The Black God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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Gideon 10 years ago

Repent and accept christ and be saved. Jesus is real and he is red in complexion. He appeared to me on five occasions. I have also seen the father twice.

Repent and accept christ and be saved. Jesus is real and he is red in complexion. He appeared to me on five occasions. I have also seen the father twice.
Tony 10 years ago

Gideon do you really understand what the writer is talking about? Get knowledge from outside the bible. Get an open mind and read wide.

Gideon do you really understand what the writer is talking about? Get knowledge from outside the bible. Get an open mind and read wide.
Kwabena Yeboah 10 years ago

You rather should get knowledge if you believe this garbage. God is neither black nor white. He is spirit and according to the bible, John 4:24, God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth ...
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You rather should get knowledge if you believe this garbage. God is neither black nor white. He is spirit and according to the bible, John 4:24, God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

What do you know about the things of the Spirit?
Balderash 10 years ago

You think the bible came from the white man? You fellas are so funny. Still think those fakes in Israel are descendants of the hebrews? Africans were on this planet a 100, 000 years before the white man. Go and read about K ...
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You think the bible came from the white man? You fellas are so funny. Still think those fakes in Israel are descendants of the hebrews? Africans were on this planet a 100, 000 years before the white man. Go and read about Kush in the bible. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
Jacko 10 years ago

Nonsense

Nonsense
samy fobih 10 years ago

the writer said many things that needs to be chewed on well. It is not as if he is directing us to one religion but he draws our attention to how close and similar these religion are related.

the writer said many things that needs to be chewed on well. It is not as if he is directing us to one religion but he draws our attention to how close and similar these religion are related.
Tony 10 years ago

The sprinkling of kpokpoi by the GAS is the grain offering as found in the book of Exodus. Also people are not aware that there is libation pouring right in the tabernacle of God and this is called drink offering. All the rit ...
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The sprinkling of kpokpoi by the GAS is the grain offering as found in the book of Exodus. Also people are not aware that there is libation pouring right in the tabernacle of God and this is called drink offering. All the rituals and the different kinds of offerings found in the bible especially in the book of Exodus and Leveticus are just like what our traditionalist do during their worship.
Jacko 10 years ago

He is right. Herod Otis and other ancient Greeks wrote about these things.

He is right. Herod Otis and other ancient Greeks wrote about these things.
Kwabena Yeboah 10 years ago

You must be deluded if you think God is black or white. God the creator is neither black nor white. We believers get our authority from the bible, and the bible according to John 4:24 says, God is a Spirit, and those who wors ...
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You must be deluded if you think God is black or white. God the creator is neither black nor white. We believers get our authority from the bible, and the bible according to John 4:24 says, God is a Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.

A spirit can't be black or white, and the research you copied and pasted for public consumption is pure gibberish!!!
1 Loaf 10 years ago

You quote John who was a disciple. But what did John's MASTER say of God. And what is the complexion of John's MASTER, as a complexion of a new or a caucasian? Imbibe wisdom.

You quote John who was a disciple. But what did John's MASTER say of God. And what is the complexion of John's MASTER, as a complexion of a new or a caucasian? Imbibe wisdom.

1 Loaf 10 years ago

I mean the complexion of JEW or Caucasian. Sorry.

I mean the complexion of JEW or Caucasian. Sorry.
Kwabena Yeboah 10 years ago

I don't understand your question, but you can take this opportunity to educate me. What was his master's complexion?

I don't understand your question, but you can take this opportunity to educate me. What was his master's complexion?
Balderash 10 years ago

He was no lily white person. Paul was once mistaken for an Egyptian. These were dark-skinned people. Tell us why white-skin is described as a curse in the bible?

He was no lily white person. Paul was once mistaken for an Egyptian. These were dark-skinned people. Tell us why white-skin is described as a curse in the bible?
Kwabena Yeboah 10 years ago

Who are you talking about, Paul or God? Very irresponsible response.

Who are you talking about, Paul or God? Very irresponsible response.
KA 10 years ago

But the writer didn't say God was white or black. That's not how I understood him.

The writer is trying to trace the origin of the worship of what we now call God. He goes beyond the ambit of the Bible (where you, Kwabena, ...
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But the writer didn't say God was white or black. That's not how I understood him.

The writer is trying to trace the origin of the worship of what we now call God. He goes beyond the ambit of the Bible (where you, Kwabena, start and end) and beyond the three major monotheistic religions to trace something that is common in all worship - even in traditional african worship. He says that the source of it all (the beginning) must have conceived of the deity that was worshipped as black. Indeed, the whole thing may have even started from the source of the human race - Africa.

I don't see which part of this argument says that God is black (or white)!!! You can challenge his thesis but don't put words in his mouth. If you read the piece carefully, the writer does NOT even talk of whether there is a God or not, so how can he say that that God is black or white? He does not even say if God is spirit or not. He leaves all these things out and only tries to trace the historical emergence of worship as we see it today. It is on these grounds that you can criticize him if you are familiar with the relevant academic literature. The man is making a historical argument, not a theological one.

You are free to believe in the Bible and spiritual things but that is not at all what this article is about.
KA 10 years ago

Yes, the writer wrote those very words but you are giving a different meaning to them.

He is saying that in those ancient days, the people had to humanize the god they were worshipping and they conceived of it/him/her as ...
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Yes, the writer wrote those very words but you are giving a different meaning to them.

He is saying that in those ancient days, the people had to humanize the god they were worshipping and they conceived of it/him/her as a black deity. It is the conception of God that the writer says the people thought of as black, not God itself - not God as a spirit.

If God is a spirit, then it/He cannot have any colour. But the people had never seen or come in contact with that spirit God. But they needed a manifestation of that God to make it easier for them to worship and relate to him. It is that manifestation of the divinity that they cast as black. Not the spirit God itself. After all, they didn't know how he really looked like.

The theme of the article is that the people who started monotheism perceived of the divine, the deity, as black. This is in contrast to later day depictions of the divine in white terms. That is his argument.

By arguing that the writer is saying that those people thought God was black is to misunderstand him. He is saying only that they perceived God in black terms.

Again, I am saying the writer is making a historical argument, not a spiritual or theological one. The writer said absolutely nothing about what he (the writer) thinks is the true nature of the spiritual God. Apparently, he doesn't know himself - unlike you who think you know based on the Bible written long after the time writer is talking about.

Kwabena, remember that modern day believers do not need a physical manifestation of God. They accept him only as a spirit. But that was not the case 9000 years ago...
rich 10 years ago

repent and give your life to Christ..he along will save u..lslamic cannot save u..no one goes to father except through Jesus Christ of Nazareth alone..believe n u will be saved

repent and give your life to Christ..he along will save u..lslamic cannot save u..no one goes to father except through Jesus Christ of Nazareth alone..believe n u will be saved
teneboah kodua 10 years ago

rubbish

rubbish

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