Man and God of divine religions

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Monotheistic religions are revelation-centred.In these religions God's experience is transmitted to man through language,and this linguistic experience has two characteristics:
First,it is communicated between God and man and is thust holy and serves as a basis for his religions life.
Secodlay, the very experience is desired.
This experience of communication is by no means restricted revelation.Prayers are so as well. they have linguistic character in common,and the two ends of each are of personal character.
The personal being has knowledge and awareness.He is capable of optional acts,of making communication with others,and has such qualties as love,angry,creativity and charity.
Hence it follows that establishing and prayer communication is of divine character, and such a conception of God is that of monotheistic religions. The God of philosophers does not have the above qualities.Also the God of pantheistic lacks any personal character,hence without attributes and qualities peculiar to the God of monotheistic religions.
The difference in conception of God brings about a difference in the concept of revelation,because the relation of an object to man has an essensial difference in his relation to it. The person has meaningful modes of behaviour,hence to understad him necessitates semantic analysis.In relation with person- here called© I- you relation ¨- I consider© you ¨an end in itself,not to regard©you ¨as a means to make use of.On the other hand,in the relation with the object--called ©I -it relation¨-©it¨ serves as a means to make use of©it¨.
The implementation of the ©I-you¨mode of reolation is only peculiar to and practical with monotheistic conception of God;it is established solely by revelation and prayer.
To avoid the danger of ©personification ¨of God,He must be understand at a level intermediate between SIMILARITY and.