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Thus Muhammad is told to be "patient till your Lord decides, for you are in Our sight". [6] [7] "Seek God (Allah)'s help with patient perseverance and prayer. It is indeed hard except for those who are humble." (2:45) "O you who believe! Seek help with patient perseverance and prayer, for God is with those who patiently persevere." (2:153)
God: The term God is capitalized in the English language as if it were a proper noun but without an object because it is in linguistics a boundless enigma as is the mathematical concept of infinity. God is used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a supernatural Supreme Being in accordance with the tradition of Abrahamic religions.
The term comes from the theological concept of adoption, which says that believers are made part of God's family, and become his children. The use of "brother" as a designation for Christians has become restricted to members of religious communities (the Catholic sense ), or as an honorific for pastors (often used in Baptist churches).
Beelzebub – a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. Blood of Christ – A reference to (a) the actual blood of Jesus when he was sacrificed on the cross (cf. Luke 22:19, 20); and/or (b) the spiritual covering that that sacrifice of Jesus on the cross ...
In other words, the gods have ideas different from those of mortals, and so events do not always occur in the way persons wish them to. Cf. Virgil, Aeneid, 2: 428. Also cf. "Man proposes and God disposes" and "My Thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways", Isaiah 55, 8–9. dis manibus sacrum (D.M.S.) Sacred to the ghost-gods
God botherer: Australia: Christian people Similar to Bible basher, a person who is very vocal about their religion and prayer. [11] Isai Pakistan: Christian people From Isa Masih, a name of Jesus Christ in the Hindi-language Bible. [12]
Fall of Man – the willful transition of the first humans from a state of original holiness, in communion with God, to a state of guilt and perennial disobedience; Family wage; Father (cleric) – a traditional title of priests; Father, God the – a name for the First Person of the Blessed Trinity; Five Ways – see: Quinque Viæ (below)
In other words, "trust in God is to be satisfied with and rely on God Most High." [ 8 ] It is said that because God created everything and therefore everything belongs to him, it is selfish to want anything other than what God wants or not want something God gives to you.