# Belief in G-d: Do not worship idols | Moshiach Life

> Every person is commanded to believe in the one G-d who created heaven and earth. This includes recognizing G-d as the only true power and rejecting all…

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# Belief in G-d

Do not worship idols

Law 1 of 7

Every person is commanded to believe in the one G-d who created heaven and earth. This includes recognizing G-d as the only true power and rejecting all forms of idolatry. Belief in G-d is the foundation of the entire Noahide Code and the starting point for a moral and meaningful life.

One must believe in the existence of the one and only Creator of the world. He creates the world and every human and knows all our actions and thoughts. He observes them and judges each person according to his deeds. He is the one and only G-d whom we must worship and to whom we must pray.

In practice

A complete prohibition to bow down or worship idols of any kind or to believe in another G-d or any other created entity or force.

## A deeper look

Man, the weakest of creatures, is surrounded by forces of life and death far greater than himself.

Confronted with the vastness of these universal forces, man might well try to ‘serve them’ in order to protect himself and better his lot. The essence of life, however, is to recognize the Supreme Being who created the Universe: to believe in Him and accept His laws with awe and love.

We must remember that He is aware of all our deeds, rewarding goodness and punishing evil. We are dependent on Him, and to Him alone do we owe allegiance.

To imagine that there could be any other power that could protect us or provide for our needs is not only foolish, but perverts the purpose of life, and, as history has shown, potentially unleashes untold forces of evil in ourselves, and in the world.

## Further reading

- [The Seven Laws The full essay on the Noahide laws and a better world](https://moshiach.life/learn-about-moshiach/the-seven-laws/)

## Books on the Seven Laws

- [The Divine Code (Rabbi Moshe Weiner) Ask Noah International](https://moshiach.life/shop/the-divine-code/)
- [Go(o)d for You: The Divine Code of 7 Noahide Commandments (booklet) Ask Noah International](https://moshiach.life/shop/good-for-you-booklet/)
- [Seven Gates of Righteous Knowledge Ask Noah International](https://moshiach.life/shop/seven-gates-of-righteous-knowledge/)

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