who says I have to go to church every sundays,when I can study the occult every day if I wish or once a month what affect would it do to my faith ?
2006-07-23 22:17:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
will support you and suggest to say it loudly.
2006-07-23 22:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by jigyashu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say good, you better not have faith in Christianity, or a religion. You had better have faith only in God! You don't have to go to church every week; if course God wants you to, but not if you're only going to make an appearance. Church can be enjoyable - even fun - if you find the right one for you. I have gone to churches with multimedia screens, rock bands, free breakfast, even a mall! Just "worship around" and find one that sings songs you like and has engaging sermons.
And in terms of the occult - stay away!! The devil and demons are very real, and it's quite dangerous to provoke them.
2006-07-23 22:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by bingwitharing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cannot serve GOD the way you think will be easy for you. having faith is like going to school, getting a job or joining an organization. it have it's rules and anyone joining must abide. GOD does not wait for when you will come to church, he expects to be there always on time, just like when you go to work, you don't want to let your boss yell at you just because you were 10 minutes late dont' you? how much more to one who gave you a body that is fully functional, a beautiful face maybe, a nice family, good friends, pets. have you close your eyes and say 'thank you'? do you know what will happen tomorrow? Treat your faith as if you have this job that you are willing to give up everything just to keep it.
2006-07-23 22:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by roel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say, good for you! Open your mind to anything and everything, and not just to the things that have brainwashed people for CENTURIES!! You may certainly believe in anything you like, but one parting thought: the word 'occult' has some pretty demonic connotations, not to mention that it has the word, 'cult' in it! If you have no faith in God, it stands to reason that you wouldn't have faith in the devil either, and you CERTAINLY don't want to be brainwashed by cults, after all you've been through! Best of luck to you!
2006-07-23 22:30:22 · answer #4 · answered by Rebooted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Studying the occult will surely ruin your life. It's bad stuff. All you have to do is have faith in God.
2006-07-23 22:22:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why u have no faith in christianity?will u be able to find any one in the world that can love u more than jesus?i want to ask u a ques. , if u created something , won"t u know every thing about it ?won"t u be able to fix it ? and won"t u love it coz it"s the made of ur hands?? the same idea with jesus who created u ...don"t hear to any body and think of ur fate when ur life ends..this must be a briority as our life here is nothing compared to infinity...take it as a personal relationship between u and jesus..don"t say i have to do so and so,we don"t use the word have to do ....,but we do things and we go to church coz we love jesus ...won"t u visit the one u love in his house???
2006-07-23 23:03:31 · answer #6 · answered by nana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what I would say to you. Christ is the author and finisher of your faith. Accept Christ first and He will be your faith.
By the Christianity is a religion, don't have faith in a religion, have faith in God.
2006-07-23 22:23:03 · answer #7 · answered by Luke Lim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would tell u that u should be in another religion
read the Quran, and then tell me if u have faith in Islam, i'm sure u will ;)
2006-07-23 22:23:32 · answer #8 · answered by ChEkNa . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almighty God is Compassionate, Loving and Merciful. The essence of falsehood is the claim that God cannot deal with and forgive His creatures directly. By over-emphasizing the burden of sin, as well as claiming that God cannot forgive you directly, false religions seek to get people to despair of the Mercy of God. Once they are convinced that they cannot approach God directly, people can be mislead into turning to false gods for help. These "false gods" can take various forms, such as saints, angels, or someone who is believed to be the "Son of God" or "God Incarnate".
The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values
However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.
The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.
This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.
There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.
These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect
It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.
Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.
The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.
As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).
The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."
you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is
I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.
The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.
I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach
For more info
join my group to learn more about Islam
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/readkoran/
The best Islamic sites
http://islamtomorrow.com/ http://thetruereligion.org// http://www.islamicity.com/
http://www.islamonline.net
2006-07-24 00:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck.none?
2006-07-23 22:21:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋