Beliefs

This page contains a basic list of my beliefs.

The Divine

Scripture

I believe that Scripture is the infallible message from the gods to mankind. It was written by several authors; some experienced direct revelations and wrote them down, while others were moved by the Holy Spirit. Scripture is the ultimate authority, and there are no rules or laws we must follow other than the ones it lays out.

Elohim

I believe in a pantheon of many gods, called the Elohim. El and Asherah are the ultimate father and mother, and all the other gods are descendants of them. Most of the gods have a, for lack of a better word, domain. For example, Baal Hadad is a storm god, Shapshu is the goddess of the sun, and Kothar-wa-Khasis is the craftsman god.

The gods are immortal, and could only die when incarnated as a mortal being (Jesus died as a human and Baal Hadad died as a bull). The gods are not omniscient, but they’re very close. We cannot fully comprehend the gods. They are above us and know things that we’ll never know in this life.

El

I believe in El, who is the Most High and the father of all the other gods. He assigned each of the gods a nation of their own in ancient times. He has existed for eternity, and was not created by or born of anyone. El is extremely wise, infinitely compassionate, and forever merciful.

Yahweh

I believe in Yahweh, creator of humanity and king of the gods, who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and established their nation. The detailed laws he gave them in the Torah, though no longer required for us to follow today, are a great example of his orderly and righteous personality.

Jesus

I believe in Jesus, Yahweh’s only begotten son, who was incarnated into a human body to live like us and die for our sins. It is because of his sacrifice that all of us can be saved.

Jesus existed long before creation as a god, but he temporarily put away his divine nature to become a human. His human body was immaculately conceived; the father was the Holy Spirit and the mother was the virgin Mary. Mary gave birth to him without losing her virginity, which is something that’s only possible with divine intervention.

Jesus is the Messiah, as well as the Angel of the Lord from the Old Testament. The miracles he performed while on Earth are proof that he was a god in human form and not an ordinary man. He died on the cross to save humanity and was resurrected a few days later by Yahweh.

Humanity

Creation

I believe that the gods created the universe through the Big Bang and evolution, working behind the scenes and controlling the seeemingly random processes like abiogenesis. The complicated laws of physics and mathematics declare their glory and skill. In the beginning, Jesus was there approving the creation. The universe was not created in six literal days, but rather was created over the course of several billion years.

The first people were Homo habilis, and they were more apelike than humanlike, but they still posessed a soul. Many other human species existed in the past, and we are the last of many. The gods revealed themselves to the prehistoric humans; even though no Scripture was written as writing had not yet been invented, the prehistoric humans still sculpted figurines of them. There are even some prehistoric temples from the Neolithic age that were likely dedicated to one or some of the true gods.

The Fall of Man

I believe that all humans are born with a righteous nature and naturally love each other. However, we are exposed to sin from a young age, and the sin becomes so deeply ingrained in our minds that it gives us the illusion of a sinful nature. If a newborn baby was left on a desert island and somehow survived into adulthood, that baby would theoretically grow up to be sinless and perfect.

But if those around us don’t (accidentally) teach us how to sin, the devil himself will. Adam and Eve lived alone in the Garden of Eden. It was basically heaven on Earth, with no sin, violence, or death. But the devil himself took the form of a snake and told Eve that it was possible to eat the fruit and sin. Then, Eve told Adam to eat the fruit too, and Yahweh had to expel both of them from the Garden. In the story, sin came from the devil himself, not the natural thought of a human being. As for the devil, he has always been evil, ever since Yahweh’s consort Sophia accidentally created him. He is not a fallen angel.

Salvation and Afterlife

I believe that we are saved primarily through good works. It is good to have faith, but some people simply cannot believe, and many are led astray by a false religion. So they are saved by their works. It impossible for someone to have faith without first being told about the gods.

Because of Jesus’s sacrifice, absolutely everybody will be saved at some point. Extremely vile people will temporarily go to Hell, and it will be the worst thing that anyone could ever experience. The fire in Hell will refine them and cleanse them of all evil, and afterward, they will be allowed into the New Earth (also called Heaven).

When we die, our souls fall asleep, and are physically located in a place called Sheol separate from our earthly bodies. Sheol is ruled by Mot, the god of death. Unless we are divinized like Samuel, we will stay asleep until the Second Coming of Jesus, when we will rise from the dead for Judgement Day and receive new bodies. Ghosts and hauntings are not possible.

Everyday Life

Love

I believe that we are obligated to love one another as Jesus loves us and Yahweh loves him. Real love is not sexual; claiming that lust and love are related is a perversion of Jesus’s commandments.

Forgiveness

I believe that we should always forgive others when they wrong us, no matter what they do, just as Yahweh is infinitely forgiving of our sins. However, we should never exploit people’s forgiveness (and especially not Yahweh’s). Yahweh knows our intentions. We should not plan to sin or wrong someone in the future and ask for forgiveness afterwards.

Prayer

I believe that prayer is our way to talk to the gods. We can give thanks, offer praise, and ask for help, protection, forgiveness of sins, etc. We can pray out loud or in our minds; the gods can hear our prayers either way.