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The Church of Scientology states that it has no set dogma on God and allows individuals to come to their own understanding of God. [40] In Scientology, "vastly more emphasis is given to the godlike nature of the [individual] and to the workings of the human mind than to the nature of God."
Unlike religions with Judeo-Christian origins, the Church of Scientology has no set dogma concerning God that it imposes on its members. As with all its tenets, Scientology does not ask individuals to accept anything on faith alone.
A Christian can talk to a Scientologist about the free gift of God that is Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23) and the healing that Christ brings. Scientology depends on a person saving him or herself.
God: Scientology believes that there are multiple gods and that some gods are above other gods. Biblical Christianity, on the other hand, recognizes the one and only true God who revealed Himself to us in the Bible and through Jesus Christ.
Scientology does not have a traditional concept of God or a belief in salvation through Jesus Christ, which are central tenets of Christianity. Some Christians may view Scientology as incompatible with their faith, while others may see it as a complement or alternative to traditional religious beliefs.
Read frequently asked questions about the Scientology religion, what Scientologists believe, Dianetics and auditing, founder L. Ron Hubbard, the belief in God, the goal of spiritual freedom, its religious services and communities, the Church’s organization of churches and missions, and its humanitarian groups.
Scientology is probably one of the most successful new American faiths to have emerged in the past century. But despite its success – and like a lot of other belief systems – what Scientologists...
Thus, Scientology does emphasize “the existence of a Supreme Being.” However, the Scientologist understanding of God is different from what one would find in most Christian traditions.
Scientology considers the belief in a God or gods as something personal and therefore offers no specific dogma.
According to the church, as individual Scientologists become aware of the four higher dynamics and experience God, they are free to reach their own conclusions as to God’s nature. But this freedom does not mean that belief in God is irrelevant or unimportant.