GOD IS ABSOLUTE AND ALL POWERFUL

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THE FOLLOWERS OF ZOARASTRIANISM.THE PHILOSOPHICAL PROOF OF THE VASTNESS OF EXISTENCE.

We have mentioned earlier that whenever we discuss the authority of God it will mean His absoluteness and authority.

The does cannot be devoid of two conditions; he can either be authoritative or helpless like the arranged particles of the sun and that which exists in them. When we say that creator of this universe is either authoritative or helpless and we have to accept either of the term. Is this universe ancient and God contingent because the doings of the doer are never separated from him. But it is impossible for the universe top be ancient because (see the discussion on the existence of God) we have proven it so when we prove the universe to be contingent. Is saying that God is contingent actually the refusal to accept His existence because if He is contingent then He must be dependent on cause and so will not be the necessary being.

In other words if God’s creativity been like the sunrays then the universe would have been ancient because the light of the sun is not acquired; it is and will remain with it. We can therefore conclude that God is the authoritative doer. His being is eternal; His deeds are contingent and whenever He desires anything it becomes.

One Question

The authoritative doer or the decision maker- but we know that determination is the work of the heart which occurs for the doer. This is not possible for God because His being cannot be construed to be contingent.

Answer

This answer can be discerned from the discussion we have had about the knowledge of God. The meaning of determination connected to mankind is not present in God and the attribute of God is not like the attribute present in us which the acquired knowledge which is external and this is not possible for God. The determination is an integral part of God; we have explained this earlier. This is a kind of knowledge and is called the knowledge for the creation of the best system which is the source of all creation in all times.

 God’s determination is eternal and its signs are not in stages. Reflect.

To further understand the difference between the inherent and acquired determination please see the discussion of determination in this volume.

THE OPPONENTS OF GOD’S COMPLETE AUTHORITY

Some philosophers and the priests of some religions after accepting the power of God but due to some (doubts for which they have no answers) are against His all-encompassing authority. We will discuss some groups in them.

 

THE FOLLOWERS OF ZOARASTRIANISM.THE PHILOSOPHICAL PROOF OF THE VASTNESS OF EXISTENCE.
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