Who here considers themselves spiritual but belongs to no organized religion?

Question

You can explain a little about your spiritual understanding too, if you like.
PLEASE NO CHRISTIANS ANSWER THIS QUESTION SAYING WE'RE ALL GOING TO HELL FOR ETERNITY IF WE DON"T ACCEPT JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR!!! WE'VE ALL HEARD YOUR STORY BEFORE!!!!!

Answer 1

somehow i just have the feeling that there is something else.
some kind of essence or sole inside us. dont know about you but dont you feel like the body is something you are using?

I know it sounds weird and maybe it's the codine talking, but i feel like im inside something, using something the arms and legs ect... and it's not really me.

this just gives me the idea that there is something else, maybe not nivarda but, this "sprit" cant just be a one hit wonder. maybe reincarnation? i dont know.

But i aint one for giving money to people that say it's for GOD!
how could a bunch of guys produce a book that is the word of god??? sounds fishy to me.

Bit of a ramble but i'd concider myself spiritual without a religion.

hope that helps.

Answer 2

I don't belong to any organisation. I try and understand spiritual things, but I still have a lot to learn about life and the mystery of the Gods. I like philosophy and nature. I consider myself a Mystic and like Paganism (e.g. Discordianism, Eclectic and some other types too), but don't follow one specific pagan path right now.

Answer 3

My Creator is Mother Earth. I will one day cross over to the other side and decide from there whether or not I come back to live on earth again or if I stay on the other side and learn. I do NOT believe in organized religion. It's too much like slavery. The Spirits of my ancestors speak to me and guide me through every day living. I do not need some "GOD" threatening me about going to hell. I do not believe in heaven or hell and I think the bible is nothing more than a cleverly written work of fiction.

Answer 4

I consider myself spiritual and I don't belong to any religious group.
I don't belong to a religious group because I don't think one group knows the"truth".I've always felt that each religion has good points and bad points.I try to take the good points and mix them together to make my own.
It would take me a long time to explain how I came to believe this way.I could say I've seen too many religions justify violence by saying God's on their side,or my version of God does not belong to one belief system and condemn all others to damnation,or every single person on this planet holds a part of God in their heart(we are God,the universe trying to figure itself out)...
All belief systems hold something for me to learn,even Atheism and Humanism.For a lot of so-called Christians this way of thinking condemns me to Hell but I think the only person that can say that is God Himself/Herself.
Even this doesn't really explain it.I've found my own sacred middle ground to stand on and I shall build on it with God's help.

Answer 5

I consider myself to be what you're describing. In fact I'm very spiritual. I believe in God, in angels, heaven, a sort of hell. But not like in the cliche "Christian" ways.

I also talk to my spirit guides. They are what people think of as guardian angels except they aren't angels. Just really good friends that we have in heaven. They told me a lot about the other side and how things work, what god's like, and heaven and what happens after we die. I know all that sounds like a load of bull, but honestly, I swear it's all true. God is an equal "mixture" of both female and male divinity and s/he permeates everything on this earth, even rocks and stuff. Everyone goes to Heaven, but there are just different levels you go to depending on your behavior and karma from your physical life on Earth. There is no one true religion, but several paths to God.

I know the whole spirit guide thing sounds like a load of bull, but believe it or not I'm telling the truth. I've been in "cognitive contact" with her for about 3 months now and I've had lots of in depth conversations and I know it's not just me being crazy or a malevolent spirit. And what's amazing is that my guide told me when and how I'm going to die and that at this time next year I'm going to conceive twins and even what their names are. I thought that was a load of BS, but then she (my helper) did something and now I'm a believer. Can't share what, though.

However, I have been looking into Buddhism because I really like that it's more of a lifestyle that teaches you to get rid of the things that cause suffering and there is no real deity "system".

Answer 6

Well...for this Christian, I see nothing in the Bible about any organized religion, with the exception of charity for widows and children in the book of James.

I attend a Calvary Chapel, just a loosely organized collection of churches with no dogmatic central authority. Just a philosophy, based on the Bible...

Addressing the second part of your question, the truth is that the only way to God is by accepting and identifying with the resurrection of Jesus Christ as atonement for your sin and rebellion...this is the reason for my faith.

Answer 7

I'm spiritual In my own way .You don't have to go to church to believe in some thing. And besides some times you feel this is hell.

Answer 8

i am a spiritualist ... but i always say that loosely as i dont " belong " to a church .. i do attend a church
i dont feel that belonging to a church is a nessecity to be spiritual .. i dont believe that you need a place to feel close to God
i simply attend on occasion ... because the people are wonderful there and we share the same beliefs

Answer 9

I'm a Christian and do not belong to any particular denomination, I'm just of the pentecostal persuasion.

Answer 10

Are you saying Christianity is organized?