or simply a heathen?
2006-09-25 05:35:26 · 24 answers · asked by IshotJR 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some would say it does.
2006-09-25 05:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. It makes me a son of God. It would only make me a pagan, heathen etc in the eyes of the organised religions and mans rules.
But I am always like this. I do believe in the two gods. The God of the heavens and creator of all. And the God of this world. Satan or the devil. I know they exist and I serve the one true God the creator.
I do not accept religion, organised or otherwise. God is not denominational, nor was Jesus Christ. Religion is man-made. It is the doctrines and commandments of men. It is man's rules whwere fear and condemnation rules. Where people are either condemned as sinners or taught to compromise by empty rituals without meaning.
It is a sham because it has no use or worth. It doesn't operate the true power of God and denies the truth.
So, call me a heathen, call me a pagan, call me evil, call me whatever. But remember, it was organised religion that crucified Christ and he was pure, innocent and without sin. He was the only begotten son of God. So if I am evil, and worthy of the same, then I am in good company with him.
2006-09-25 11:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by ManoGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, it makes you a pagan. By definition, pagan means "one who worships something other than The God of Abraham." Since you say that you believe in A god, as opposed to God, you are technically a pagan. Heathen means, "not Christian or Jewish," so that term could apply to you as well.
If, however, you accept God as being the only divine being, you are technically still a Christian, but a better classification would be a deist.
Some will say that you are agnostic, but this is not true. Agnosticism implies that it is impossible to know whether the divine exists. It may, or it may not, but mankind can never know for certain.
2006-09-25 05:49:06 · answer #3 · answered by whtknt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pagan is someone who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim and self-identifies as pagan. A Heathen is someone who worships the Norse Gods.
Edited to add: Someone said that "heathen" doesn't necessarily mean someone who worships the Norse gods. Although technically true, the term has been adopted by the Asatru and it is pretty much a given that a person who calls him or herself a heathen is probably an Asatru.
2006-09-25 05:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by lalasnake 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You are only technically a "Pagan" if you do not believe in either God, Allah, or Yahweh--the big 3.
P.S.--The word "heathen" means "of the heath". A heath is a meadow. Early nature-worshipping pagans worshipped on the heath, and were thus called "Heathens". Therefore, a heathen is anyone who worships outdoors, technically--not someone who worships Norse Gods.
-A Pagan
2006-09-25 05:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. A belief in a god makes you agnosti/Diest. It means you believe that there is something out there that is bigger than your self. Paganism is a religion based on the belief in nature and a mother goddess. According to the definition of heathen any one who does not believe in the christian,jewish, or muslim god is a heathen. that means there are a lot of heathens in this world including people in organized religions such as buddhism, hinduism, and paganism. I wouldn't sweat the label, believing is what matters. It doesn't matter how u define god as long as your heart is in it.
2006-09-25 05:41:09 · answer #6 · answered by TR 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It makes you a spiritualist. Some would call that pagan, but that would be an incorrect use of the term. Paganism is an actual religion too. Many zealots have no education of religions outside of their own. They believe if you don't believe exactly what they believe, you're wrong. To those morons, I just smile because I know better. I don't need scare tactics to lead a good life.
2006-09-25 05:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by Angel Baby 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Some Pagans are Polytheists others are Atheists, others are Pantheists etc. If you believe in a God but have no religion it could make you a Deist.
The question is, what God do you believe in?
Who or what do you believe God is?
Here is some info on Paganism:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/
2006-09-25 05:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that means your a spiritualist and a free thinker. i am a spiritualist i believe in a god not in a book or any thing else i just accept the facts there is some thing greater than mankind can understand and live with. pagans and heathens believe in gods too so they are still believing in a higher power than them selves
2006-09-25 05:39:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you believe in God, you're spiritual. All spiritual paths lead to the same power that's greater than all of us.
A Christian will tell you that makes you a Pagan, and Heathen is actually a deragatory term for Pagan, that's like using a racial slur to some Pagans. I have two words for them...
NARROW-MINDED: bigoted, conservative, conventional, hidebound, illiberal, insular, intolerant, narrow, opinionated, parochial, petty, prejudiced, provincial, reactionary, short-sighted, small-minded, strait-laced, unenlarged
IGNORANT: apprenticed, benighted, bird-brained, blind to*, cretinous, dense, green*, illiterate, imbecilic, inexperienced, innocent, insensible, mindless, misinformed, moronic, naive, nescient, oblivious, obtuse, sappy, shallow, thick, unaware, unconscious, unconversant, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninitiated, unintellectual, unknowledgeable, unlearned, unlettered, unmindful, unread, unschooled, unsuspecting, untaught, untrained, unwitting, witless
2006-09-25 05:46:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes me Deist, which is neither a pagan nor a heathen.
2006-09-25 05:38:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋