Religious Instructions

[pinstripe]

Is there a religion where the actual God demands that his followers give him praise rather than one of his adherents saying that it should be done?

[ll_billym]

This question would have just as much relevance if expanded to:

Is there a religion where the actual God [says anything] rather than one of his adherents saying [it]?

And of course the answer is no.

[seadogg]

Religion is a powerful form of social control and as such some kind of priest is needed to interpret and apply the Deity's instructions to the followers.

[Buenchico]

Since their is no 'God', all religions rely upon their early adherents to report the (alleged) words of God. For example, in Christianity Psalm 50 tells believers that God said "And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me".

[Jackdaw33]

The same would apply to Judaism, then, Chico, as the psalms predate Christianity.

[Buenchico]

^^^ Oops! That really should have occurred to me, Jackdaw! (If they're pre-Abraham then they will almost certainly also appear in some way within the Islamic faith too).

[Jackdaw33]

The psalms post-date Abraham so I don't know what the Islamic take is on this. However, if you are interested, and have a few bob to spare, you might like to nip out and buy a copy of the Koran, which will tell you all you need to know. If you're a bit short of the readies, I'm sure Naomi will let you borrow hers.

[beso]

Abraham is also central to Islam.

They believe he was originally named Abram but Allah renamed him to Abraham.

Little doubt Brahman in Hindu comes for the same ancient myth.

[naomi24]

Although it appears that the God of the Jews and Christians required rather a lot of praise, it’s acknowledged that the bible was written by human beings, albeit allegedly inspired by God. However, the words of the Koran are reputed to have emanated directly from Allah who said, “There is no God except me, so worship me….”, so I guess Islam fits the bill more accurately. Muslim scholars, whose forte is often curiously selective editing, claim that Mohammed is mentioned in the psalms as well as in several other areas of the bible, but I have to be honest – I’ve never encountered him there.

[keyplus90]

America is full of people who did talk to god, directly.

As for Islam, Yes, it is mentioned in Quran and Muhammad (pbuh) has been mentioned in Bible. But of course you may not find word "Muhammad" written there as every Bible is just a translation of some kind. But there are verses in Bible where the person talked about only fits Muhammad (pbuh) and no one else. I have my reasons to believe so and others people may have their own. That's where I say that if someone is looking for "the name" then bring me the original Bible that was given to Jesus (pbuh) and I will show you the name.

[vulcan42]

\\ Yes, it is mentioned in Quran and Muhammad (pbuh) has been mentioned in Bible. But of course you may not find word "Muhammad" written there //

Yes that is so true goodlife, I am mentioned in the bible but you won't find my name there either.

[naomi24]

Keyplus, //if someone is looking for "the name" then bring me the original Bible that was given to Jesus (pbuh) //

The original bible that was given to Jesus? What on earth are you talking about?

//and I will show you the name. //

We went through this years ago with our current version of the bible. You attempted to show me the name and came up with some convoluted explanation that simply doesn't work - and I demonstrated precisely why it doesn't work. The name isn’t there and you know it.

[beso]

keyplus// But there are verses in Bible where the person talked about only fits Muhammad (pbuh) and no one else. I have my reasons to believe //

And that reason is delusion.