BE A GODLY MAN

 

          BE A GODLY MAN

“God” is defined as the being or spirit that is worshipped and is believed to have created the universe.

God has all the imaginable qualities. A few of them mention Him as omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, eternal, immutable,  holy,  just, faithful. wise, loving and merciful.

He is worshipped by one and all because all existence depends upon Him for its survival. Some of the quotes relating to Him are:

*He is a circle whose centre is everywhere, and its circumference nowhere. ---Empedocles, Greek philosopher (490-450 B.C.).

*The very word “God “suggests care, kindness, goodness; and the idea of God in his infinity, is infinite care, infinite kindness, infinite goodness. ---We give God the name of good : It is only by shortening it that it becomes God.---H.W.Beecher, American clergyman (1813-1887).

*It is impossible to govern the world without God. He must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligation. ---George Washington, American President (1732-99).

*God governs the world, and we have only to do our duty wisely, and leave the issue to him.---John Jay , US Chief Justice (1745-1829).

*There is a God in science, a God in history, and a God in conscience, and these three are one. ---Joseph Cook, American lecturer (1838-1901).

*I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears him not.---Sheikh Saadi, Persian poet, (born 1210).

* God should be object of all our desires, the end of all our actions, and the governing power of our whole souls. ---Massillon Jean Baptiste (1663-1742).

                        Finally, what the Greek philosopher Plato (born 428/427 BCE-died 348/347 BCE)  said:  To escape from we must be made, as far as possible, like God; and this resemblance consists In becoming just, and holy, and wise.

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G.R.Kanwal

26 December 2024