how can people believe in god when there are so many?

Question

ok, we have all the people around the world who have facts and everything about god and they love and care and worship god, but when we go to different countys they have different gods, my friend is a muslim and she has 8 gods, and yet white people have one?!?!?!? that dont make sense

god is meant to be the creator of this world and yet so many people believe different gods???

also there is this thing about jesus being white?? how when mary and joseph where in bethleyhem (sorry about spelling) and arent people from there dark skin???

please help me understand this because it confuses me

Answer 1

There you go brother khalidh madea alot sense but do read my answer.

Well let me ask you a few questions. Just say i bring a machinary in front of you that no one has ever seen before and i ask you who knows the function of this machine. You would obviously say the manufacturer or the maker or the creator or the inventor etc. So how do you think the world came out, or the universe and all the nature. If it just came out of no where how can it be so perfect. Okay moving on, the study of embryology right now has just been discovered recently that is about a hundred years ago. But who do you think told about the development of an embryo before 1400 years ago in the Holy Qura'an, obviously the Creator (GOD). Next point, it was only before like 500 years or so people started to admit that the world is spherical in size but then the Quran said this 1400 years ago. Who do you think would have said this, obviously the Creator(GOD). My next point, it was only a few years ago that science told us that the sun rotates on its own axis, but Allah said this in the Holy Quran 1400 years ago in chapter 21 verse 33 ( you can confirm it by referring to the Quran). It was only recently that science says that mountains prevent the Earth from shaking but my Creator, Allah said this 1400 years ago in Chapter 78 Verse 6 and 7. And another point, science only recently found that the universe is expanding but Allah said this in the Quran before 1400 years ago in chapter 51 verse 47. Hope i have proved enough about the existence of God. Im not an expert in Islam, but there are people with better knowledge than me and all ill say is Islam is the true relegion and hope to see you as another brother or sister in Islam. You can watch the video of this expert speaker which might make you a bit more confident and reading the Quran would clarify all your doubts im sure. If you have time watch both these videos-

PART1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkzm2cxbd...

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmmly_xg5...

Feel free to email me.

Answer 2

Okay...to make this short-it is impossible for a Muslim to have 8 gods. In our religion...(Islam) there is only one god. When you said: "god is meant to be the creator of this world and yet so many people believe different gods???" -that is exactly what we believe. There is only one god...and he is the creator of everything. He is the creator but is not created. It is confusing for me and i am a Muslim...but what is even more confusing for me is that the Christians say they have a god in three forms. Now i don't want you to think that i am criticizing your religion...but only asking a question. How is it that Christians have 1 god in 3 forms yet it is impossible to have split souls. In Islam...our god (Allah) is one. The gracious most merciful. Even though he is one...he has 99 names. It is not required that we know all of them...but it is good to known most of them. If your friend says she has 8 gods: either she is lying-joking around-or she is not a true Muslim. About your second question...I'm sorry- i am not christian, and i don't believe in the same things as they do. So i would not want to tell you something in order for you to believe that i am telling you something false.

I hope this helps

Answer 3

It is impossible that your friend is a Muslim and has 8 gods. Muslims are the only strictly absolute monists there are.

Not all "white" people have one God, there are Pagans, Buddhists, Hindu's and many other religions practiced by "white" people.

GOd is meant to be the creator, God is the creator, every religion has there own version of this creator this is their God (and since Christianity practices attributive monism this is then truly God)

Jesus was Jewish, now Jews come in all colors no one knows what Jesus looked like so all cultures usually depict him as looking like them so they can relate to him. There are black, hispanic, chinese, mongolian, etc, etc, etc Jesus'

And Arcanum the Catholics did not depict Jesus as white, that was Europeans. Walk into any Catholic Church in Mexico, Africa, China and you will not see a white Jesus. The Catholic Church never endorsed the white Jesus especially since one of the first strong Catholic Christian regions was Ethiopia. Learn a little something will ya.

Answer 4

Wow a Muslim with 8 gods, now that’s progress. Of course the real Mohamed taught polytheism just like Jesus and real Muslims know it (but there are not many left). The reason why all religions can be right is because (if) this god is infinite then he/she/it is everything, know what I mean? So you can’t go wrong really, just make god how you want it to be and god is that for sure (if an infinite god exists).

Answer 5

first Its funny thing that your friend has 8 gods. there is only one god for the Muslims , but he has a lot of names like (the creator) ( the king)(the greatest......)this means his characters which discuss his ability. second the god who create us no way to be a statue or a human .if you look under microscope to see a cell ,you will know that this is a big miracle can not done by a statue or the sun or.....so he is one god who can organize this world , if there are two gods I think it will be a mess. by the way in Jerusalem there are a lot of people have a white skin......no comment(I do not know what is the relation of Joseph)

Answer 6

That's where you are wrong. There is only One True God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob whose Son is Christ Jesus. I agree with you that Jesus was dark skinned, black hair and brown eyes just like the other people from that area.

Don't be confused. Get you a NIV Study Bible and read it. God's Word the Holy Bible is inspired by God and God's prophets wrote the Bible for God. Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. God's other prophets wrote the other books for Him. God protects His Holy Word, the Bible. There is only One God and One Creator of all. From Genesis to Revelation the Bible is all about God in 3 persons and the Son of God Christ Jesus who is God. The Bible is the most wonderful book that you will ever read.

Answer 7

There is only one God, God the creator of the heavens and Earth. Anything else is a figment of people imaginations. Mankind seeks things to worship and there are far more Gods then people can imagine.
Listen to your heart, it will tell you the one God to worship and to follow. The one God is the Holy Trinity, he was, is and ever shall be. The God of yesterday is the God of Today and Tomorrow, never changing

Answer 8

I have black friends that are Christian and they have no problem with Jesus being Jewish. Many Jews are fair to dark in skin and hair color. God is not concerned about what color is on the outside, but what color is on the inside, the color of our souls. He wants to wash the sin blemished and dirtied soul and make it as white and as pure as snow. There is only One God that is able to do that, and that's God the Creator, and we can only come to Him through Jesus Christ.
No other gods, have offered Redemption for ones sins except the One true God who created everything and who calls Himself " I AM". Certainly He stands out among the rest.

Answer 9

It is written in the Holy Bible that to the world there are many gods and to the Christian there is One God; the Father, Word/Son & Holy Spirit. And these three are one.

To us born again Christians who are born of God, born of His Spirit, redeemed by His blood, joint heirs with King Jesus, part of the family of god; God is our Savior & Heavenly Father.

That the Creator is God the Father, Word/Son & Holy Spirit. These three are one.

Jesus is the color in his humanity as inherited from Israel (Mary).

Answer 10

Praise be to Allah.

I swear by Allah that I want nothing but to help you. So please concentrate in the following question and answer it honestly with yourself.

Imagine, your father and mother were living in a place where there is no human beings but them, both were dead at the time of your birth and you were born alone in a place where there's no human being BUT YOU. What I mean with this story is try to imagine that you don't know anything about what's said about Allah (The Only God), until you become at this age right now, answer the following questions.

Won't you ask yourself, why am I here?
Won't you say who made those trees and gardens around me although I'm the only human here?
WHO MADE ME?
Who took care of me all those years?
When you have troubles WOULDN'T YOU FEEL THAT THERE WAS ONE WHO WAS TAKING CARE OF YOU AND WATCHING YOU?

So with the natural human mind you'll only worship ONE GOD.
YES, it's only ONE GOD, The One who created you and was taking care of you all those years.

Now the following links will prove that Islamic beliefs about Allah must fit in any natural human mind:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=26745&ln=eng
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=13532&ln=eng