God

According to English-speaking monotheists (mostly Christians, Jews, Muslims), God is the most important thing there is. God is said to have created everything out of nothing, and many say He's going to end/destroy it back into nothingness soon. He is said to have at least 3 major holy books: the Christian Bible, Jewish Tanakh, Muslim Koran, and numerous others recognized by smaller numbers of worshipers, such as the Book of Mormon. This/these scriptures are said to be God's Word, which is something often regarded as almost equal to God himself, or as a part of God. Some even act as if the Word IS God, or even more important than God himself (Their viewpoint might go something like this: "IF the Bible says to hate God, then hate God; do WHATEVER the Bible says!").

To philosophers who believe in God, God is often equated with The All, The One, and/or The Absolute. This is, in layman's terms, more or less the same as equating God with ultimate reality, existence, cosmos, the universe. Most western religionists, however, insist on God's transcendence from his creation (the world/universe/cosmos). Some religious viewpoints, such as those in the New Thought and New Age movements, say that God is both immanent and transcendent; God is both inside and outside of creation.