Affirms
God is the sovereign Creator, eternal and personal, Father of Christ
The Amish affirm the classical Christian doctrine of God: one eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, and personal Being who is Creator and Lord of all things. God's sovereignty is emphasized — his will is to be yielded to (Gelassenheit) rather than resisted. God's love and justice are both affirmed, shaping both the community's compassion and its discipline.
Amish theology does not produce systematic academic treatments of divine attributes; the focus is on practical obedience to a God whose will is revealed in Scripture, tradition, and the Ordnung of the community.
Key Distinctions
- Theism type:
- classical monotheism — one God, infinite, eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent
- Primary divine attribute:
- love and holiness (biblical); divine simplicity affirmed (God is what he has)
Scripture References
Sources
- Dordrecht Confession of Faith (1632), Article 1