If you are an active believer, do you not feel that your parents are the reason for your belief, and not god? In parts of India rats are sacred. That is what they are taught. Greeks worshiped Zeus on Olympos. How about a golden calf? People worship anything that they are taught. Are parents the reason, or divine truth?
2006-09-16 18:46:07 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ah, Centripet-- but go back far enough and you will find your parents that lived BEFORE christ
2006-09-16 18:50:44 · update #1
Cathy -- youre adorable. had to delete last one as it was not clear enough that I'm talking about people who had RELIGIOUS parents. I wont delete this one
2006-09-16 18:53:22 · update #2
Basically you're saying that if ONLY one religion is true, then God discriminates based on geography.
Doesn't seem very godlike, huh?
2006-09-16 18:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by sueflower 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The word religion means remembering . Each person is call in their own right . Parents can't make you or stop you from trusting Christ. Even Faith is a gift . To be filled by the Holy Spirit and accept the gift of God's Grace is no small feat. What do you think active christian means ? We are to trust and obey the teachings of Christ. Every Culture believed that there was something bigger than humanity that ruled their lives. The fact that they chose the wrong God/Gods doesn't mean mean they were bad. Christ redeemed all those when he descended to the grave.
2006-09-17 02:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by timex846 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is certainly introduced by parents, since that's how the majority of a child's knowledge is learned. But children grow older, and the smart ones learn to question and analyze everything they know. If that now-grown child is satisfied with what he has been given, then most likely that will be the religion he will associate with. If not, then there are a multitude of religions out there, or the religion of non-religion.
Point: Parents start religion, but the "confirmation" of sorts must come from within; that "divine truth", if you will.
2006-09-17 01:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that many Christians simply grew up with their beliefs and in doing so it simply became a part of their lives. it is equally true that many Christians were converted later in life without the benefit of being raised in a Christian home. Regardless of background, A person must go through a personal conversion of the truthfulness of Jesus Christ being the son of God in order to be a true Christian. Of those raised with it, Some have and some haven't gone through this conversion. Regardless, if they are living the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ, they are further ahead than if they were not. If we have but the faith of a mustard seed, all thing are possible unto us.
2006-09-17 02:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by oldman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents can tell a child to believe in God but they cannot make him believe in true sense. For social reasons a person may admit that he believes in god but with in himself he may not be a believer. True belief comes from personal prayer and experience. In many parts of India many things are regarded as sacred. Just as you mentioned In a temple in Rajasthan Rats are treated as sacred beings and not asgod. There is another place where fish is treated as sacred.
2006-09-17 02:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am of the opinion that a child's mind is very malleable and will accept a parent's teaching. So yes, I agree that we accept our parent's faith as our path as well. I think this to be flawed.
At some point in our lives though, we gain enough reason to choose our own belief and walk that path. Is it right/wrong? How do we know the answer?
2006-09-17 01:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by noytoll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was brought up to believe in God but then there is a time that u have the option to believe or research or whatever, and i became a little skeptical---until my son was born.
my son, at 6 wks of age woke me up one morning and he was very very weak and pale, i tried to feed him but he wouldn't eat, so i changed his diaper and was about to take him to the emergency room, and what i found in his diaper still gives me the creeps, he had a diaper full of BRIGHT RED BLOOD. by the time i got him to the hospital he already had 3 more diaper full of blood.and he had the death stare. the hospital gave him 2 blood transfusions , he lost 3/4 of his blood they said, i really thought he was going to die and the doctors didn't give us much hope either. my mom and i went to the chapel and prayed like we never prayed before . they did all kinds of tests including upper scope and lower scopes and he was hooked up to all kinds of tubes and stuff.and after we prayed he didn't bleed no more and 1 week later he was out of the hospital. the doctors said they have no idea what was wrong with him, they didn't even do anything for him but give him blood. and he is now 13 yrs old and never had another problem like that ever.
so i have seen God work miracles , thats not even the only one i have. there is a God but u have to believe in him and know him and he could work miracles in your life too.
trust me He will prove to u He is real
2006-09-17 02:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents are anti-Christian, and yet here I am. I used to have to sneak out of my house to go to church when I was 18. I knew about God before anyone could have told me; I remember knowing about Him even as young as five. When I was eight, I read a book in which a young woman was baptized, and I figured out what that meant, so I asked God to change my bathwater into Holy Water so that I could be baptized, too.
I feel I am incredibly blessed to have known Him so long.
What do you say to that?
2006-09-17 01:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by ginevra1weasley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two 'truths' when it comes to religion. The 'truth' that your path, as an individual, is 'the truth'. All this means is that it is best to stick to one practice otherwise your practice gets muddied.
The other 'truth' is that there are many paths (religions). You must be able to accept the fact that your path is separate than others, but that other paths are quite capable of producing incredible people and that they all share this as a goal.
There is not one religion that can satisfy everyone.
2006-09-17 01:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by Bad Buddhist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents are not the reason for my belief and my faith in Jesus.
They are not believers, but even if they were, it is up to each individual to make a decision to follow Him. We cannot just assume that we are saved because of our parents faith. A parent cannot save a child, only Jesus can do that.
As a parent it is my responsibility to teach my children in the Way they should go. But ultimately it is up to them to choose.
I wish my parents were believers!
2006-09-17 01:53:07 · answer #10 · answered by redeemed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
When you have kids of your own, good luck getting them to follow ANY of your beliefs!
Your argument would apply to everything parents try to teach us, not just religion. Are you willing to admit that YOU believe only as your parents taught you? That you have not, nor ever will have, a mind of you own? Wouldn't that prove your little theory right?
Sooner or later, everyone decides for themselves. Or would you only consider it independent thinking when they think like you?
2006-09-17 02:01:36 · answer #11 · answered by dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋