I first began to conceptualize the doctrine of Jadeism (pronounced Jah DAY ism) in 1990.  It is, in fact, a hybrid variation of Deism: belief in the inborn apprehension of religious knowledge acquired by use of reason. The belief in God on the evidence of reason, with the rejection of supernatural revelation and intervention.

   JAH is used by me as the contraction of JEHOVAH, the God of the Old Testament and the Jewish and Christian Faith. Jah-DEISM reconciles Deism's transcendental concept of God with the Orthodox Christian view of immanence.
   In Jadeism the immanent aspect of deity [i.e., "the image of God" (Ge 1:26-27)] is inherent in human nature and manifested by our inborn ability to deduce the existence of God and our relation to It. (I say 'It' because I do not wish to ascribe to deity a particular gender)! My belief in this inborn ability is predicated upon the Gospel of John. "In the beginning was The Word...and The Word was god." (Jo 1:1).  "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." (Jo 1:4).
   As a Jadeist, I understand word to be an English transliteration of the Greek logos, the etymology of which is as follow: a word, speech, discourse, proportion, ratio ... n. der. of legein to choose, gather, speak.
   And reason thus: ME resoun, reisun (n.) < OF reisun, reson < L. rationem, acc. of RATIO reckoning, reason!
   In conclusion, The Word, i.e, LOGOS, may also be interpreted as reason, our natural ability to think! Thus, as a Jadeist, [supernatural] revelation is deemed possible through creative and inspirational thought.   "I AM THAT I AM" (Ex 3:14). Why not, then, "COGITO, ERGO SUM" ( I THINK THEREFORE I AM)!?  So that Jah is a transcendental force manifested in the universal laws of nature, and an immanent force when these laws are comprehended and applied to daily life in creative, constructive, and inspirational ways.



THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN JADE-TEMPLE:

(1) A high school diploma.
(2) Drug and alcohol free.
(3) An ability to subdue one's carnal passions.
(4) A Vegan.
(5) A sincere desire to be serviceable to God, country, and fellow man.
(6) An ability and willingness to fast for three consecutive days each month.



SACRED LITERATURE:

The PTAHOR (the Deistic interpretation of the King James Bible, with emphasis also given to an allegorical perspective of  the Old and New Testaments).



JADE TEMPLE IS NOT an external, physical structure, and does not require one as focal-point of worship. For "The body is the temple and the spirit of God dwells within." (1 Co 3:16).  Therefore, JADE TEMPLE constitutes the collective body of  members who actually embrace and practice Jadeism, regardless of race, color, or social status.

WE ARE ONE!