How was the traditional African understanding of God?

      

Describe the traditional African understanding of God.

  

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Maurice
(i) God is All-knowing ( Omniscient).

(ii) God is All powerful (Omnipotent).

(iii) God is holy and pure and is approached with relevance, respect and honour.

(iv) God is merciful and kind in situations of danger and illness.

(v) God is a provider, giver of life and provider of His creation.

(vi) He is the creator who created the world and everything in it.

(vii) God is All-understanding and knows everything.

(viii) God is All-present ( Omnipresent).

(ix) God is self-existent which means that he is self-made and originated on His own.

(x) God is Spirit and is invisible.

(xi) God is beyond human understanding and cannot be limited to time and place. ( Transcendent ).

(xii) God is immanent meaning that He is both very far and near His people.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 14, 2017 at 11:36


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