God, used in singular, refers in monotheism to the one deity governing the universe, and represents the supreme reality. Among Western theologians God is generally regarded as:

... a personal being, bodiless, omnipresent, creator and sustainer of any universe there may be, perfectly free, omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good, and a source of moral obligation; who exists eternally and necessarily. . .[1]

The Mahatmas on God

Neither our philosophy nor ourselves believe in a God . . .

Notes

  1. Ted Honderich (ed), The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995), 314.


Further reading

  • God at Theosopedia