Have you ever thought that the monotheistic religions all have the same god?

Question

There are histories that say that God has a huge name so that no person might say it in vein, what if all of the God people currently worship are one in the same? Allah, YHVH, YHWH, Elohim, Jehova, Jesus, and the others. They all teach the same basic message.
Look into the movie Pi and you might see where I came up with this.

Answer 1

It's an understandable question, but doesn't reflect the fact that different monotheisms may have entirely different ideas about the nature, will, and purposes of its "one god".

Even in modern times, you might note that the term "Allah" simply means "the [one] god", implying a single Almighty deity reminiscient of the Judeo-Christian "Yahweh" / "Jehovah". However, it is significant that "Allah" is clearly NOT a personal name, while the Hebrew Tetragrammaton clearly *IS* a personal name for Almighty God.

It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". Faithful men of the Holy Scriptures used both "God" and a form of "Jehovah" when they referred to and addressed the Almighty. However, the term "Allah" seems intended specifically to reject Judeo-Christian spiritual heritage.

If we want a familiar and close relationship, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.

The Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.

The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

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Answer 2

That is not true. The religions of the world teach different and confusing doctrines. Some believe in a God that torments people forever in a burning hell. Others are taught that God is split up into 3 coeternal, coequal "persons." Still others are taught that Jesus himself is God.

If Jehovah accepted all those forms of worship and beliefs, that would make him a God of confusion. But he is not like that. There is only ONE way to worship him. At John 4:24, Jesus said: "...the TRUE worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and TRUTH, for indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him." Those who accept and practice what the Bible teaches are the ones that render that kind of acceptable worship.

Answer 3

No, because of the fact each and each god provides distinctive policies on a thank you to stay with them that are normally thoroughly contradictory to what the different god shows. you're able to argue that however the god of Jews, Christians and Muslims is monotheistic, they do no longer forestall that different gods exist with the help of info of the commandment "Worship no different Gods until eventually now me". it particularly is often taken to be figuartive, yet nonetheless, the folk who declare it to be figurative are normally people who insist on an quite literal interpretation someplace else. in my opinion, i think of that if there's a single God, they do no longer look to have an interest in being worshipped. If there have been, they fairly would have positioned down clean guidlines for a fashion they needed to be worshiped and there does no longer be tens of hundreds of differing religions, denominations, etc.

Answer 4

Although all religions worship the same God thing is an attractive option for many, the main difficulty with this position is that the different religious leaders actually taught different and conflicting things. God would have to be rather schizophrenic if this is true!

Answer 5

I have considered this possibility, for the same reasons you stated in your question. However, there are religions that teach very different values - for example, the church of Satan. This is one religion that is clearly worshipping something completly contrary to the Judeao-Christian diety. And that is just one example. I am sure there are other religions that I am not aware of which worship a God very different than the one I know.

Answer 6

I've seen the movie you are referring to-problem is that Jesus said that we needed to accept Him to get into Heaven-no other way. No other religion believes that. Jesus is God's son and a part of God. So it doesn't work. In an idealistic world-that would solve many issues-but it's just not the truth.

Answer 7

I've always believed this. Many people just take this for granted. If there's only one God, which monotheists believe, then obviously that "one God" has to be the same God all around. There can't be more than one "one God."

Are you by chance referring to the novel, "Life of Pi?"

Answer 8

That's a fact, the big 3 all believe in the same god

Answer 9

They do not all teach the same basic message, so they cannot all be following the same God. Some religions would like you to believe that but that is just a lie to trap you into following their false prophet.

Answer 10

That is what Islam teaches me. Yes, I believe we all worship one God only, we just call Him differently and we worship Him in different ways.