▁without ▁bel ieving ▁in ▁his ▁div inity . ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁essentially ▁de ists ▁who ▁follow ▁the ▁moral ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁these ▁are ▁a ▁subset ▁of ▁classical ▁de ists . ▁Con sequently , ▁they ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁God , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁necessarily ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁relationship ▁with ▁God . ▁ ▁Class ical ▁de ism ▁Class ical ▁de ists ▁who ▁ad here ▁to ▁Herbert ' s ▁common ▁notion ▁certainly ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁God ▁because ▁those ▁not ions ▁include ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁God ▁disp enses ▁re wards ▁and ▁pun ish ments ▁both ▁in ▁this ▁life ▁and ▁after ▁it . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁something ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁an ▁imp erson al ▁force . ▁However , ▁a ▁personal ▁relationship ▁with ▁God ▁is ▁not ▁cont empl ated , ▁since ▁living ▁a ▁virt uous ▁and ▁p ious ▁life ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁means ▁of ▁worship ing ▁God . ▁ ▁Human istic ▁de ism ▁Human istic ▁de ists ▁accept ▁the ▁core ▁principles ▁of ▁de ism ▁but ▁incorpor ate ▁human istic ▁belief s ▁into ▁their ▁faith . ▁Thus , ▁human istic ▁de ists ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁God ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁universe . ▁The ▁key ▁element ▁that ▁separ ates ▁human istic ▁de ists ▁from ▁other ▁de ists ▁is ▁the ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁human ▁development ▁over ▁religious ▁development ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁relationships ▁among ▁human ▁be ings ▁over ▁the ▁relationships ▁between ▁humans ▁and ▁God . ▁Those ▁who ▁self - ident ify ▁as ▁human istic ▁de ists ▁may