What is the relationship between God and human beings like in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Question

How do the differing views of human nature influence the way these religions teach their adherents to behave?

Answer 1

Jews are able to talk directly to God, with no Mediator neccesary.

specific beliefs as the nature of God varies within Judaism, some think hes very interactive in the world, some see him as more of a "watchmaker" having set up existance and then just sat back, occasionally tweaking it or helping it along as needed.

Answer 2

There are entire courses on comparative religion. I doubt you can get a comprehensive answer here to a question so very broad.

All Abrahamic religions generally accept the idea that God is engaged and interested in the creation generally, and in the human species specifically. Genesis speaks of man being created in "God's image", which is not so much an anthropomorphism, but in some respects an acknowledgement that humans are creatures with a greater awareness, and thus a greater responsibility for ethical behaviour.

And it is here, I suppose, that there is some distinctiveness in the relationship between God and the adherents of the different religions.

Judaism, particularly, sees this relationship as a covenant - for what God gives us, in exchange he expects adherence to certain moral or legal precepts (the Noachide laws for most, the Halachich laws for Jews.) If men break the law, then they ask God for forgiveness, and then try on balance to remain upright in the law so as to be righteous.

Islam's view is not terribly different, if perhaps a little less focused on law as an arrangement between God and the people, and more emphasizing God's sovereignty. If you are on balance a good person, your destiny is heaven. If you were not, you go to the other place.

Christianity's soteriology is perhaps more complex and yet in some ways simpler. Christians view man's relationship with God to be essentially sundered by Adam's disobedience in the garden of Eden. The relationship is just broken - "None is righteous - no not one." We view God as doing all the work to restore this relationship: first, by reestablishing a people for himself among the twelve tribes of Israel (the Jews.) And second by reconciling all men and women to himself through Christ's cross.

In Christian theology, going to heaven/going to hell has nothing to do with our deeds. Sin, on its own is irredeemable. But in Jesus, we believe that God's love and grace overpowers the wage of sin (death) and restores us to new life.

So there you have it. I've obviously gone into more detail on the Christian perspective, since that is the angle I come from myself.

Answer 3

In Islam: God created us. He can take away our health, eyesight, other sences, wealth, sanity...finally our life. We should not complain. This is how our faith in Him is tested. We will be rewarded later for our good deeds and content of the little He gave us. We must think of His anger B4 we err. If He never leaves our minds, we will not leave the right path.

Answer 4

God simply desires a honest, sincere relationship with human beings!!

It is not good for man to be alone, so God created Eve.

God did not want to feel alone either.

God desires personal relationships with human beings.

God does not want people to fear him, to be afraid of Him, and as a result, never come to him!!

God wants our trust, and He wants a committed relationship with us!

Answer 5

God created us that we may fulfill his desires in interaction. He created us to serve Him. We are supposed to bring glory to Him and worship and praise Him and His holy name.
But man failed God in the Garden of Eden. We all sin. He sent His son Jesus to die for our sins that we may be forgiven through His blood. When Jesus died, He offered us the choice to be forgiven if only we ask Him, believe in Him, and confess that He is God's son, that He is the Messiah, the Chosen One, the Lord of lords and the King of Kings, The Savior.

Answer 6

Almighty God is Compassionate, Loving and Merciful. The essence of falsehood is the claim that God cannot deal with and forgive His creatures directly. By over-emphasizing the burden of sin, as well as claiming that God cannot forgive you directly, false religions seek to get people to despair of the Mercy of God. Once they are convinced that they cannot approach God directly, people can be mislead into turning to false gods for help. These "false gods" can take various forms, such as saints, angels, or someone who is believed to be the "Son of God" or "God Incarnate".


The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values


However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.


The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.


This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.


There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.


These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect



It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.


Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.


The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.


As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).


The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."


you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is




I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.



The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.

I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach


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BestWishes

Your brother in humanity

Answer 7

in islam we are servants of God

Answer 8

the way i see it .............. God is one PERIOD

i chose islam coz it works for me