Nature of God

In numerous instances different people have been seen to pray to different types of gods. The debates regarding the authenticity of the different gods people pray to has been and is still a prevalent debate. Thus, the rationale of choosing this topic is shedding light on the ways in which diverse religions view God as the Supreme Being. Every religion believes that they are the only ones who pray and consult the actual God. Thus, this document will study how different religions perceive God and the ways in which they believe he operates.

The indigenous people worship the highest being known as Lakota or the “Great Spirit” and he I said to have formed the cosmos. African phrases are attributes like “All Powerful Creator” or a being existing by himself. Additionally the creator is said to have originated in the forest. The indigenous individuals cherish the creator and they believe that he is a man and they utilize masculine pronouns to refer to him (Abdul, 2010).  Some indigenous groups however believe their creator is a woman. In the Hinduism religion, they pray to one Supreme reality (Brahman) shown in numerous gods along with goddesses. A majority of the Hindus devote themselves to following one among the principal gods Shiva, Shakti or Vishnu, regarded as representations of a single reality. Additionally a majority of Hindus idolizes numerous deities but see them as representations of ultimate reality. The gods in the Hindu are much respected and are additionally seen as being the sources of wealth. Within the Jainism religion many gods are in existence. The Jain’s perception of the uncreated and eternal world leaves little space for prevalence or existence of an Almighty God. Jains believe an ideal universe in addition to numerous deities who live in the heavens (Hume, 2001). In the kingdom, gods thrive in ranks of higher and lower. The lower gods conduct themselves in a very human way. Humans usually call for these deities to assist them; among the mostly famous is Ambika, the Goddess or the mother. She assumes the patron position deity in charge of material wealth, childbirth and women protection.

In the Buddhism religion, the Theravada Buddhism teachings are fundamentally atheistic, though they do not refute the existence of gods. Whereas the Mahayana Buddhism it is believed that, the world is full of celestial buddhas along with bodhisattvas that are worshipped and regarded as gods and goddesses (Vancouveranglican, 2004). However, Buddhism majorly takes different approaches in their religion depending on their local religions. In the Daoism religion, the eternal being is Dao. Each Doaist god is a representation of the ultimate being. Though the highest deities of particular sects usually differ, they are often viewed as symbolizing the eternal Dao, the absolute cosmic standard of equity and unity. Deities can be promoted or demoted and majorities of them were once virtuous humans. Additionally, the particular deities are to some extent worshipped according to historical period and geography. In the Confucianism religion, Confucius referred to heaven or Tien as a constructive and personal force within the universe. Confucianism operates inside this viewpoint and integrates a majority of its ideas. Confucianism never denies the existence of a superior being however; their teachings are that human customs are adequate in offering people the moral guidance hey require. This is a complete indication of absence of believe of a Supreme Being amongst the Confucians (Abdul, 2010).

Shintoism is a phrase utilized by the indigenous religious beliefs in Japan. The Shinto religion bears no founder nor fixed creeds. Shinto shrines are said to be dwellings of kami. The mainly significant shrine buildings are internal sanctuary or honden, inside is a sacred symbol (shintai) the divine spirit’s sign is placed or protected. Only the chief priest is permitted to enter into the shrine. Judaism is singly monotheistic meaning that Jews accept as true only one God similar to Christianity and Islam. Judaism possesses a sturdy sense of morality based on the Ten Commandments. This religion believes in the realism of a single God who is all-powerful. This is the belief that distinguished the Jews from traditional Semantic individuals and which turn out to be the legacy of Judaism. This religion believes that the holy God’s name was revealed to Moses.

In Christianity, the New Testament writers assured God’s existence in the Old Testament. They believe in Yahweh, Abraham’s God also Isaac’s and Jacob’s who was worshipped by the Jews as being their real God. Throughout the scriptures God is described as having a pure spirit, holy and worthy of human worship (Reinhold, 2005). Christians particularly emphasize God’s affection for the World as he aspires to save every person. In addition, God expects individuals to behave appropriately according to his righteous principles. The Christians state that God opted to disclose himself to the humankind using a second person, his Son, by assuming the human flesh (Vancouveranglican, 2004). Additionally the Christians believe that God is encompassed into three divine individuals namely: the Father, the Son along with the Holy Spirit.  Christians state that God can possess a personal relationship with individuals; this is expressed in their reference to him as the father. The Christians refers to him with masculine terms.

In the Islamic religion, the mainly fundamental Muslim belief is that there exist only one God who is the Creator and the Sustainer- and they refer to him with the Islamic phrase Allah. This is a phrase same as Almighty as used by Christians (Abdul, 2010). The Muslims core pillar of faith is the declaration that no divinity is worthy of adoration with the exception of the Almighty God or “La ilaha ill Allah” in Arabic. In the Koran Allah is depicted as being kind, wise, compassionate and merciful. Allah is the guider, protector and the forgiver. In the Sikhism religion they believe in one God. In this religion God has no gender, every person possesses direct gender to him, and each person is equal before him (Hume, 2001). The Sikhist believes that a proper life is better lived as a component of a society through honesty and caring for one another. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are exceedingly monotheistic, they believe in one God known as Jehovah and there is no trinity. They state that Jesus Christ is God’s initial creation and they refer to Holy Spirit as a force. Jehovah is the only universe creator he dwells in heaven but sees everything on earth in his position.

The nature of God in my social environment is taken as extremely divine. His name is never to be mentioned in vain or for unessential reasons. God created ever person and we are supposed to adore and praise him. The creator requires us to follow his rules and behave accordingly since he will ultimately judge everyone against his deeds on earth.  

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