BASICS OF FAITH

THE FAITH

The spiritual world of the Jew contains a global and detailed system of theories and wisdom for all areas of life and views of life. Within this system, over which many books were written, there are thirteen basic teachings, which are obligatory for each Jew.

1. To believe and know: There is a perfect being, the creator, praised is his name, the master of the world. HE is the origin of all existence. Everything that exists, depends on HIM. HE however is fully independent.
2. G'd is an absolute and complete unit, one and only.
3. G'd is not material and not body. Not subjected to the laws of nature and not to be assumed with human senses.
4. HE was before anything has been. HE is and in eternity will be.
5. Only may to G'd be served. HIS commandments, laws and will are to be kept. No other existences (e.g. angels and other natural forces) may be adored, they all were created by G'd.
6. G'd reveals HIS desires by very special humans, in different manner and for different purposes.
7. Mose's prophecy was the highest form of prophecy. It was exceeded by no other prophets and none equaled it.
8. The entire Torah, which was given to the people of Israel by Moses, was given to Moses by G'd. It is the true and only Torah.
9. This Torah is eternal. It will be never modified and never replaced by another law.
10. G'd's knowledge is absolute and all universal. No existence is hidden from HIM, as HE sees past, present and future. G'd foresees all causes and consequences.
11. G'd controlles and monitors the world, recompences humans for good acts and punishes for bad acts. The main rewards are kept hidden for the times of the world to come.
12. At the end of all days G'd will send us our Mashiah, from the house of David. He will be a perfect king in a perfect world, and the world will be saved by him.
13. G'd will wake up the dead ones. That means absolute rahamim and justice, which will wipe away all tears. HE will again structure everything that was destroyed and this resurrection and restructuring will be the end of the presence of death.

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