Questions tagged [monotheism]
Belief in the existence of a single God
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Is it OK to demand God's grace?
I am a theistic skeptic, but if I have a theistic virtue I do not demand God's grace (whatever it is I expect or need from Him).
Is this a virtue? Or Is this a vice?
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Reconciling the Bible with the LDS 1st Article of Faith and select quotes about God from the Book of Mormon [closed]
The LDS Church believes in more than one God. This is brought out in my first two statements below. Yet the Book of Mormon contradicts these statements (see quotes below).
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How do Latter-day Saints respond to the claim that Latter-day Saints are not monotheists?
There has been recent discussion on the site regarding monotheism, henotheism, and polytheism. A recent question sought to clarify who or what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
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Who or what does LDS worship that qualifies them as monotheist?
Polytheism is the belief in, and often worship of, multiple deities or spirits, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religious sects and rituals. ...
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How does the concept of "Echad" in Deut 6:4 relate to Divine Simplicity?
Lately I've read some discussions that says the word "echad" ("one" in English) in the Shema refers to a unity more than an absolute singularity. (Here's one example of those ...
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Does Exodus 15:11 hint at the possibility of existence of lesser gods?
We read in Exodus 15 how Moses and the Israelites sing a song praising the Lord who defeated the Egyptians. In verse 11 we see the words “Who among the gods is like you?”
Of course, the Israelites had ...
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How do non-trinitarians reconcile Jesus' claims to be God, and the Father to be God, with the requirement for monotheism?
John said the Word was with God and was God (John 1:1), and the Word became flesh (John 1:14)—Jesus.
Jesus said "Before Abraham was I AM" (John 8:58)—Jesus' claim to be YHVH.
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According to the triune concept, at what point does this logically structured statement become NOT True?
According to the concept of the Trinity, where does this logic fail?
There is One True God, YHWH
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is YHWH.
Jesus declares the 1 God to be the God of Abraham, Isaac,...
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How would I juxtapose between the unity of God (Shema) in Deuteronomy 6.4 and the concept of Trinity in the Old Testament
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!
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According to Trinitarians, why didn't Jesus correct the scribe's use of 'Him' at Mark 12:32-33?
Mark 12:28-34 contains a back-and-forth between Jesus and a scribe.
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how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which ...
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What is the the difference between the monotheism of Trinitarian Christianity and Judaism?
If both Judaism and Trinitariansm are monotheistic, Jesus being a jew, do both faiths have the same God?
If the word mono means one, single how can it be explained logically that 3 is 1 and 1 is 3?
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Was Isaac Newton a Heretic?
(Related to Was Leo Tolstoy a heretic?) Most know Sir Isaac Newton as the person who discovered gravity when he observed the fall of an apple or his discovery of light being a particle, but few are ...
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What is the Biblical basis for the "one" in "the Trinitarian God is one being in three persons"?
In the Trinity, the one divine being is three persons whereas one human being is only one person (source: Is The Trinity a philosophical contradiction?).
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Why does Christianity have Satan as well as God? [closed]
Just as a little background:
I study religions as a hobby but I don't really worship them, although they do dramatically affect how I perceive the world. I like to read scriptures. I have read the 5 ...
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Is 'pure' monotheism of more primitiveness and innateness than the Trinity is? [closed]
I know that it is shocking for Trinitarians to ask this question, but it seems to me that monotheism, pure monotheism is more primitive. While Trinity is of less primitiveness and of less common sense....
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How do we know the unmoved mover for any given change must be singular and lack potential?
I've finished with Ed Feser's treatment of Aquinas' First way in Aquinas, but he did not satisfactorily (or intelligibly for me) address my question: How do we know the unmoved mover for any given ...
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Is there a denomination/sect of Christianity that believes that Jesus was the son of an angel?
Rabbi Yosef Massas (1892–1974) writes in responsa Mayim Chaim vol. 2 (Yoreh Deah §108:2) that he spoke to a Christian (possibly Catholic) priest who claimed that they only worship the One God and that ...
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Do Latter Day Saints / Mormons consider themselves to be henotheists?
Up until now, I saw Christianity as a whole to be monotheistic (there is only one god that created the world, is all-powerful and intervenes in the world).
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Are there any Christian groups that believe in only One God (The Father revealed by Christ) and only One Gospel rather than 4 Gospels?
In which Christian group is Oneness strong (One God revealed by One Christ revealed in One Gospel in One language)?
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Where does Marsilio Ficino write that all nations refer to God with a four-letter name? [closed]
I have seen quoted in the name of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), also spelled Marcellus Ficin, that all nations of the world worship a God whose name is spelled with four letters. Does anybody know ...
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How were missionaries able to convert native populations? [closed]
What made it possible for Christian missionnaires to convert natives of America, Africa and Asia to another religion despite the fact that they already had beliefs and gods ?
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What qualifies the 3 entities of the Trinity as one?
Follow up to this question: (If A = x and B = x and C = x then why isn't A = B = C? (Trinity)
What qualifies the 3 entities of the Trinity as one?
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One Essence Three Persons of Trinity [duplicate]
I thought that the trinity came from the following revelations
(1) There is one God (I myself am He! There is no god besides me.)
(2) The Father is God
(3) Jesus is God
(4) The Holy Spirit is God
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Is there any equivalent of the Shivoham experience in Christianity?
A seeker's question to followers of Christianity:
In all the religions that originated from India, there is a concept of oneness with God.
My question is: What is the equivalent of this in other ...
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What is the substance/nature of God based on Trinitarians? [closed]
Trinitarians believe that there is one substance of God subsisting in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
My question is what is this substance/nature of God based on Trinitarians?
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What reasons do Christians have to believe there is one God? [closed]
Related to What reasons does Christianity give for "Why There Must Be A God?".
In my reading on apologetics, I have come across many arguments for Theism, but next to nothing for Monotheism....
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Is God one but multi-instantiated? [closed]
I am stalled at the notion that there is but a single way 'up the mountain'. "No one gets there but by me." However, it seems as though 'me' could be 'any of me.' In the sense that Jesus was (a ...
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Is there only one God (or אֱלֹהִים, or θεός) by nature?
Men may be called "gods" (equivalent to Hebrew אֱלֹהִים (elohim) or Greek θεός (theos)) according to office, because they assume God's authority on earth. For example, in Exo. 21:6, it is written,
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Why is Christianity considered a monotheistic religion?
One of the commandments states "place no other gods before me". Does this mean God is implying the existence of other gods, or why is this explicitly stated?
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