A Question for EVERYONE!!!?

Question

Okay ... here's what I'm looking for, I'm a Christian, but what I'm looking for is something to draw us all together. What is the one main thing that you believe in (the one that comes from your heart), please, no versuses, 'fact', etc etc, ... just the simple why you believe in your belief ... like I said, please, no versuses, or any religion bashing ... we all have enough to deal with ... lets start learning from each other ... if you want to know my point of view ... email me :) ... but here ... we are all trying to learn ... no religion bashing or anything like that ... I just want to know what you believe and why ... actions speak louder than words :) Don't speak negative about someone else please ... ruins the fun of the argument (and yes ... I love to argue), just tell me what you believe in ... simple ... good luck

Answer 1

Well, if we do that, then what we're really doing indulging in a religious dialogue of the lowest common denominator. And I doubt there is such a thing.

Answer 2

I believe and put my trust in Jesus. The reason? I was a drug addict and quite the mess. I got to a point where I just needed some help, I cried out to God, and asked if He was real, and if He was would He help me? Well He sure did! I went to church with some people that I knew that went (the only ones I knew) the Preacher came over to visit me and I asked Jesus into my heart. I felt peace for the first time in my whole life, and He has never left me alone. Everything I go thru now I go thru with Him with me, life is so much better now. I love Him because He first loved me.
It's all about Him.

Answer 3

Look at it like this....what if you were building a fence on a totally flat and level yard. You drive in ONE post as A STANDARD...how do you get all the other posts to be the same height? You use the standard. Can each post decide how high it wants to be and then think it is in line with the standard? No. It will not work.

Here is the problem...there is NO such thing as UNITY in DIVERSITY of DOCTRINE. Doctrine is the standard. WE either live up to it, or NOT. Everyone is trying to find unity one with the other...what's wrong with that? Unity must first be achieved with God. He sets down the STANDARD for unity and we maintain it. UNITY is not created, it is MAINTAINED. See the dif?

It is not possible for unity to be achieved between doctrines which are different from the STANDARD. Is the standard important? YES, it is a STANDARD for a reason.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

i believe in respecting all religion. Religions are formed to give each individual a guide to live properly. there is NO religion in the world that teaches evil. It is the person from tat religion who is so obsessed and draw a rule with their own selfish thought and ruin the world with their ideas.

I wish that all human, any religion, deal with a common goal, which is to take the identical in teaching and work together. there definately bound to be differences, but put it aside to practice in their own community. but as a whole, it is better to practice what is common in all religion. do not be fanatic, even the leaders/ founders of a particular religion were never fanatic, but i wonder why the followers are overly obsessed and fanatic of it.

Answer 5

most people begin to learn about religion when they are still children. therefore their religion is influnced by their relatives, friends, and above all parents. i am jewish. i have been going to a jewish day school for the past eight years. it has become a part of who i am. had it not been for my parents i might not have gone. in my school i have been taught to belive in my reliogion but not follow it blindly. the hebrew name for the jewish people is Am Yisrael. am means nation. Yisrael means one who wrestles with God. thus we are taught to belive, but also to question, to follow, but also to change. the majority of the rules we have today in the jewish culture come from rabbi's who based them off the rules of the Torah (or old testament they are the same thing). we are an ever growing ever changing religion, just like a real person. this is who i am and what i belive.

also just so you know zenas walter and from the phrasing of the question you asked i think you'll enjoy this. many jewish congragations (including my own) have begun to change the phrases that say who has chosen us from among all other nations into something else (i can't remeber the exact words right now, sorry) alot more inclusive. we also add phrases like and all in the world in addition to on your people israel.

Answer 6

I believe that we are not separate from each other or from the source of everything (call it what you may), even though we appear to be. I believe we are all connected spiritually and that none of us is "better" than another or others. That belief system is necessary in order for us to have love and compassion for our fellow human beings. If we believe we are separate from each other, then it is easier for us to hurt one another. Believing we are all one is the first step to international peace regardless of whether or not it is really true. What matters is if this belief system works to bring about a better world and I believe it can.

Answer 7

the one thing i beleive in is a god that would not make a world or allow situations we deal with daily since the beginning of time to be a bet with the devil. the ability he gave to all which some of us use greatly and some not at all has many many names but i call it common sense. if we can reach out to all the people of the world and teach that good old common sense then i beleive the rest will fall in line. by the way, what situation humanly possible cannot be fixed with common sense..?

Answer 8

So many prophecies in the Bible are now in the process of being fulfilled. It's really kind of scary reading Revelation, knowing that all that stuff probably will actually happen in the near future. We've all got to bond together, and live as Jesus taught us to live. A life of love, mercy, and peaceful, non-violent resistance.

Answer 9

Well I think all people share our heartbeat. We all want the same things for ourselves and children, food , shelter, clean water, family and friends , to be secure and not live in fear or at the point of a gun. We all share of love for animals and nature and our homelands wherever they are.

If we just remembered that and were grateful for that perhaps we would realize that we have more in common than we do differences.

Even our religions have the same basic tenets to be good to others as we would be to ourselves.

Answer 10

I think that maybe we can all agree that we believe in what we believe in (awkward wording) because it gives us a feeling of home--- or maybe a better word would be COMFORT. I am a Southern Baptist and the basis of my belief is a loving Creator and Savior and knowing that I am loved so very much fills me with an undescribable comfort. Thank you for asking.

Answer 11

In my opinion, you don't need to be looking for "something to draw us all together." We already are all together. Just one big bunch of believers and non-believers right here on earth.

As for your asking people to share with you "the one main thing that they believe in," I view that as a fishing expedition designed to acquire information that you can later debate in an effort to sway a non-believer into becoming a believer. In other words, you've identified yourself as a Christian, and in my opinion, you are simply on a mission to draw new people into your camp. Other believers resort to mailing religious pamphlets, knocking on doors, etc., but you've chosen this forum as your tool.

Nonetheless, I will share my belief with you. From the bottom of my heart, I believe that the believer/non-believer debate will go on forever. And the believers (not the non-believers) will be the ones trying to initiate such debates. The non-believers are not interested in trying to sway believers into becoming non-believers. They don't care that you are a believer. Non-believers have science on their side; believers have the Bible on their side.

In my opinion, you are probably trying to deceive people on this forum. In other words, you are saying let's get together and learn from each other, when in fact, your plan is to manipulte them into a position where you can engage in a debate geared to swaying them to religious belief if possible. Not that I think you'll succeed. But on the bright side, there are those people who are on the fence. You might sway some of them. But as a non-believer, I really don't give a rip about that. In my mind, people can believe or not believe. It's their choice.

I'm not wild about deception though. And as you can see, I'm very suspicious of your motives for posting your question.