Does Bhagavad Gita say that there is a God?

Krishna spoke Bhagavad Gita, and claimed that He is God.

Whenever an educated person gives knowledge it is customary to state your qualifications for giving the knowledge.

Krishna says that He is the Supreme Truth, nothing is above Him.

He says that everything that exists, emanates from Him.

He says that He is the father of every living entity.

He says the laws or modes of material nature are working under His control.

He exhibited His universal form in which Arjuna could see all that had happened and all that was yet to come at one time.

If someone follows the guide lines that means they have faith in the instructions, otherwise why bother.

If the guidelines are valid, then why not the speaker also?

Since the conclusion of Bhagavad Gita is to surrender everything to Krishna how can one do that and still be an atheist. If Krishna was a mythological character from the past then why are His instructions valid?

To get the full benefit of Krishna's instructions then faith is very much needed.

Krishna says:

6.24

One should engage oneself in the practice of yoga with determination and faith and not be deviated from the path. One should abandon, without exception, all material desires born of mental speculation and thus control all the senses on all sides by the mind.

6.47.

And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me—he is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion.

12.12

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect.

12.20

Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.

So faith in Krishna is extremely important to be intimately united with Him, to be most perfect, and to be very very dear to Him.

If you have no interest in a personal connection to Krishna, then you can follow the other troublesome paths that Krishna outlines, but if you want Krishna, then you have to have faith in Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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