Simpple question, difficult answer....any takers?better defined?

Question

i mean all religion doctrines of all kind because everyone outside of the agnostic believes in a god of some sort. but why is there so much division? agree to disagree......Something

Answer 1

In order for there not to be division we have to take Gods view point because its the only one that's right. Most use their own view about what the bible says because they are not really willing to change to Gods Way of Life!

Answer 2

I think there are two facets of faith that are misused by believers, which does not mean that their faith is necessarily true or false, but I'll get to that in a moment. Let's say for example that I, as a Christian (I'm an ordained evangelical Methodist minister), am so convinced of the intellectual, historical and spiritual truth of Christianity that I will do whatever it takes to pound the truth into everyone else's heads because I know what I believe is true, so others should believe it also. Well, some people might acknowledge that the historical, intellectual and spiritual elements all add up and do indeed point to Christianity's claim to exclusive truth--but if I, as a Christian, do not show others the love that Jesus said would be the identifying characteristic of His followers, then it won't matter what the facts are, because people aren't going to subject themselves to a system if they perceive it to be harsh and oppressive. If I'm convinced that Christianity is true but everyone I know who claims to be a Christian is self-centered, materialistic and superficial, then it doesn't matter what my heart tells me--I'll have a hard time following through with what I believe is probably true if I don't see real-life examples of that truth in others' lives. Too many Christians, IMO, think it's their job to convince others of the truth of Christianity instead of letting their lives be examples of Christ's love, because that submission to Christ takes the control and focus off of them and rightly puts it on Him. Those people who claim to be Christians but whose actions defy their words are hypocrites and not real believers. But for those true believers whose lives are living examples of Christ's love stand out because Christ has changed their lives. It's a matter of what He has done in their lives, and the change He has brought about on the inside that changes the outside.

What about non-Christians? Well, since all religions are different (no, we do not all worship the same God--the Gods worshipped by Christians, Muslims and Hindus, just to name a few examples, are drastically different), each person must be willing to diligently seek the truth, not just what feels good or is popular, and once they find that truth, they must pursue it with their lives and not let anything turn them away. The reason more people are not finding out who God really is is because they are letting their own biases or the influences of society or family persuade them more than what they know is true from what they have examined thoroughly and have found to hold up under scrutiny. And of course, once you find that truth that is true to the exclusion of every other belief system, you don't have to search anymore. Why would you have to keep searching for truth once you find it? I think the problem isn't that people aren't finding the truth, but that they are rejecting the truth because it isn't "popular", demands hard choices and takes their focus and ambition off of themselves and refocuses it on God. That's the whole point, and I pray that more people would pursue the truth and not stop until they get it.

Answer 3

I'll bite. People make gods in their image. Since there are different kinds of people, there are different sorts of gods. Prophets and such define gods according to their perception, that's why they're all different. And if we keep only that which is common among them all, we'll be left with a god or gods made in the image of the average person (whatever that is). So according to this logic, Agnostics are the most sensible since they don't deny a higher power yet they won't attempt to describe it. There are religions however that say that "god" is incomprehensible and nothing whatsoever can be said about it, such is my gnostic "religion." It teaches that anything one says about "god" must be wrong, so it's best to keep it completely out of the picture. Cool, eh?

Answer 4

I've always placed the blame for the division, or different denomination, within Christianity to two things.

Human nature; As a Pastor I will admit that there are sections of the Bible I don't fully understand. Some people reject those that they don't understand and a rift is caused between them and those that do believe the particular section in question.

Power; Then there are those that built up a following due to their charismatic nature and split away from their denomination to form another one.

Answer 5

there shouldn't be religions in the first place, because everybody is a human being no matter what anybody says, so why seperate the christians with the muslims in the first place some 100 years ago. I bet if know one thought of seperating from others we wouldn't have damn terrorists, the holocaust, and other major events. I look at everybody the same no matter if they are blacks, asian, mexican, or watever! EVERYBODY IS THE SAME!!! but different views i guess, but still!!!

Answer 6

the basic tennant of organized religon is to seperate out the clean from the unclean or the riteous from the damned. this is designed to pit one faith against another.
religon was never ment to be organized it was never ment to be memorized as a set of rules but lived if people actualy lived by the virtues of there faith the world would be a better place, instead we have to prove others wrong by force if necesary the religon that survives is not necisarily correct just more vicious.

Answer 7

god of some sort ???

most of the religion believes in one God, division happens because they have different concept of that one God.

you question is not phared in right way.

Answer 8

Well you are right but tell me what was the religion of the first man who came on earth? Islam but people divide it into different categories i also dont know why they divide it ?

Answer 9

theres division because people have different views...they vary from low to high numbers on the fundamentalist religious person bar.

Answer 10

at this point in time its u can relate it to Football. the soccer religion of all mankind.