Do you believe it is possible to communicate effectively with the God Who Reigns Supreme Over All without going to church or being led by pastors, priests or any other religious leaders?
Do you believe we have an infinitely wise God Who has preprogrammed us to know all we need to know about Him and do all He expects of us?
Do you believe the teachings attributed to Jesus, for the most part are very powerful and worthy of emulation but he is not a Deity and that the Bible is a phenomenal teaching tool but was not intended to be taken literally?
2006-09-14 08:43:57 · 20 answers · asked by VoiceOfAgape 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1. Not quite. Religious expression needs to be communal; that's why it's not spirituality.
2. No. We obviously don't know all we need to know about God; that's why there are so many religions.
3. Jesus' teachings are indeed powerful, and I believe the owrld would be better if it acted the way Jesus taught.
4. Absolutely. The Bible is a record of faith, not a history book. Little of it should be accepted literally.
2006-09-14 08:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by David W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that one can be spiritual, not religious. By being religious people are doing what you described - being led by Jesus, pastors, etc. Being spiritual is recognizing that there is a higher spiritual being out there, who is looking down on us, who created this...I hesitate to say Earth, because as the big bang theory goes it all started with energy, so maybe the being only created energy, and let it lead itself.
No, I do not believe in the preprogamming of God, I think that we find out more about Him as we go through our life - I think everyone has their time when they realize 'wow, THAT is a miracle, it HAS to have occured with God's hand' - and form their own opinions about Him etc
How do we know what religion is true or right? The reason people believe in their religion is because
A. They have either been raised believing it
B. You just believe it, either out of your own stubborn nature or you have felt a 'calling'
I haven't felt the calling yet, but common sense and soul searching has led me to believe in my above mentioned theory. If, suppose, you have been brought up not even knowing what religion was...that there was such thing as a 'God' that people believed in, and you wanted to find out more - maybe start believin in a religion, which one do you choose? Whichever one you like best?! As i said, in my opinion, there is no 'right' religion - there is the way of life, the beliefs that you like best....take for example Hinduism...people thinking that it's a religion that worships billions of Gods, but they're wrong - it's just a way of life. Read the Bhavat Gita and you'll see that everything written there makes sense..karma, dharma etc. With these beliefs and good messages from one religion, others from other religions and/or saints, wise people etc, and your own common sense and your OWN beliefs (you will have some after that much research), you should be able to be satisfied with your own personal spirituality.
2006-09-14 09:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to God except through Him.
I believe that the Bible is truely the Word of God and I also believe that it is the blueprint in which we are to live our lives by. I believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God..He died and three days later was resurrected and now sits on the right hand of God.. Jesus was no ordinary man...There are three..God the Father,(God, Himself) God the Son (Jesus) and God the Spirit (the Holy Spirit)..these three make up the trinity.
2006-09-14 08:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by Judah's voice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus says he is the way the truth and the life and guess what .. I BELIEVE JUST WHAT HE SAID! So going off of what the BIBLBE says yeah pretty much Im gonna have to say Without the acceptance of Jesus as savior we can Not commune with God the Creator. This was a gift from God to us.
2006-09-14 08:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by Christal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wicca is a polytheistic faith with worshipping centred on a god and goddess. The non secular and actual worlds are considered as in detail appropriate and the worldview is in accordance to a yin and yang style of polarity the position each and every side are mandatory for the more effective entire. on the grounds that classic Christianity considers all different religions incorrect (as in incorrect), it considers Wicca incorrect as well. in spite of the undeniable fact that, many Christians (inclusive of Catholics) evaluate Wicca to be no extra incorrect or now problematical than the different faith. some Christians portray Wicca as evil, frequently because they insist on believing rediculously innaccurate claims about Wicca. if you're asking even if you're meant to look at is as undesirable or incorrect, i will't answer that for you. Your beliefs. Your decision. do not enable each person allow you to recognize a thanks to view human beings.
2016-11-26 23:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by parkhurst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Historical evidence abounds that man can, indeed, worship as he pleases. As creatures of choice, God affords us the privilege of opting for His guidance or striking out on our own. The real question, however, is whether or not humanly-designed worship will be acceptable to Him. It is the height of presumptuousness to assume that God will be pleased simply because we are pleased. "O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps" (Jer. 10:23).We eat the Lord's supper, sing, pray, and teach in our worship assemblies because God's word shows those same practices by first century Christians under the direction of the apostles (see Acts 20:7-12; Col. 16; 1 Cor. 11:17-34; 1 Cor. 14). We contribute money to the furtherance of God's work because God's word so orders (1 Cor. 16:1-4). Moreover, we limit the day of eating the supper and giving of our means to Sundays, because that seems to be the clear of import of our Bible examples. By faith, we employ the same practices as revealed in God's word. But outside of divine revelation, we have no basis for faith or religious action.
If we are discontent with Bible-directed worship, we can certainly introduce our own preferences as creatures of free choice. But we'd best not expect our actions to have the approval of heaven.
2006-09-14 09:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is I have been doing it for a lot of years now God is all you need, the church is not a necessity any more for me any way. Yes and Yes.
2006-09-14 08:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get to God without a church, without a rabbi, without any religious leader at all, but you cannot get to God without Jesus.
2006-09-14 08:48:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! if you belive and if you have faith in your religion you dont need to go to church to show that you do! im not religious in any way, shape or form but i do believe that your god is everywhere and that you can worship him/her in everyday life. i hope this has helped you xxx
2006-09-14 08:47:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not possible to grow spiritually without fellowship of other Christians and without a God-appointed pastor as shepherd.
2006-09-14 08:46:56 · answer #10 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋