When you were taught religion as a child did it help you become more positive and proper in your older years?

Question

I always go to Sunday service with my family, and I enjoy the music and the positive messages they give. But recently I decided that I will secretly be a DEIST. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

I don't believe in the Christian revelations and prophesy and miracles mentioned in the Bible anymore.

I say scientific progress should not be halted because of what the religious people believe. If I were to choose between the Bible and true scientific facts or the search for real answers, I'd choose science...

...but with morals. You can have morals without reading a Bible. Look at the laws we have today. We can abide by them and we can abide by our own moral compass so long as we do not harm or bring pain to others. What more does one need to be happy and live a positive life? Hope? We don't need a Bible to have hope. You can hope to bring happiness to someone else's life and it will please both of you.You can hope for a better future & be more pro-active to achieve it without a Bible.

Answer 1

i'm not sure about being more 'proper'...i learned a lot of that stuff the hard way...but i was taught at a young age that to be a Christian had not so much to do with a particular church or denomination, but everything to do with following Christ's example and teachings...and it has made a positive difference in my life...

Answer 2

Children often need a foundation to learn from...and you can't know where you stand; unless you explore many possibilities. There are pros and cons to everything...and at some point you have to decide what is best for you. Do not overlook the Bible as a source of wisdom...but balance it with knowledge in many deifferent areas. Ultimately, all truth lies from within...but this is too vague for children. They must be introduced to God at an early age to help them develop a concept of morality...and then hope they move forward to all things that are good. What else can you do?

Answer 3

I have felt that way also. However, I love Jesus too much not to serve him. What people tend to do is they mistake relationship with religiosity. When you move pass tradition and religion, then you can see that Christ is not so bad. People make Christ bad because they don't truly understand who He. If we read the bible and truly take what God wants us to know and not man, we can all see that God has personality and character and paid the price a long time ago. That price was the ultimate so what can you really do to top that. If we keep that in mind, looking at Christ as unapproachable would never be there. He did it all. I pray that you would challenge your relationship and look deeper at the real Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

We don't need to be taught morals, we're born with naturally good ones. Like when a squirrel runs in front of our cars, we try not to avoid hitting it. Religion doesn't teach us that.

Religion is just an after though, a description of life's momentum. It could help some if they can use the bible as a metaphor for their life's momentum,but it could also be a huge distraction for our egos that always have to know and categorize.

Once you "know" there's nothing to learn. Yikes!

Answer 5

I agree with you 100%. I was raised to a born-again christian up until I was 18 and defected. I no longer believe in the conventional ideas of God and the subsequent teachings - however I believe myself to be a very moral person regardless of what others think of homosexuals. I still won't swear, I'm always told that I'm very considerate, polite and generous. I believe this to be a direct correlation to my rearing, while I've shed all the religious teachings, the rules of being a good, upstanding person still apply.

Answer 6

There are many prophecies in the Bible that have come true. History and archaeology have proven this. This alone should prove to you that the Bible is true. But there are many other prophecies that are coming true right before our very eyes! It's amazing! The Bible IS true! And there are very few prophecies left in the Bible. The end times are here. I challenge you to go to the following website and take their free Bible Prophecy studies before you make your decision.

Answer 7

Bible=restriction.

Answer 8

True, it is possible to have good morals without reading the Bible.
However, the primary purpose of the Bible is NOT for moral instruction.
It's primary purpose is to lead a person to faith in Jesus Christ, without which, one cannot have one's sins forgiven.
Without forgiveness of sins, you will spend eternity in Hell, regardless of your "good morals".

By the way, who gets to decide what "good morals" are anyway?
Don't you need an absolute standard, by which to determine right from wrong?

Answer 9

Science cannot give one hope, only faith gives that. I was raised Catholic, and I rebelled. I do not go to church anymore, and I have not raised my kids Catholic... but..my faith is strong. What scares me is that it has been predicted that people would turn away from God, and the devil would have his moment.. and it scares me that I might be living during that time. The day is coming, actually it is here now.. when people will be persecuted for their faith in God and the trinity.. as predicted in the bible,... scary for me

Answer 10

No, actually it didn't. I was raised Christian and the only thing it really did was make me more confused and miserable.

Confucious said, "At 15 my mind was directed to study, and at 30 I knew where to stand." This pretty much approximates my religious experience, only with different ages.