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| - A personal god is a deity that relates and can be related to as a person. The personhood of God is one of the characteristic features of monotheism . In the sacred scriptures of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, God is conceived and described as being a personal creator, with a purpose for the creation. In the Pentateuch, for example, God talks and instructs his prophets and is conceived as possessing volition, emotions (such as anger, grief and jealousy), intention, and other attributes characteristic of a human person. Personal relationships with God may be described in the same ways as human relationships, such as a Father, as in Christianity, or a Friend as in Sufism. In Vaishnavism the reality of God is always not in an idealization, but the actual impact of God in the life of man.
- Anthropotheism, or the ascribing of human (anthropomorphic) characteristics to a deity, is a related concept. Since an anthropic being is inherently one that can be related to personally, anthropotheism can be seen as the simplest form of "personal god". ===Ancient polytheistic religions===Template:Link GA Ancient polytheistic religions, such as that of Ancient Greece, featured strongly anthropic gods, who experienced human emotions, took on human-like forms, and interacted with humans and with one another in human ways.
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| - Anthropotheism, or the ascribing of human (anthropomorphic) characteristics to a deity, is a related concept. Since an anthropic being is inherently one that can be related to personally, anthropotheism can be seen as the simplest form of "personal god". However, most religions that feature a personal god maintain that this god is not anthropomorphic, and strictly limit the anthropic characteristics ascribed to the deity. In such religions, since God is typically the creator of humans, the characteristics of personality, reason and emotion are considered divine traits that were given to humans, rather than the reverse; other characteristics, such as physical form, are usually not ascribed to God. Religions that conceive of God as being transcendental may firmly reject any kind of anthropotheism, maintaining that any anthropomorphic description of God is a metaphor, even while allowing that a personal relationship is possible. For example, Islam very clearly opposes conceiving God as resembling "the creation"; the Qur'an maintains that whatever image a believer has of God, is not God, and that he is truly transcendental. ===Ancient polytheistic religions===Template:Link GA Ancient polytheistic religions, such as that of Ancient Greece, featured strongly anthropic gods, who experienced human emotions, took on human-like forms, and interacted with humans and with one another in human ways.
- A personal god is a deity that relates and can be related to as a person. The personhood of God is one of the characteristic features of monotheism . In the sacred scriptures of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, God is conceived and described as being a personal creator, with a purpose for the creation. In the Pentateuch, for example, God talks and instructs his prophets and is conceived as possessing volition, emotions (such as anger, grief and jealousy), intention, and other attributes characteristic of a human person. Personal relationships with God may be described in the same ways as human relationships, such as a Father, as in Christianity, or a Friend as in Sufism. In Vaishnavism the reality of God is always not in an idealization, but the actual impact of God in the life of man.
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