And why should I believe in your god?
2006-08-13 09:27:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(1 Corinthians 8:5-6) For even though there are those who are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” there is actually to us one God the Father
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2006-08-16 10:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of those names are simply different names [language] for the same God. Then you have the pagan Gods.
I believe in one God.
I do not necessarily discount other powerful entities, but that does not make them Gods.
There are some studies that indicate physiological changes in a person when that person is praying or otherwise active in a spiritualistic event. Maybe we are biologically "hardwired" to inherently believe in God or spiritualism [maybe hardwired by God himself]. Following many practices in religion may be good for one's health.
I think many or most of us have some communal interaction with spiritualism as well as a very personal relationship unique to each individual.
I believe that all mankind believes in God although the name changes, history diluted and in the name of self-interest the belief in God has been skewed into many different and sometimes seemly totally different forms of spiritualism. We all have our own distorted version of the truth.
In the end, what matters is the faith behind that truth. Although we may choose different paths in our journeys, the destination is really the same.
2006-08-13 16:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by hydrasire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes becuase there is only 1 God and he is My God and everyonez God since the beggining of Time. Accept tha Truth there is no Dieity worthy of Worship except God.
2006-08-13 16:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by Hassan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's all one... and nobody should believe in my God.. because it's one entity!
For instance: If six blind people go near an elephant, and one of them touches its stomach, the elephant appears to him like a big wall. Another blind person touches the ears of the elephant. To him the elephant seems like a big fan. Another touches the leg of the elephant and he would describe the elephant as if it was like a pillar. Yet another blind person described the elephant as a big rope after touching the tail of the elephant. The elephant is actually the totality of all these parts, each part felt and described by a different individual... we just see the truth differently, when actually it's the same one!
2006-08-13 16:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Monalisa tongue 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gosh, you should believe in the God of Israel because He is the true God, the creator of everything.
All the above mentioned are mere idols and false gods.
2006-08-13 16:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Baby Bloo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ancient greek gods are hardly reliable! they themselves admitted that they were made up
why believe in jesus/god?... well why not? the evidence about Jesus boils down to:
he lived
he died
he was either: MAD, BAD, or GOD
not mad: what about all the prophecies he fulfilled? how could he heal so many people?
not bad: why would he die for a fraudulent cause? how could he arrange his birthplace as per the prophecy? what was the benefit for him?
so... that only leaves GOD
2006-08-13 16:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by sarahstar111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Holy Bible. I believe in God Our Father, His Son - Jesus and the Holy Spirit who is my counselor.
I don't believe in any other god. I believe only in the Living God!
You have free will to believe what-ever you'd like. God did that for a reason. He wants you to love Him...but only out of free will.
Grace to you and God / Jesus Bless!
2006-08-13 16:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe those are all different names for the Same God/Higher Power.
Different names come from the different cultures. Just like different words for other same items in other languages. Like "Orange" for instance: in the Netherlands it's called a "Sinaasappel"
In Italian it's "Arancione"
In Portuguese it's "Alaranjado"
I believe that "God" has different names in different languages.
2006-08-13 16:34:41 · answer #8 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I think that Allah, Buddha, Vishnu, Yahweh, God, Jesus, etc are all the same god with different names. Much like Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola are all pretty much the same product with different packaging and different marketing, so are the religions of the world. God presents himself to people in whichever way will help them the most, and best gets His message across. Of course, being pluralist like this makes me a "bad Christian" according to the "fundies"...but if they only knew how hypocritical they are, they'd laugh along with me.
2006-08-13 16:34:21 · answer #9 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is only one true God . He is Lord Almighty , Wonderful , Counselor , Everlasting Father , Prince of Peace
2006-08-13 16:35:55 · answer #10 · answered by robinhoodcb 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋