why do most people feel a need to believe in a supreme being that governs there lives. dont u feel the need to be the masters of ur own lives?
2006-07-01 16:03:23 · 26 answers · asked by god_of_the_accursed 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Is god willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him god? - Epicurus (341-270 BCE)
2006-07-01 16:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by you know who i am 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's always something missing in the back of everyone's mind. An emptiness that needs to be satisfied. Sit down and really see it, everyone is in search of happiness, and the loneliness has been put into our souls from the moment we are born.
Believing in God and know his plan for my life, has freed my mind and put me at ease. However for most of the fundamental christians out there, they have only complicated their lives by worrying about sins and what other people are doing.
Find your own mental peace, I found it in God.
2006-07-01 23:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by Marky-Mark! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life can be so overwhelming at times that people need to have the reassurance that there is something better and smarter than them taking care of things in the end. I would think that there is a high correlation between those who believe in a supreme being, those who rely on fate and those who need horoscopes.
2006-07-01 23:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Steve H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These two ideas are not mutually exclusive. There are plenty of people who believe in the existence of a supreme being and still choose to be masters of their own lives. God gave us a free will. We can choose to submit to God or to rebel against Him. As a Christian, I've chosen to submit to God. It was my choice, and every day I'm confronted with temptations to rebel against Him.
2006-07-01 23:09:38 · answer #4 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The three Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaim, Islam) are about submission to God's will; quite simply, living your life for God. This contrasts living your life for yourself.
A major realisation that you may have someday is that you are powerless to be master of your own life. If you bought a new camcorder you'd want a user manual so that you use it correctly. The being that created you created a user manual; figure out which one is yours (Torah, New Testament, Quaran, etc.).
2006-07-01 23:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by Keith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you open your heart and mind to God, he will let you know he exist. And as was said, we were made a little lower than the angels. That's a pretty masterful level to hold. Combined with free will, gives one the power to master ones own life. Don't you think?
2006-07-01 23:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by jinx4swag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people like to have a Leader to follow.
Best when it is THE GOD!
NO ONE is master of their own lives! Anyone who thinks so is kidding themselves. We are all victims of cirumstance -- and THE GOD controls circumstances!
see below for a neet story...somewhat related........
magine standing on the roof a ten-story building. A parade is going to start in the street below. It forms, it begins, and it travels the parade rout length and then disperses. All this happened in your view.
This is the way OUR GOD sees us! Before our birth HE knows the complete and whole story! But HE also orchestrated our "parade rout" before we were even born. That is called PREDESTINATION. Before we were even born HE knew everything.
Romans 8: 30. Ephesians 1: 5. Ephesians 1: 11.
2006-07-01 23:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a nice feeling to believe that there is a supreme being watching over me
2006-07-01 23:07:38 · answer #8 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I am weak and unable to think for myself. It's much easier to believe in a supreme being than to take responsibility for my own life.
2006-07-01 23:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by ratboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can still believe in God and be the master of your own life. You chose your goals, paths and what you want to learn during this journey.
2006-07-01 23:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by Probster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ARE you not thrilled to see a star-studded sky on a cloudless night? Is not the fragrance of colorful flowers delightful? Do you not enjoy listening to the songs of birds and the sound of rustling leaves in a gentle breeze? And how fascinating are powerful whales and other creatures that inhabit the sea! Then there are humans with their faculty of conscience and an amazingly complex brain. How do you account for the existence of all the wonderful things that surround us?
Some believe that all of this is a product of blind chance. But if this is so, why are humans conscious of God? Why would an accidental combination of various chemicals produce creatures with a spiritual need?
"Religion is deeply rooted in human nature and experienced at every level of economic status and educational background." This statement summed up the research that Professor Alister Hardy presented in his book The Spiritual Nature of Man. Recent experiments on the brain have led certain neuroscientists to suggest that humans may have been "hardwired" with the capacity for religion. The book entitled Is God the Only Reality? observes: "The religious quest for meaning . . . is the common experience in every culture and every age since the emergence of humankind."
Consider what a learned man concluded some 2,000 years ago. He wrote: "Every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God." (Hebrews 3:4) In fact, the very first verse of the Bible states: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." —Genesis 1:1.
Who, though, is God? Mankind is divided on this question. When asked who God is, a Japanese teenager named Yoshi replied: "I am not sure. I am a Buddhist, and it has not been important for me to know who God is." Yoshi, though, admitted that Buddha himself is deified by many. Nick, a businessman in his 60's, believes in God and thinks of him as an all-powerful force. When asked to explain what he knows about God, Nick replied after a long pause: "That is a very difficult question, my friend. All I can say is that God is there. He exists."
Some people "worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself." (Romans 1:25, Today's English Version) Millions worship dead ancestors, believing that God is too remote to be approached. In the Hindu religion, there are many gods and goddesses. Various deities, such as Zeus and Hermes, were worshiped in the days of Jesus Christ's apostles. (Acts 14:11, 12) Many churches of Christendom teach that God is a Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Indeed, "there are many 'gods' and many 'lords,'" states the Bible. However, it adds: "There is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are." (1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) Yes, there is only one true God. But who is he? What is he like? It is important for us to know the answers to these questions. Jesus himself said in prayer to this One: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3) There is reason to believe that our eternal welfare depends on knowing the truth about God.
so the answer is yes i believe in god for the very reason of every time i look at creation and nature i know that it was created for a purpose even though we are not enjoying that purpose right now, soon it will come about and the reason the earth was created will be fufilled. nothing came about simply by chance, God created us to fill and subdue the earth fully, and if you read your bible you wouldnt doubt if there was a god, you would know that man can not even be trusted to direct his own step, that is why we have so many problems today and the reason we can not be masters of our own lives
2006-07-01 23:20:48 · answer #11 · answered by dulcita 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋