What is the core reason why you believe your religion/belief is right? (10 points to best answer)?

Question

I'll give my vote tomorrow for anyone who can give me a good answer.

What makes your belief any more right than the 12,340 that are out there already?

Answer 1

That's the trick. I don't believe it is "right", which implies that only one faith is the true way to go.

I feel that the path to a higher deity has many routes to take.

Why are Catholics better than Jews? What if the Zoroastrians are correct? Maybe the Pagans have the inside track on this one?

What if we are all fooling ourselves and the atheists were always right?

It is sheer arrogance and an inflexible attitude towards other faith that prevent us from living in harmony.

Unless you have GodsHousekeeping Seal of Approval, it's just an opinion, at best.

If you have faith, then that is good as it works for you. But don't come knocking on my door and tell me that I am condemned to hell because I am not of your faith, which you have delusionally assumed to be the only one, true faith (I'm talking to you Mormons on that one!)

Answer 2

Well, I'm a Oneness Pentecostal.

I believe I am right because I see it in the scripture, it is confirmed by history, and through the Baptism of the Holy Ghost I have had an experience with the Creator.

But that doesn't mean that other people are'nt having experiences with God. I had plenty before my conversion, they were 'stepping stones' if you will towards truth.

The same logic that applies for me doesn't necessarily apply for someone else, but God will draw many different people from many different paths through a variety of ways.

All I can say is...have an open mind, and look at WHAT a person is saying, instead of HOW they are saying it.

Answer 3

At one point in my life, I refused to make any assumptions. I did not assume that I could trust the Bible, the Church, etc. I wanted to be shown why I should or should not trust any religion.

So I began to read and study philosphophy, theology, history... anything that would help me make sense of God.

I found that absolutely every single society since the beginning of man-kind has had some sort of religion. Could that be a coincidence? Probably not. Peoples of all times and places have realized that there is something bigger and mightier than themselves to whom they owe worship. Haven't we all felt the humiliating awe inspired by a sunset, waterfall, rainbow? And why does everybody feel the urge to seek happiness through some kind of fulfillment that comes from somewhere outside themseves. Some try to fill this void with material good; some with work; some with entertainment. Through experience I learned that none of these things will fill that void.

Once I figured that there was a God, I had to contend with which God is true. The Greek philosophers had a very good handle on what traits a god had to have. He had to be eternal, omnitient, omnipotent, unchanging, good, true, just, merciful and a whole laundry list of other perfections. He had to be perfect in every way.

The only God that fulfills all of these demands is the Judeo-Christian God (or Allah for Muslums). Not surprisingly, over two-thirds of the planet worships this God. But, who worships him in the way that he desires to be worshipped? There are literally hundreds of thousands of sects in Judeism, Christianity, and Islam.

Now, which one offers the most reasonable road to salvation, Judeism, Chrisianity, or Islam? The Judeism of the Old Testament does not exist any more. Jews do not offer sacrafice anymore. Sacrafice has been an integrile part of worship since the beginning of man-kind. For that matter, Islam never had a sacrafice. Christianity was founded on a sacrafice. As it turns out, this sacrafice was meant to take the place of the sacrafices of the Jews. Then the man who was sacraficed was purported to have been seen. Those who said that they saw him were so convinced of it, that they suffered excruciating deaths rather that renounce it. Despite persecution and the criminalization of their religion by the most powerful military in history, their new religion flourished and grew. They wrote many convincing letters to one another and to their enemies - even to the emperor. Reading these writings convince me of the truth of their claims. They appeal to reason, common sense, and common goodness to make the case for their religion. Oh, and they still offer sacrafice every day. They always have. And they never change their teaching, because if what they teach truth a change would mean to teach untruth. The Catholic Church still catches a lot of flack for not changing their teachings to make them more modern. But if you think there story is compelling, read some of their early literature at http://www.geocities.com/orthodox_doctrine

Answer 4

Thank you for saying belief. I have no religion but I will do my best to explain this to you from my perspective. I believe that Jesus is God reincarnate. I believe in the Holy Ghost which is the comforter when I mourn over the terrible torment that Jesus suffered for me. I believe in the love and long suffering of Jesus and the Holy Father. I believe I should love those that hate and use me. I believe Jesus suffered greatly for me. I believe we should reason together not argue. I believe in a heated argument, I should agree quickly with the other, and when they settle I can voice my opinion calmly. I believe that Jesus laid down his life and took it up again. I believe He did this so the heathen has a way to come to Him. I believe I should not go about offending others. I believe I am responsible for every word that comes from my mouth. I have no idea whether my belief is better or not but I do know the strife and condemnation of others just causes bitterness. Where is Jesus in that? One last thing, I believe in the Father and the Sons love, peace, and joy.

Answer 5

Religion was never the answer. Spirituality is the true link between the physical and the metaphysical. Religion teaches that we have a soul......what a crock! We are a soul and what we have is a body. Religion teach us to fear the creator while in spirituality we are taught that we are part of the creator. The list goes on endlessly. I'll end with this note: Be careful of those well meaning religious leaders whose real motivation may well be $$$! The is no leader between us and the creator; that's a one on one relationship.

Answer 6

My beliefs are the right ones for me at this time in my life. I am in relationship and studying under the Great Teacher. As I learn more my views will mature. The Teacher will not change but my perception of the Teacher will.

I am me and God is God. There is only one way that is right for me to relate and understand God at this time in my development.

My belief system is Christianity one of the few systems truly an open door for any race. A belief system that is suppose to be welcoming to all offering the Grace, Mercy and Forgiveness found being in relationship with God.

MY beliefs are right for me and can be right for anyone as an entry to relationship with God if they want that relationship.

Answer 7

I believe my religion is the best for me. It's not right for eveyone. For me mine is better probably because I was raised in the faith. I am an evangelical lutheran. And a lot of people in my town are also Lutheran. We have at least 4 Lutheran churches that I am aware of in a town of only 30,000. 3 of my closest friends parents are pastors. My parents are the heads of our youth group. My whole life revolves around religon. I think it's right, because I've never known any other way. We used to joke about how if we decided to convert to something else, our parents would disown us, but honestly it might not be very far from the truth.

Answer 8

I'm a Hindu, I won't say my belief is 100% right, but my religion gives me a lot to choose. I can go to the church, I can go to a temple, I can take ideas from both Gita, Bible etc. It's not just Hinduism most of the eastern faiths like Buddhism, and Jainism are comparatively open minded. We don't seek to convert, we seek to share. I must say that I am more of an agnostic as far as the existence of God goes, but that does not stop me from studying religion.

Answer 9

As a Christian Pastor even I find it difficult to answer in any manner that would convince someone that my religion is the correct one as opposed to others.
It is something that is deep within my very being that causes me to embrace Christianity.
With that being said it tickles me the questions concerning what makes your religion right and others wrong. It would seem to me that anyone that has the resources to check out other beliefs and the willingness to search out God would only naturally chose a religion that they felt was true.
Does any man or woman follow a religion that they know is a false one?

Answer 10

I don't know that mine is right, but it is the system I'm most comfortable with. I don't think religion or beliefs should matter as long as it is something that makes you treat others well, care for the less fortunate, and makes you want to be the best human you can be. By the way, I'm an Episcopalian.