I believe in God however I do not believe in organized religion. What is someone called who believes like that

Question

My husband is agnostic but, from what i understand agnostics don't know if there is a God. Please correct me if I am wrong. I am not knocking anyone. What do you call people who believe in God and not organised religion?

Answer 1

Either a theist or a deist.

Theism is the basic belief that there is a god/gods. (All religions have theism at the core)

Deism is a belief that there is a god, but he/she is not concerned with our everyday lives (ie, not actively involved in the day to day events)
Historically, most deist have rejected most of the organized religions of their time (usually christianity) or adhered to a more broad, less specific idea of morality/sin and afterlife than the largest religions offer.

Answer 2

Your obviously fed up with organized religion because of all the hypocrisy u've seen. Many people nowadays will say that they are spiritual and not religious. If u believe in the Bible and it's promises however, u will notice that God has always organized his people, except when there are just a few loyal worshippers such as Job, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham. The religious system of the Israelites was organized as was the 1st century Christians, which had a governing body in Jerusalem and congregations thruout the middle east, asia minor, northern africa, and europe. Jesus Christ and the apostle Paul both warned of an apostasty that would happen later at Matthew 7; 15- 23 and Acts 20' 20 -30 both scriptures describing these men as wolves. If u would like to learn more about the history of religion and even have a free home Bible study, please check out this link
http://www.watchtower.org/

Answer 3

You already got many replies explaining deism and theism. But I personally would suggest that you may be spiritual, or spiritually inclined. Agnostics are not necessarily people who do not know if there is a God, but people who do not have a defined idea about God, and what he may be all about.

If you and your husband are thinking people, there is now an alternative to religion. "Rational Spirituality" is a fast growing knowledge about God and the Universe shared by the thinking people. It will sooner than people may believe replace the religions with the sheer power of its logical argument. It is available on the Dhaxem website. Enjoy reading it.

In order to establish whether you see yourself as spiritual, you may also find it interesting to read "What is Spirituality" on the same website.

Answer 4

The devil also believes in God. Believing is not enough. If you have excepted the free gift of salvation and put your trust in God than it will be evident in your life as He will become part of you and the Holy Spirit will direct you as well as God using the bible. No religion has it all right, and that is why the bible says to search the scriptures to see if what a preacher or anyone tells you is correct. You need to do what you believe God wants you to do as ultimately you will answer for your actions and are you responsible for them and not any leader or dictator of a religion.

Answer 5

It depends on the the substance of your beliefs. For example, even if you don't believe in organized religion, but believe in the divinity of Jesus, then some would call you a "non-affiliated" (or "non-denominational") Christian. On the other hand, if your belief in God defines him as exclusively the creator of the universe with little interest in the day-to-day affairs of people, then the answers that called you a "deist" would be correct. We use the word "theist" as a general description of believers - whether they're "deists" or born-yet-again bible-thumpers.

Answer 6

Your husband is not an agnostic. He is an undecided atheist because of the maybe factor in his mind. He hasn't decided between the two. If you believe in a God for a certainty but cannot define him or her in any way that any cult before you has, then you are agnostic. If you don’t know whether or not it is or not real then you are and undecided atheist.

Answer 7

Deist or Theist

The concept of "deism" covers an extraordinarily wide variety of positions on a wide variety of religious issues. Following Sir Leslie Stephen's English Thought in the Eighteenth Century, most commentators agree on two characteristics that constitute the core tenets of Deism:

* critical deism — the rejection of revealed religion. In general, this included the rejection of all religions based on books that claim to contain the revealed word of God. Specifically, this meant a rejection of Christianity, and in particular a rejection of the claim that the Bible is the revealed word of God.
* constructive deism — the belief that rational consideration of features of the natural world leads us to some basic religious truths. The small set of basic deistic religious truths generally included:
o God exists and created the universe.
o God wants human beings to behave morally.
o Human beings have souls that survive death, i.e. there is an afterlife. [citation needed]
o In the afterlife, God will reward moral behavior and punish immoral behavior. [citation needed]

I am a Critical Deist.

Answer 8

One problem is that we have different perceptions of God. The second is that when you ask what you are called, you're seeking to belong to some group. Well some call it organized religion. The third is that most brands selling faith out there are just merchants and not believers.
Approach God just the way you are created:pure and simple

Answer 9

an agnostic one who believes god exists but does not believe in the organized religions of man

Answer 10

Smart