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 * discuss the importance of God in Ethical Monotheism*

 Ethical Monotheism 

is defined as the worship of, and adherence to, one God which is based on practice, rather than arrived at as the conclusion of a philosophical argument. Monotheism specifies the nature of God for one to understand the true meaning of its belief. The God that is believed in by Ethical Monotheism is the God that was described in the Hebrew Bible. The existence of any other gods is considered to be false or demonic, and is believed that any other higher power acknowledged to exist cannot be compared to the one true existing God. .

God
Monotheism defines God with four main characteristics; God is supernatural, God is personal, and God is good.

Supernatural
By stating that God is supernatural, it is meant that nature is submissive to God because he has created it. Obviously, therefore, God is not a part of nature, and nature is not a part of God. Nature is viewed as finite and God is viewed as infinite, indicating that if God were to be a part of nature, He would be “limited”. Nature is seen as unethical because it does not know good from evil, where as God is principled, and knows right from wrong.

Personal
The second characteristic of God is that he is personal. God cares about His creations, and watches over them because of His connection with them. Human beings have the ability to feel different emotions, therefore caring beings cannot be created by an uncaring being. God is personal with His creations because His greatest desire is to see human beings act toward one another with justice and mercy.

Goodness
The third characteristic of God is goodness. A God who is not good cannot demand goodness. The sole God who has created the heavens and the earth has done so because he cares about His people and does what He believes is in their best interests. God sees good from evil, and has the power to put a stop to any wrong deed that He sees happening.

Holy
God is a source of holiness because He is more than moral. He is a devine being that is able to control everything and everyone. Ethics enables life; holiness ennobles it. Holiness is the elevation of the human being from his animal nature to his being created in the image of God.

Ethical Monotheism is evident in many different religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and many more. All of these religions carry the belief of having one sole higher power, who controls everything that occurs in the world.