Religion is confusing, Why don't i believe in god?

Question

Recently I began questioning god, i don't believe in god. I was raised to think that god did exist but i don't believe it. I Need help in trying to figure out what religion should I practice. PLEASE GIVE ME ANSWERS AND DETAILS.

Answer 1

Religion becomes confusing when you listen to others explain and project certain things about whatever "religion" they practice. The best way to know what is involved in any religion is to go to and study the source. For real Christianity, it is the Bible. For Muslims, the Qu'ran. For denominations, who call themselves Baptists/Methodist/Episc/Pentecostal etc...live by their internal/organizational creeds/doctrines AND parts of the Bible...and etc. (Intentionally listed separately from Christianity because they don't follow the Bible only. If they did there would be no divisions/no calling themselves after men or taking on the titles they give themselves/they wouldn't be "organized" the way they are and the head/leader wouldn't be man with ANY title etc...- because the Bible speaks against all of these and there is no Biblical authority for any of that or some of the practices.)
Psalm 111:9, I Cor 1:10-13, Matt 16:18-Christ said "I will build MY church" -he only built one, not many)

You have to decide for yourself whether or not you choose to acknowledge the God that does exist- whether he is acknowledged or not. If you choose to acknowledge him, there is only one way to know, follow, and live after him- and that is his Word- (the revelation, revealed mind of God.)

Looking or listening to anyone else means you are GUARANTEED to be confused, unless they are telling you what he said- and if he said it, it can be proven and found in his word. If it isn't there- you are never under ANY obligation to abide by it.

Answer 2

The god in many religions is a projection of people's egos -- what people think god should be and how he should act. We then see a god that needs to be obeyed, loved, worshipped, etc. and then rewards or punishes based on this (pure ego). These concepts hide the real god (whatever that is) as we spend time pursuing the ego and its projection. Therefore, one would want to select a religion that tries to reduce the ego and aims for a direct experience of god/truth -- something that transcends belief. I've found Zen buddhism and 'A Course in Miracles' to be good paths (note that both - especially the latter - have been misinterpreted and misused so ... need to make sure you keep this in mind when you read some people's interpretations). Both are about mind training to see that the ego/self is illusory and that what we really are is something that is beyond comprehension and can only be experienced. There is no preaching and the concepts are not meant to be believed -- only used as a tool to achieve the end (reduction of the self/ego and experience of truth/god). Both focus on Unconditional Love and have no condemnation and no concepts of sin. Morality comes from the fact that the path itself is about whittling away the ego -- the concept that we are individuals with self-interests separate from others.

Answer 3

Basically, you're growing up. (and we all are, so I don't mean this condescendingly)

You know that the God you were taught about is not what you were taught. Unfortunately, you assume this means there is no God.

Acknowlege that God reveals him(her) self to us the moment we're ready, and not a moment sooner or later. It doesn't come all at once, but it is a lifelong struggle worth struggling for.

Just accept that God knows what's best for us, even if we think it's the exact opposite.

So just keep an open mind and look for reasons to be content rather than shortcomings of this religion or that.

Answer 4

I don't like the word religion because to me it is stereotyped. I am a believer in Jesus Christ,and am born again Christian. A Christian in the bible is someone who has excepted Jesus as thier Lord and Savior. I was raised in the Catholic Church, talk about religion. The day I felt the tug by the Holy Spirit I ran away and didn't want anything to do with it. But once God is tugging on your heart He won't stop. To me God is tugging on your heart and is not going to stop until you summit to Him. My suggestion is to find a Non- denominational Christian Church. I belong to one and it is good and I wear my shorts and tank tops. God cares about the inside more then the outside apperance. I belong to a Sat. night bible study where I learn Hebrew and Greek and study the bible word for word. I have learned so much there. I don't know if I was a help but I will start praying for you that is a promise.

Answer 5

If God doesn't exist, where did creation come from, and love and miracles, and the whole world worshipping Him through bible study, all the beautiful temples and churches, et cetera. I can only say so much to convince you, I have physically experienced Him. He is very real and awesome. Jesus is the way the truth and the life, no one can get to the Father (in Heaven) except by Him so I encourage you to study the life of Christ a savior avaialable to you. I'll be praying for your salvation and an increase in your faith. Make sure you ask your parents about the questions in your mind, or another elder family member who has wisdom. Bless your heart.

Answer 6

If you need someone to help you pick a religion then that is a problem. The mere fact that you want something to believe is a good start though. Try reading the Bible (Read the Book of John)
When you hear the truth then you'll know it. Have you tried talking to God? Pray and seek him and you will find him.

Answer 7

Let's start at the beginning. Do not confuse belief in religion with belief in G-d. Depending on what religion or how the religion is conveyed to you could result in much confusion. Belief in G-d is definate, many resort to "belief in science" due to its certainty. Do not err in this. That is immature to only follow what you know. Everyone knows that there is unknown. Furthermore, science is filled with unknown. We think we know what we do today. So did they in the past. Scientists argue. Solidity of science is an overblown myth for a relief from G-d. Know that what you know is not belief at all.

There is a world. It came about somehow. How? The concept of it just coming about by itself is considered by humans to be impossible in every other situation. Athiests only deny the existance of a creator because they know this leads to responsibility of listening to G-d if he says or said to do something, or the bare minimum, a purpose and meaning in life unknown to them, in addition to the gratitude required for all life itself. There is also lack of understanding in the world where it is just easier to say there is no answer rather than you do not know it. Were you to try this on a test you would be regarded as foolish. High probability is regarded as fact.

Now, the complexity of the world demands it have a creator. Consider the design of Windows OS. Were I to tell you that the code was a random generation you would never believe me. Even a much less program you would never believe me. The world is so much more complex than Windows that it must be regarded at created by something. True, there is the 1 in infinity chance otherwise, but then that would then defy your humanity. There is a better chance that you are living in accoma and are not reading this and winning every national lottery, everywhere, endlessly than the world being random.

Then comes the question of a source. If everything random fell into place, where did it come from? This demands that there is a creator.

Now, beyond that you can argue that G-d left this ultra-intelligent potential or guided it via big bang, positive evololution, etc. But he is still out there. I'm not going to address that now. But there is for sure a G-d.

It would be kind of odd to create a world out there and ditch it. Why is there the term G-d anyhow? Much of the known world claims to have had some kind of interaction with the Creator. Sometimes this was prophecy or his "claimed" word, but of course if they contradict not all are right. Why would they claim this? Hope perhaps but if you were the one G-d spoke to you would know it is more than just a claim. It makes sense that if G-d wanted something from the world then he would convey his will, so he did.

Who did he tell? That is a matter of great dispute but I'll tell you what I believe: numbers. Would you trust a group that the founder or the whole group, in its beginning, heard G-d tell them what to do? Since I go after number, I have the best odds with the Jews. They claim the whole people stood at Sinai and G-d said "I am G-d..." Everyone in the nation stood there and heard. No one else claims this, and G-d said so too in the Torah/Bible. Every other religion is based on a single person's revelation. Why? Because only one person makes it up. Would anyone say thousands were there, people would say who. They lived a long time ago you want to say and are the only one who is telling us? I would never dedicate my life to the word of one man. But I know that my ancestors stood there. That is what I say, my father says, and all the way back to when you had millions of people would could say "We were there." This has been misunderstood thanks to Hollywood which displayed only Moses heard G-d in The Ten Commandments.

Perhaps I can illustrate this. Would you dare argue that I had an uncle. I might not have had. You would argue if agreeing that it was true meant you would have to do something. So I could get my family pictures and friends to tell you they knew my uncle. That is proof.

One might argue Jews made it up to get it better. If you count tons of restrictions as an ideal thing to may up then I guess you would love to be Jewish. Anyhow, no one is excluded and please tell me when you could get 3 million people to sit down together and make up anything, let alone a religion.

If you are interested in more details read Permission to Believe by Laurence Kelemen and other such books. I have many but start with that for proof. If you are interested in Judaism read Scane's comment to "Can a Christian convert to Judaism (other than for marriage)?" in Yahoo Answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlIKwyH0UZPH64ByfMIPmWHsy6IX?qid=20060724185819AAwSYQe.

Know this though: Most people do not know that you must either be Jewish or there is nothing. It is not necessary to convert to Judaism, you can live as a gentile and still serve G-d. For more, ask an orthodox Rabbi about the 7 Noahide Laws and general discussion on how to live as a gentile.

Answer 8

God is the end result of a failed search for truth by a very shallow mind, provided that any search was made at all instead of swallowing the pile of delusional bilge that was spoon fed to you as a child. You are on the right track, keep walking away from the delusional superstition that is religion.

Answer 9

RELIGION is meant to give a moral and ethical framework to a human being and to make sure that he/she has feelings of compassion towards fellow living beings and conforms to some good values of social behaviour. But unfortunately , the noble part of the teachings have been misconstrued to mean something far off from the good intentions. You can believe in GOD in abstract. It may sound odd or hard but you can practise the religion in which you are raised but think BEYOND the initial framework given to you and imbibe UNIVERSAL values and respect GOD in his (or her) pristine, kind and noblest form.

Answer 10

because most of it doesn't hold up to common sense.

science is the true search for truth. It accepts ideas from all and if a discrepancy is found then it is openly investigated until a new solution is proven.

science is the true benevolent spirit in the universe. While religion has caused wars, pain and suffering... science has resulted in crop irrigation, medications and other improvements. Science unites while religion divides.