Difference between revisions of "God"

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-The term '''god''' is applied to a deitic being that is worshipped as part of a theistic belief system. Monotheistic religions are the most common and include Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
+There is no god.
-==The Christian God==
-According to Christian teaching, God is the creator of the universe.  Christianity has understood since about the fourth century that God is a trinity comprised of the [[Father]], the [[Jesus Christ|Son]], and the [[Holy Spirit]].  His [[creation]] of man is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]].  It is written in the Bible that a belief in God (specifically, belief in [[Jesus Christ]] as one's personal lord and savior) is a necessary condition to go to [[heaven]] (rather than [[hell]]) in the afterlife.
-Common powers attributed to the Christian God include [[omnipotence]] (the ability to do anything), [[omniscience]] (the ability to know anything), and [[omnipresence]] (the ability to be everywhere at once). Many believers in this God also believe that he eternally punishes the wicked in [[hell]] and eternally rewards the righteous in [[heaven]]. While God is said to be unique, the Old Testament in fact mentions 'other gods' constantly.
-==Notes==
-It is claimed that [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] worship the same God in different ways. This claim is regarded by some as a way to convert Jews and Christians to Islam, since it supports the idea that [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic religion]] has "grown" from Judaism to Christianity to Islam.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm</ref> However, many are skeptical of this idea.<ref>http://www.letusreason.org/Islam6.htm</ref>
-Regardless of the lack of historical data regarding the origins of any of these three religions, the mythological links between them are clear. It is a tenet of the Jewish religion that all Jews descended from Abraham (indeed, in order to convert to Judaism one must complete a ritualised 'adoption' ritual into the house of Israel); as Jesus is regarded as Jewish, the growth of Christianity as an offshoot of the Jewish religion is clear. In a similar fashion, Muslims claim to be descended from Abraham.
-==References==
-<references/>
-==Sources==
-* Cruden, A., ''Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'' (Lutterworth, 1930)
-* ''The Holy Bible'' (King James Version)
-* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
-* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
-* Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
-* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
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