Why is your god the right god and someone else's is not?
If your god is the right god does that mean all these other religions just made up their god?
Does that mean you could have just made up your god?
2007-03-04 20:04:23 · 16 answers · asked by ddcass 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The most concise definition of God in Islam is given in the four verses of Surah Ikhlas which is Chapter 112 of the Qur’an:
"Say: He is Allah,
The One and Only.
"Allah, the Eternal, Absolute.
"He begets not, nor is He begotten.
And there is none like unto Him."
[Al-Qur’an 112:1-4]
The word ‘Assamad’ is difficult to translate. It means ‘absolute existence’, which can be attributed only to Allah (swt), all other existence being temporal or conditional. It also means that Allah (swt) is not dependant on any person or thing, but all persons and things are dependant on Him.
2007-03-04 20:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Why is your god the right god and someone else's is not?"
He has shown me that it is. That may not help you to decide, but after he reveals himself to me, what am I suppose to do? I'm NOT going to wait until everyone else gets what I got! You are all on your own.
"If your god is the right god does that mean all these other religions just made up their god?"
I have theories. I think that it is something like this: For Mormonism, I think that Joseph Smith made it up. I think that Joseph Smith wanted a monopoly on those that had faith, he was looking to build a secluded religion and had to use Chirstianity inorder to do it. He knew that he had to have Christianity within it because of all those Christians that were out there with him.
With another religion, especially Islam, I believe that it started with a demonic prescence, who choked Mohammed in the cave where Mohammed got his 'revelations'.
So my answer is: Some made it up that were human, and others had a sort of 'spirit' help them.
"Does that mean you could have just made up your god?"
Sure. But that would mean that you didn't believe a word that I told you. That's your perogative, but I am telling you that he let me know that he is there.
2007-03-05 04:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one God. Throughout time different people have interpreted the experience of God's presence in different ways and this is how the religions came about. There is a core believe in most religions that all match. Beyond that you find difference.
2007-03-05 04:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's precisely the case, young man. Ages ago, some old avaricious people, probably Jews, had an idea to make a religion that will make them rich and powerful, but powerful behind the scenes, if you know what I mean, like the puppet master has power over the puppets. So they made up a God, a book and a Savior. Bingo! The money came rolling in
2007-03-05 04:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by Desiree J 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A God that a culture or a nation of people worship is a direct reflection of what the people represent or are like in nature. We literally ARE what we worship.
In that way, EVERY God being arises and manifests from the mind, although many claim there is only ONE, but how is it that ONE branches out so many different opinions of what that ONE is? In Christianity - there are the Catholics and the Protestants, within the protestants themselves are multiple factions and denominations. In Islam - There are just as many groups and factions, each claiming to know the ONE's true way/nature.
Even in the eastern religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism, there are differences as such but at the very least they DO make an attempt to reconcile each other's beliefs.
To each person is the idea of their own divinity, ask even two people from the same church or bible study group, they each will describe God similarly but yet each person's expression of that ONE being is different... according to each person's intellect, emotions, personality and such.
2007-03-05 04:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tiara 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
1. Because my God serves the purpose that is purposeful and rightful for me
2. No. Because just as we all have different parents, each person has faith in their indiviidual "adopted Spiritual Parents"
3. Doubtful but Yes its a possibility, but as long as my heart is comforted and my spirit "feels" the presence of my god, then it is a fabrication made real in my spiritual life.
2007-03-05 05:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Padma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't experienced God, you would not understand. There are many who have converted from other religions after meeting God. There is one God.
2007-03-05 04:26:26 · answer #7 · answered by Nats 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I appreciate the effort, I really do, but most people will not think logically about your statement. They can't process it that perhaps, just perhaps, it makes sense. They think that it's quite ridiculous to assert their God is made up, but not at all ridiculous to assert that everyone else's is. Funny, huh?
As for holy texts, they use theirs as support for whatever religion they believe in, but fail to see that other religions have holy texts as support to. People just don't think that rationally where religion is concerned. In my eyes, each higher power has just as much likelihood of existing - slim to none.
2007-03-05 04:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by eastchic2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My god is right because I don't believe in god created heaven and earth and people and stuff. Since there is no such an entity, therefore there is no fabrications.
2007-03-05 05:18:56 · answer #9 · answered by Hoshi D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in hinduism ppl worship 33 crore represatations of god..but GOD remains one....let ppl say their god is the real god..fact remains tht everybody worships the same concept...different names..its called ignorance........i dont even like d word GOD.....i prefer to call it the truth......we r all searchng for d same truth..
2007-03-05 05:49:24 · answer #10 · answered by danny's mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋