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Yahwism

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In Satano-Grigorism, Yahwism is the umbrella term applied to all religions that worship Yahweh. Yahwism is viewed by Satano-Grigorists as generally false and replete with lies, although Yahwist texts may contain some kernels of valuable information.

Common core beliefs

Despite their theological differences, all mainstream and major forms of Yahwism share certain core positions. Smaller, newer, or especially divergent Yahwist religions may lack one or two of these characteristics, but they still retain enough to be clearly recognizable as Yahwist.

Monotheism

Yahwist religions are monotheistic, accepting Yahweh as the one true god. They profess that Yahweh is the supreme being, believing that he created all things, including both the spiritual and physical aspects of reality, making him the rightful ruler of everything in existence. Yahwists also generally affirm that Yahweh is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-good).

Other spiritual beings

All major Yahwist religions and most minor ones accept the existence of spirits other than Yahweh, but they reject the classification of those spirits as gods, and they hold that other spirits are not comparable to Yahweh in fundamental nature or scope. Almost all Yahwist religions affirm that Yahweh has angels who obey and serve him, and most also affirm the existence of spirits who oppose Yahweh and his angels, who are generally known as demons. Islam and related minor religions also believe in a third class of spirits, jinn, who can be neutral or have nuanced allegiance in a similar manner to humans.

Some Yahwists deny that the deities of other religions exist, while others accept their existence but classify them as demons. Yahwist religions have a negative attitude toward any spiritual being who does not serve Yahweh, including pagan deities.

Origin of humans

Yahwism asserts that humans were created by Yahweh. The way this is interpreted varies according to the specific religion and sect. Some Yahwists adhere to traditional creationism, in which Yahweh literally raised up the first two humans (Adam and Eve) from the dust of the earth and imbued life into them. Others may prefer a less literal view and accept theistic evolutionism or another interpretation. Despite these differences, all Yahwist religions agree that Yahweh had a significant hand in the origin of mankind.

Morality

Yahwist religions have a metaethical position of moral objectivism, in which some actions are objectively and universally good and others are objectively and universally evil. Actions that are good are considered to align with the will of Yahweh, and actions that are evil are considered to go against it. Some Yahwist religions take the position that good is defined by what Yahweh's will is, i.e. that anything he does must be good and that he actively determines what is good. Others argue that because Yahweh is inherently good, he will never act in a way that is evil.

Most forms of Yahwism do not attribute the origin of evil to Yahweh, even though they otherwise accept that Yahweh created everything. In Christianity and Islam, the ultimate responsibility for the origin of evil is usually placed on Satanael, such as in the story of Eden, where Satanael in the form of a serpent persuaded Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. In Christianity, the sin committed by Adam and Eve after taking Satanael's advice in Eden is considered the source of humanity's sinful nature, since all humans are thought to have descended from Adam and Eve.

Sin

Yahwist religions have a concept of sin, which includes any action, mindset, or thought process that is forbidden or condemned by Yahweh. Sin is considered evil. Commonly stated sins include lust, greed, selfishness, idolatry, practice of magic, and lack of faith in Yahweh. In most Yahwist religions, all or nearly all humans are sinners, but they can be forgiven because Yahweh is merciful. The way in which a Yahwist atones for their sin differs depending on the specific religion, but it almost always involves admission of guilt and subsequent repentance. In some Yahwist religions, atonement for certain sins also requires rituals of cleansing; prayers of repentance may be included in these rituals or may be separate.

In major Yahwist religions, the consequences of being an unrepentant sinner always prominently feature some negative outcome in the afterlife, such as going to hell to be tormented eternally, or at least being denied access to the divine bliss of heaven. Because of this, it is important for many Yahwists to repent frequently, since they could encounter severe consequences if they die before atoning for their sins.

The afterlife

Yahwist religions declare that there is an eternal afterlife, a form of continued existence of the human soul after death. All major Yahwist religions accept the existence of heaven, a blissful paradise where righteous souls rejoice in Yahweh's presence, and hell, where the souls of unrepentant sinners, unbelievers, or the disobedient go. Depending on the religion, hell may involve eternal conscious torture, deprivation of Yahweh's presence, or something in between. Some Yahwist religions affirm that all souls in hell have similar experiences, while others believe in different "levels" of hell. Some also accept compromises such as purgatory, a realm in which a soul is cleansed of their sins through torment and suffering for a certain period of time; afterward, they are allowed to enter heaven.

Yahweh and humans

Yahwist religions teach that Yahweh has infinite love and mercy for humans and wants the best for them, but that they are ungrateful, stubborn, and wicked, frequently disobeying him due to their own selfish desires. Yahwism asserts that humans ought to submit to Yahweh, obey him, and repent for their past sins.

Shared religious figures

The major Yahwist religions and most of the minor ones share the majority of their scriptural or traditional prophets, named angels, and other holy figures. However, spellings and pronunciations of their names may differ, especially when comparing Arabic-derived Islamic names to the Hebrew-derived names used in Christianity and Judaism. Some of these figures are shared by all Yahwist religions, while others are significant only in some. Their names are listed below along with the religions that recognize them and the alternate names they use; religions listed in italics are those whose status as Yahwist is uncertain or debated.

Angels

Antediluvian or primeval patriarchs

Note that Yazidism and Manichaeism are not fully Yahwist religions; they are syncretic religions that are partially influenced by Yahwism. Note that most forms of Gnosticism are not normally considered Yahwist, since they consider Yahweh to be the Demiurge. However, they derive from Yahwist religions. Additionally, many Gnostic traditions simply assign another name to the god who sent Jesus and continue to revere him while denying that he is Yahweh, making them Yahwist if one accepts that the god who sent Jesus is in fact Yahweh.

Mosaic patriarchs and prophets

Later Israelite prophets

New Testament and later figures

Yahwist religions

Judaism

Main article: Judaism

Judaism is the oldest Yahwist religion that exists today. It is an ethnoreligion: while conversion to Judaism is possible, it requires an intensive multi-year process, so the vast majority of Jews are those who were born into the faith.

The scripture of Judaism is the Hebrew Bible, i.e. the Tanakh, which is the same text referred to by Christians as the Old Testament of the Bible. However, a large amount of the religion is also based on post-Biblical rabbinical literature like the Talmud, a corpus of written works by great Jewish rabbis and sages containing scriptural exegesis, debate on religious laws, allegorical stories, and more.

Jews are forbidden to say the name of Yahweh. When referring to him, they use the title Adonai ("my lord") or the euphemism HaShem ("the Name").

Christianity

Main article: Christianity

Christianity is the middle child of Yahwism, emerging from Judaism around the first century CE. It began with Jesus Christ, a man believed by Christians to be the incarnation of Yahweh, simultaneously fully human and fully divine. It accepts the Hebrew Old Testament (Tanakh) as scripture, but also adds a Greek New Testament, which was written by Jesus' earliest followers to record his deeds and teachings. These two Testaments, taken together, are commonly known as the Bible.

Christianity split from Judaism because the claims made by Jesus, including that he was the messiah and the son of Yahweh, were incompatible with Judaism. After Jesus' time, the two continued to diverge, with Judaism becoming increasingly based on rabbinical tradition while Christianity canonized its New Testament as scripture.

Mainstream Christian theology has a "three-in-one" trinitarian conception of Yahweh, teaching that he is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These are not viewed as separate gods, but rather as distinct "persons" of one God. The exact nature of how three can be one is generally considered to be a divine mystery that humans cannot fully grasp, although they can approximate an understanding of it. Both Judaism and Islam take issue with the Christian idea of the Holy Trinity because they do not consider it to be truly monotheistic according to their standards.

Christianity teaches that Jesus' crucifixion by the Roman government at the request of Jewish leaders was in fact something that he accepted knowingly, becoming a sacrifice to forgive the sins of mankind. Because Christians consider Jesus to be Yahweh the Son incarnate, they understand this to mean that their god lowered himself to the level of man and then sacrificed himself out of love for his creation. The suffering of Jesus represented him taking on all the punishment deserved by all humans (past, present, and future) combined, so that they could be forgiven for their wickedness. However, this does not mean humans can now sin without consequences. To be forgiven, they must accept Jesus' gift by believing in him and following his teachings; the state that someone attains after accepting is known as being "saved." Christianity teaches that Yahweh desires salvation for all human beings, but that he does not force them to accept it because he wishes to preserve their free will, which explains why it is possible to disobey Yahweh and reject Jesus.

Islam

Islam is the youngest major Yahwist religion. It was founded in the year 610 CE by a man named Muhammad after he was visited by the angel Gabriel, or Jibrīl in Arabic. While Muhammad was praying in a secluded cave at the summit of a mountain near Mecca (in modern-day Saudi Arabia), Jibrīl spoke to him and revealed the Quran to him.

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Other Yahwist religions

Many smaller Yahwist religions exist. These can be roughly divided into two categories: the older Yahwist religions of comparable age to Judaism, Christianity, and/or Islam; and the relatively modern Yahwist religions derived from the ancient ones, many of which exhibit novel beliefs introduced by what they believe to be new divine revelation.

Minor ancient Yahwist religions include Samaritanism (most similar to Judaism), Druze (most similar to Islam),

Origins of Yahwism

Originally, Yahweh was worshipped as only one of many pagan deities in the Canaanite polytheist pantheon. At some point, he desired more influence than he could achieve as one member of a pantheon. He started to demand monolatry and eventually monotheism. This was the origin of his first major religion, Judaism. Yahweh incited his worshippers to commit violent acts against the surrounding polytheistic peoples by promising various rewards for their devotion.

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