Every monotheist believes there is only one deity (theirs). So?
Are there many "monotheistic" deities then?
2006-08-28 04:31:14 · 17 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
since all is divine:
yes
2006-08-28 04:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Your question is are they all experiencing the same elephant? Is there more than one elephant, and is there also a rope, a tree, etc.?
A believer's capacity for knowledge is limited, as it is with all people. The task would be for them to know their own God completely enough to be able to compare it to another person's view of their monotheistic God. A daunting task.
In the Torah, that God warns His people against worshipping other gods. One could read into this both a declaration that the other gods are substantially different (wrong, don't worship them), and scriptural acknowledgement that these other parallel gods exist (worth warning them about).
In the end, the answer is uncertain; in this metaphor we are the blind men.
2006-08-28 05:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Tekguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Christian God and Jewish God is essentially the same, but the religious beliefs are different with regards to the doctrine of Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the Christ, while Judaism believes that their messiah is yet to come. The Islamic Allah is totally different from the Judeo-Christian Yahweh. Allah is more revered by Muslims but is described as more strict and very impersonal. Buddhism does not count as a monotheistic religion since buddha never claimed divinity.
While it maybe that monotheistic religion may seem o wroship a one God, it does not necessitate that all of them worship the same deity.
2006-08-28 04:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by mack-mack 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Personally I don't believe in any gods at all. Just because people worship a given deity doesn't mean it automatically exists. And I would say that if one of the monotheistic religions is correct, then no, the other ones are not unwittingly worshipping the same god (because they aren't intending to).
2006-08-28 04:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, isn't it curious? The Jewish Jahweh, the Christian God and the Muslim Allah are the SAME GOD!
The differences between these three monotheistic religions is in the practice of their religion and this not a theological, but rather a cultural difference.
It is said that civil wars are the worst wars because of the element of extreme hate between members of the same larger "national" family. Similarly, there is a lot of extreme hate between believers that belong to the same monotheistic "religious" family.
2006-08-28 04:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Ever hear the saying 'A rose by any other name still smells sweet'? You could call it a daffodil, but it wouldn't look any different, since you're not changing any real aspect of the flower.
But you cannot get a daffodil and say that it's a rose without being wrong.
Same with God. The Christian God has a certain personality (among other things); you could, theoretically, call him Fred, and it would practically be the same as calling Him God.
Let's say that you're fairly normal. Let us also say that there is a serial killer who has your same name and a similar description. Is that person you, because you bear the same title?
2006-08-28 04:44:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ben G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes muslims, christians and jews (Most popular monotheistic religions) all believe in the same GOD however the attributes they assosiate with GOD are different.
The basic belief is that there is a single entity controlling the enire system, and he deserves to be worshiped alone.
Christians however beleive in the concept of trinity i.e like a rope consists of multiple strings similar is the relation of GOD and some other entities.
2006-08-28 04:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by Researcher 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it truly is an marvelous question. who're we worshiping as quickly as we enroll in a undeniable faith? all of the gods have names, the GOD of the christian faith even has a acceptance inspite of the undeniable fact that it truly is no longer appreciably commonly used. it truly is YAH YHWH, YAHUWAH and so on. I basically use YAH. If all of the gods are a million god then they might all have the comparable attributes and standards for faith/habit. considering they are all diverse they might desire to be diverse gods. Even devil is a god to three human beings and he's the different to YAH. So i do no longer think they are all of the comparable, I did till now truly stepping into the christian faith. The Bible describes the different gods as angels and that i think it truly is relating satans fallen angels. It is sensible that they might come to earth and pretend to be gods to take human beings removed from the genuine writer.
2016-11-05 23:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Christian God is the only true God. There is no other. He is different from the Jewish god also because God the Father sent God the Son, Jesus, as the Savior of the world. God is also different from the muslim god for this reason.
Christians know God as a Triune God - three in One - http://www.livebythecross.com/index.php/2006/01/13/the-trinity/
Also, Christianity is the only non-works-based religion - God offers the free gift of salvation to those who have faith in Jesus Christ.
2006-08-28 04:50:30 · answer #9 · answered by Joshua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say no. The Jewish and Muslim God could be the same, but Christianity is different. The idea of a trinity and a three-part God is too different to be the same God.
2006-08-28 04:40:37 · answer #10 · answered by x 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. clearly the God of the jew, muslim and christian are the same. but God is not vishnu, budda, etc. even the "good" aspects of these "deities" is against the teachings and will of God.
most people think budda is a god, but he never claimed divinity, nor did he do any divine works. he was a very spiritual and educated man who taught to the masses.
-eagle
2006-08-28 04:37:36 · answer #11 · answered by eaglemyrick 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋