Insofar as there is a God, the difference would be that a God-made religion would arise as a love-motivated reaction to institutionalized injustice, cruelty and violence against the poor and defenseless. A man-made religion promotes uniformity of thought, belief and action, speaks in military terms, organizes hierachically, uses guilt to promote subservience rather than humble service. Most of the world's great religions begin "God-made" but degenerate into man-made once they start developing "creeds" and excommunicating "apostates".
2007-05-22 18:47:38
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answer #1
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answered by skepsis 7
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Religion, according to the dictionary means "belief in and reverence for a super natural power or powers regarded as Creator and Governor of the universe." Man-made religion is NOT true. However, any religion that correctly defines God, if He exists, is a God-made religion, or the religion where God is accurately shown. That religion is true. And yes, I believe God is real. There are too many reasons to list why.
2007-05-22 18:08:26
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answer #2
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answered by godcr8dyou 2
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Well none of us gets the god-made religion, if there is one. Every religion in existance or used to be was written by man, even mine and yours.
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2007-05-22 18:06:28
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answer #3
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answered by Teddy the Bear 2
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I'll let you know once a "God-made" religion shows up. Until then, we've got nothing to compare all of these man-made religions to.
2007-05-22 18:03:41
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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God didn't make religion. He made man and taught man about Him and some men believed and continue to believe and some men decided to take on the world themselves and that they are higher than God.
2007-05-22 18:07:13
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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God did not make any religion. All religions are man made.
God offered us his love, his friendship and his guidance and eventually his forgiveness and asked that we worship Him and love Him in return.
Man decided the "how" we do that. That is religion.
2007-05-22 18:03:55
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answered by Poohcat1 7
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There are many man made religions.
No god made religions.
2007-05-22 18:21:08
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answer #7
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answered by Meatwad 6
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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
For more info
http://www.islamdoor.com
http://www.thetruereligion.org
BestWishes
Your brother in humanity
2007-05-23 02:27:33
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answer #8
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answered by BeHappy 5
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What is the difference between a duck?
One of its legs are both the same and the higher it flies the much.
Why is a mouse when it's spinning?
We have enough youth, we need a fountain of smart.
2007-05-22 18:13:11
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answer #9
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answered by valcus43 6
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Opinion
2007-05-22 18:03:10
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answer #10
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answered by Queenie in the vitamins 3
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