Divine Answer

I think most religions see God as a being above Man, in Its own category (actually, philosophically speaking, you cannot categorize God) - and therefore He does not have a religion. He created religion (whichever religion you or others believe He created) and gave it to us humans to live by.

Good question.  God is a Spirit and seeks those who would worship Him in Spirit and truth.  God is holy and only accepts that which is holy, therefore He always sets the standard of how man is to worship Him, so that man would not profane his worship of God by offering it according to his own imaginations. 

 The due order of worshipping God is always by a covenant God gave.  When worship is outside the boundaries of what God set by the covenant, the worship is unacceptable to God.  When worship is expressed by the covenant terms, it is perfect and pleasing to Him.

 Through Jesus Christ God gave a New Covenant, which reset the order of worship to be expressed by new terms, new knowledge, new contact points and new commandments.  Although the same Law of Love applies, "Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, soul, mind and strength, and thy neighbor as thyself", yet the "how to's" of fulfilling this commandment changed in Jesus Christ.  Now the temple is not of stone, but built in the soul.  Now the tools are not held with the hands or tasted or seen, but invisible.  Worship of God now is easy, light and not burdensome. 

The terms of the New Covenant are instructed to believers by apostles.  This is the office God selected to disseminate and keep pure the Doctrine of Christ, which outlines how we are to express our faith toward God and participate in fellowship with Him.  This is not religion, it is called "divine service" or "the believer's priesthood."  God calls all to the New Covenant priesthood, where Jesus is the mediator of the covenant blessings upon the soul. 

 Faith in Christ is simple and uncomplicated when properly instructed by living, confirmed, covenant apostles.  Man has complicated it by entwining his imaginations, his aspirations, his pride, his ambitions, his conscience, and the wisdom of the world.  All these form traditions that burden and wound the soul as it seeks to be reconciled to its Creator. 

While many will say "God is love and He just wants us to love him"...we see that without a sanctified contact point to express that love through, the expression defaults to the expression of the flesh, which God does not accept.  God does not accept an expression of love/faith that follows what is common to man.  He only accepts that which follows the Rhythm of the Spirit according to the pattern of grace and truth Jesus set.

May the grace of God illuminate.

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Does God have His own religion? Religion may simply be understood as a system of beliefs and practices that enable us to lead an ethical and spiritual life that sincerely practiced will benefit us individually and collectively in this life and in the Hereafter. Faith in the existence of God and His unity is the heart of belief that distinguishes the believers from pagans and polytheists and unites the followers of all monotheistic revealed religions from the time of the first prophet Adam to the last prophet Muhammad. Religion as a general term shows a variety of beliefs and practices that may or may not have a belief in a Supreme Being or Force. They may have been founded by an individual and later expanded by other individuals increasing their belief system. They may have a belief in a Hereafter, reincarnation, or only try to achieve a spiritual state in this life separate from a belief in a Creator. Monotheistic religions believe in a personal God whether immanent or transcendent or a combination.In Islam, religion in Arabic is called “deen” which includes a way of living covering every aspect of life, the political, economic and social as well as the spiritual. Worship in its broadest meaning is understood as a total service to God through obedience to His guidance. Living in this way will achieve spiritual growth in this world and the next and be pleasing to God and as a gift from Him, to be in His presence having eternal happiness in paradise. ,In Islam, we believe in one God and in His uniqueness and that He has revealed guidance through His prophets according to the conditions of the time. Regarding His essence, monotheistic religions believe He is One, unchangeable, Eternal. He has attributes that  are consistent with a Creator that loves His creation and desires what is best for it.Whatever was ordered by God at the time of revelation had to be followed in order to be considered a believer. Succeeding revelations may have cancelled, modified or added to this guidance and failure to follow the new revelation but continuing following the old revelation compromised one’s total obedience to God even though the individual still professed belief in His Oneness and having no partner in His Dominion.Islam which means submission or surrender (to the will of God) is unique in that it indicates the relationship of a believer to his Creator rather than being named after a prophet, a race of people or given a name by a human being.Sikhism is a heterodox religion combining Hindu ideas and Islamic Sufism. The word Sikh means disciple or instruction. It was founded by a guru who never claimed to receive direct Divine revelation.The Qur’an, the final word for word for the revelation that was received by the last Prophet, Muhammad, that abrogates and supersedes all previous revelations, as to what is obligatory. to do or not do and to correct wrong beliefs that have compromised the pure monotheism that is essential for establishing a proper relationship with the Creator. Wrong beliefs corrupt religion. True religion is not the property of a particular race or nationality. God’s own religion can only be the one that conforms to His will and has not been made or added to by man. Prophets and messengers have been chosen by God to bring guidance to humanity. All the prophets were Muslims.Those who accepted them and followed the revelations of that time were also called Muslims because they surrendered to the will of God. Abraham was neither a Jew or a Christian but a proto-Muslim, and in the Qur’an is called a Hanif, a Muslim, not an idol worshipper It states in chapter 5, in the last part of verse 3, “…..This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favor unto you, and have chosen for you as religion. Al-Islam,i.e ‘The Surrender’.”In chapter 61, verse 9 it is stated,” He it is Who has sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all religion….”In chapter 2 verse 62,` Lo! Those who believe (in Islam), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabeans-and whoever believes in Allah(the one and only deity) and the Last Day and does right-surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.”However, in chapter 3, v.85,”And whoso seeks as religion other than the Surrender(to Allah) it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter.By not accepting the message coming to the last prophet and not implementing what has been forbidden or what has been made obligatory, they have an impediment in their religion that can affect them individually or collectively as a society trying to achieve peace, harmony and stability.Naturally, we must distinguish between those who are following what is best and those who neglect distort or abandon their religion or superficially practice it. If Muslims, i.e the ones who surrender to Islam, do not practice it to the degree necessary they cannot expect to achieve its benefits. They may be punished or rewarded accordingly. Islam forbids drinking alcohol, gambling and usury and has instituted some draconian punishments for certain evil and immoral acts to prevent individuals and society from suffering the result of injurious acts.Those who do not implement this guidance must share in the responsibility of not preventing the resultant harm.It is on the Day of Judgment where all our beliefs and actions will be judged and our acceptance or rejection of Him will have its reward. Some Christians say that Muslims, or even Jews, do not worship the same God. It may be true in the sense that they describe the nature of God in a different way and how to relate to Him.However that may be, we all believe in a single God who desires our welfare.I apologize for any confusion thee may be in my comments. I am not a theologian but have only tried to show that it is humans who have tried to divide mankind or to lay exclusive claim to God, by splitting into sects, each one exulting in their own interpretation of God’s message.  

RELIGIONS

The entire Buddhist monk’s life is but a preparation,
For his Death Point or moment of separation.
The Jains have santhara,
Quitting life consciously to join with the paramatma.
Hindus go into Samadhi,
Where there is no Congress, Shiv Sena, BJP or Samajwadi.
The Christian merges with the Holy Spirit,
Peace, no more desperate.
The Sufi mystic to become one,
Dances, twirls, prays, trances to get the job done.
Aghora means Illumined with Light,
Longing for Shiva in whom they delight.
 
Shamanism or the Art of Ecstasy,
The ultimate being one with the super entity.
 
There is no need to change your faith,
                  And on your old religion lay a wreath.
From Ponder Awhile by Mohit.k.Misra

Life is like a synchronized watch. There are no mistakes. There is no soul more important than another. Love carries us and the lack of love takes away from us. There are only lessons in life to be had and all the lessons teach and grow us. And if we fight our lessons, we will repeat them until we get it. That is how God’s love is revealed to us.

It is the freedom of who we are, what we do, what we are honest about within ourselves.When we touch our honesty, we touch the love of God within us. And when we can’t touch our own honesty it is hard to see God as a partner.We turn God into a parent and that creates distance. Male or Female, He or She, it does not matter for God is all. God is love. And we all search for that love here on Earth.

We think love is something that we do. Yet it is truly only a feeling, a passion in our hearts that drives us—an emotion that fuels us.When it is not present we live in sadness while searching for it. As we live our lives, no matter who we are, who rules us, what country we are in, we all have families, which form our early sense of identity. It is in the family that we learn to be scared and skeptical of things that appear different from what we have learned.

We shy away from even knowing other ways of being, because we want to appear “normal.”Today’s “normal” has left us with emptiness, loneliness, and disrespect to ourselves and a lack of understanding of others and the world around us.

We react to life with murders, wars, corrupt corporations—the ripple effects of all the self-motivation we have been taught is normal. When a soul speaks truth of any kind it is deemed unsophisticated. That soul is looked upon as a fool at times and put on the news as though the truth is not truth. The media will prepare a spun story that isn’t truth and make us all want to believe it.

It is time to look at truth again, to understand the role of purity in our lives. Getting that kind of love is at the bottom, at the top, and in the middle of all things. Love, truth and purity are the foundations of everything. And when one of them is awry, so are we. No matter what happens technologically, no matter what we discover, create or do, when love, truth or purity do not exist in our lives, we cannot find a resting place, nor do we feel complete.

We try to replace love, truth and purity with many substitutes. Drugs, money, sex, clothes, cars and houses only take us so far. People of courage can take themselves past all this. These souls, who start to account for themselves in a deeper, more meaningful way, look at their own roles in their lives, and start to put perspective on who they are and why. They can look at challenges that come along as lessons—rather than assuming they are bad people, and that they are being punished.

Most of us expect so much from life and we give so sparingly back—to ourselves, our families, our friends, our co-workers and our neighbors. We don’t trust anyone, and go to people for help, and we find that everyone is overwhelmed with issues of trust. The problems we have or face are all of our own making. We are a family. We all have many tensions and pressures and want to alleviate them by lashing out at others. It is time to pay attention. When we kill others, we are killing ourselves. When we lie to others, we are lying to ourselves. What happens to the “least” of us happens to us “All.”

There is not one soul more important than another.

You will hear this many times in my writing. Our media is dominated by fear-based thinkers and thinking, by selves unaccounted for, by intentions unknown. There is purpose in every challenge and challenge in every purpose. Let’s use the knowledge we have. We already know enough to move ourselves along. We simply have to take what we know and use it. Give it life and give ourselves the feelings of being alive, of wonder, and of hope again. Let’s all share and not feel resentful of doing so. Sharing is a way of life. Extend life, and invite yourself into your own life, since we cannot give what we do not have. Feel life and let life feel you. It is all about choices and free will.

I wear sweats most of the time and care for my six children, a blended family with three ex-spouses between my husband and me. I love to cook. Some of the best conversations and revelations come while I am cooking a meal or baking cookies. Like…there is no way to love, love just is! And the following equations:

Accounting plus Intentions equals Growth. This is an equation in my head. a+i=g. Simply knowing your role in all that you do and your intent in all that you do will always lead you to growth.

Read and Decide. To me this is not about whether what you are reading is true or not; but rather about deciding what you are reading means to you. Why are you reading this right now? What is in it for your soul to know, to understand, to take on compassion for?

I can only extend this book as an invitation to knowledge for all of us, in a way that can and can’t be explained. It is fruitful, loving and productive for our minds and our souls. We have yet to know ourselves with all of the lights on.

I am proof that Christ is not just for some people. I am proof that God is not a religion. I am proof that lives can change. I am proof that time will answer every question, if only we can trust life long enough to teach us, because on Earth, time is the best teacher. Learn and Love in truth. With all my love to everyone, this book is for us! Nadia Khalil Bradley

Origins of Truth

"Does God have His own religion?"

No. Religion is a contrivance of man. Men may place God at the head of their religions but they are still man's religions.

"How do you define God?"

"Science and God?"

Science may not be able to substantiate Creation and Reality, as it is limited to the physical dimension, but neither can it refute that that is.

God is a Tree

God is a Tree, –

We are Its Roots;

Its Trunk; Its Branches;

Its Buds; and Its Seeds!

"Because the blind man cannot see the moon does not negate the moon's existence or its effects upon the earth."

"Has God been around forever? And please don't use the 'God invented time' or 'God is not confined to the laws of time' excuses. Because I see a few problems with either answer."

eternal

adj.

Being without beginning or end; existing outside of time.

God exists outside of time and the universe.

We, our physical selves, exist within time and the universe and had a beginning and will have an end.

God is the Alpha and Omega of the universe.

The problems aren't with either answer but with foundations upon which the questions are based.

Forever doesn't exist. It is man's concept because man perceives of time as a "forever" existent.

God exists outside of the universe. God caused the creation of the universe with the instant of the big bang. From that moment time came into being.

Time is finite in going backward but may be infinite in going forward.

Man can't perceive of the reality in which God IS. By attempting to confine God to our understanding of reality we create the basis for false assumptions.

We are each entitled to our own belief systems. You are entitled to yours and i respect that. In my belief system i don't accept Jesus and conventional Christian doctrine.

i believe that we are all part of the Fabric of God and that we will all eventually gravitate back into the Oneness of God regardless of the errors that may have occurred along our paths back to that Oneness.

We are because God Is. God Is that we are. We all eventually return to God though by varied paths.

What i believe!

i don't believe in Heaven! i do believe in reincarnation! (Rebirth of the soul in another body.)

i believe that everyone is part of the spiritual composition/soul of God. The purpose of everyone is to go forth into the earth plane and other planes to "experience" and to ultimately gravitate back into the Oneness of God.

Along their paths of experience/knowledge acquisition, many entities (the spiritual particles of God) choose to enter (incarnate/reincarnate) the earth plane with various goals as purpose.

When the entity's physical body dies the entity goes back to a state or plane of existence where it considers its immediate past. It judges whether it accomplished those goals that it set out to accomplish and determines in which plane and under what circumstances it may need to incarnate in order to accomplish additional goals on its way back to the Oneness of God.

Essentially, the entity is its own judge as to accomplishments, failures, goals and the circumstances under which it chooses to incarnate.

The above is my opinion and is expounded upon in my treatise A Search For Truth:

http://www.asearchfortruth.com/old

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We all have and need our own Beliefs! But, we need to acknowledge and understand the Beliefs of others in order to facilitate a peaceful and pleasant cohabitation in this life.

The information given in "A Search For Truth" is given to you simply as an insight into my philosophy and my understanding of this life.

My giving it to you is not an attempt to sway you from your Beliefs, but is the dissemination of additional information upon the sparkle of which foundations are established.

Blessed Be,

Ted

From my chosen path i stray,

Yet my God ne'er turns away;

For i have learned -- and understand,

That where God is -- is where i am!

No.

All this mindless theorizing proves that not one of you people understand either the question, nor have you devoted one instant of rational thought to an answer.

The answer is clear and simple.

God's religion is faith. 

If you people must purposefully delude yourselves with ridiculous cults, games, and lies, then you have not one tiny scrap of faith in you whatsoever.

If you will not trust your fellow human, and will not listen to that still small voice within that is both very real faith, and the result of faith -- a conscience -- then you need to un-brainwash yourselves and realize what is actually at stake.

There are ten million cults (some weirder and more dogmatic than others) but not one of them is the truth.

You only need faith.  If you are willing to sell yourselves short on Hindu or Islam or any other false religion, then be my guest, that was your destiny. 

But while you preach hatred on the sidewalk, we who know God prefer to share His peace.  That is something that you cannot know, because you rejected it in your hearts. 

Remember: Muslims gave us 9-11.  Hindus gave us the Watts Riots of 1994. 

We Christians brought both cults down with unambiguous faith, that you people just will not understand.