RELiGiON ?

Question

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR RELIGION AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN

THANKS TO ALL WHO ANSWERED MY QUESTION!

TO SNOOPY: HOW DOES WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT OTHER RELIGIONS MAKE ME INSECURE???

Answer 1

My religion is alien to most people...I believe in myself.

Answer 2

The Orthodox belief of God is based upon how He has revealed Himself to His people through the Holy Scriptures and Sacred Tradition. Orthodox theology never speculates in its beliefs (e.g.., the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the person of Jesus Christ, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ, sacramental theology, etc.), but is very comfortable in saying, when things are inexplicable or impossible to comprehend by the human mind, that it is a "mystery." What we do know of God-that is, what He has revealed to us-is that He is: eternal, holy, perfect, all-loving, present everywhere, the Creator, the Source and Giver of life, the Source of virtues, a Trinity, just and therefore Judge, etc.,

The Orthodox speak of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit: three divine persons sharing the same essence and a perpetual movement of love which makes the Holy Trinity act harmoniously as one. The Orthodox have always maintained a theological balance between the oneness of God and the threeness of God. For example, in the Old Testament we read "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4); and, in the New Testament we read "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..." (Matthew 28:19).

Answer 3

We look forward to the time when Jesus, at God's command, will remove all wickedness from this earth and make it into a paradise. He will also remove sin and death from existence, which also includes sickness and old age. Then he will resurrect the dead to life again, and they will all be brought up to date on what has happened since they died, and then given the choice to stay or not.

God exacts exclusive devotion, in that he will not share our worship with anyone or anything, including his son, who is also a creation of God. His son, on the other hand, is very happy to do his father's will, and proved that by giving his innocent life for humankind.

There is so much more I could say, along with scriptural references, but it would take about 6 months, give or take, to teach you the basics of my religion. We constantly study ourselves to improve our understanding of the scriptures.

BTW, We do offer free home bible studies for those who would like to take advantage of that.

Answer 4

Most Wiccans believe that a creative force exists in the universe, which is sometimes called "The One" or " The All". Little can be known of this force.

Most regard the Goddess and the God as representing the female and male aspects of the All. These deities are not "out there somewhere;" they are immanent in the world.

Many regard various pagan Gods and Goddesses (Pan, Athena, Diana, Brigit, Zeus, Odin, etc.) as representing various aspects of the God and Goddess. The term "Wicca" normally implies that the person's religion is based upon Celtic spiritual concepts, deities, and seasonal days of celebration. Some Wiccans include beliefs, practices and symbols from ancient Pagan religions (e.g. Egyptian, Greek, various mystery religions, Roman, Sumerian) or upon Aboriginal religions (Native American Spirituality, Shamanism).

Some Wiccans are actually agnostics, who take no position on the existence of a supreme being or beings. They look upon the Goddess and the God as archetypes, based on myth.

It cannot be stressed enough that Wiccans have no supernatural being in their pantheon of deities who resembles the Christian-Muslim Satan.

Wicca is a natural religion, grounded in the earth. All living things (including stars, planets, humans, animals, plants, rocks) are regarded as having a spirit. Many Wiccan rituals deal with bringing harmony and healing to nature. Wiccans tend to share a great concern for the environment.

Wiccans celebrate the sexual polarity of nature. For example, the fertilizing rain is one manifestation of the male principle; the nurturing earth symbolizes the female. Females are respected as equal (and sometimes at a slightly higher rank) to males. A priestess is often the most senior person among coven -- a local group of Wiccans. They aim for a female-male balance in most of their covens (local groups), although men are typically in the minority.

Sexuality is valued, and regarded as a gift of the Goddess and God, to be engaged in with joy and responsibility, and without manipulation. Wiccans generally accept the findings of human sexuality researchers that there are three normal, natural, and unchosen sexual orientations: heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality. Some Wiccans celebrate "the Great Rite" which involves ritual sexual intercourse. However, it is consensually performed by a committed couple in private.

Regarding the afterlife, Wiccans have a wide range of beliefs.
Some believe in ancient legends of a Summerland where souls go after death. Here, they meet with others who have gone before, review and integrate their previous lives on earth, and are eventually reincarnated into the body of a new born. Some believe that after many such cycles -- perhaps some as female and others as male; some lives with a high standard of living and others in poverty; some in positions of power and others suffering oppression -- that the individual accumulates sufficient experience to go on to another level of existence about which we know nothing.

Some see an individual's personality, memory, abilities, talents, etc. as functions of the human brain, which degrades and disintegrates at death. They no not anticipate any form of continuity after death.

Other Wiccans anticipate continuity after death in some very narrow senses:

That the molecules that go to make up our bodies may in turn be incorporated in other living entities;

That our influences on children, friends, and society in general will continue to have influences on the next generations.

Three-fold Law (a.k.a. the Law of Return) The law states that:

"All good that a person does to another returns three fold in this life; harm is also returned three fold."

This belief strongly motivates each Wiccan to avoid attempting to dominate, manipulate, control, or harm another person.

Blessings and Light!

~RW

Answer 5

I'm a Roman Catholic by Denomination but I tend to sway to relativism and the likes. Roman Catholicism is based on the belief of Jesus dying for us in the Cross and then being resurrected.

However I believe that no single religion is actually the silver arrow.. For me religion is just man's way of expressing his respect or insecurity to a higher being.. :)

Answer 6

To me religion is a way of praising God our heavenly father, and I believe in Jesus Christ the son of God that died on the cross of mount calvary for you and me ten thousand years ago.
He also loves you very much and wants you to accept him as your lord and savior if you have not already done so. God bless you.

Answer 7

ITS NOT A QUESTION OF RELIGION. IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIP. I HAVE A DEEP PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THE FATHER THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. HE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE FROM DOWN, INSECURE AND DEPRESSED TO JOYFUL, ENERGETIC AND PEACEFUL. I AM CONFIDENT NOW BECAUSE I KNOW WHO I AM. I KNOW WHY I'M HERE. I HAVE PURPOSE AND DESTINY NOW. I HAVE SOMETHING AND SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR. HE LOVES ME EVEN IF NO ONE ELSO DOES. GOD LOVES ME SO MUCH. HE LOVES YOU TOO B/C HE MADE YOU. HE'S WAITING FOR YOU TO COME TO HIM AND ASK FOR A RELATIONSHIP. HE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND MAKE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. TRY JESUS!!! HE'S THE ONLY WAY TO ETERNITY. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE BUT YOUR LIFE. I LOVE YOU. YOU ARE MY SISTER. JUST TALK TO HIM LIKE YOU WOULD TALK TO A FRIEND. HE WILL HEAR YOU. I PROMISE.

Answer 8

I'm agnostic. I don't think there's any credible evidence for any sort of god. Given that, however, I can exclude any sort of "personal god" of the Abrahamic religions. I think that there may be a sort of "clockmaker" god -- this would be a deist stance, but by definition, the answer to that is unknowable, and most likely irrelevant.

Answer 9

That would take too long.

I will give a good idea of it, tho. I was raised in a Christian home and found I could not accept their 3 in 1 G-d concept. I also could not accept their bigotry.

G-d is G-d. G-d is One. So, I converted to Judaism. I am very happy here.

Answer 10

Islam
I believe in Allah and prophet Muhammad and the holy Quran