I want to change my faith. what should that be? Tell me what are the reasons of why they work for you?

Question

Convince me to change my faith. Give me something that will provoke questions in me, or tell me why yours works for you. Do not hesitate to use many words if you have to.
I wish you well.

Answer 1

I don't think it's beneficial to think of yourself as "this", or "that".

You can dig Jesus, but dislike something about him or the bible. You can do sitting meditation and not read about Buddhism. You can go to two different churches for separate reasons. Etc...

Don't think that everything is one way, things are as affective as they are, in the way that they are. Don't classify, and separate what you learn. There is really only one source of learning-your life. Please don't categorize, it leads to prejudice inside your own mind, don't do that to yourself. I once knew a man who I admired very much, I still do. A friend asked him what he should believe. The man replied, "Whatever impresses you most".

Answer 2

Asatruar do not believe in proselytization, so you'll have to remain in the dark about why it works for me. You couldn't convert if you wanted to, however, as in Asatru the only way to join a kindred is to be born into it, marry into it or be adopted by someone already in it. We're just kinda that way.

I CAN tell you that the last time I had an encounter with 'God' was when I was running through the woods. I was at a Thing (is what we call gatherings) and was playing and having a great time. It turned out not to be 'God' I bumped into, nearly knocking myself retarded, but my rather large friend, Vidar. I yelled "Oh, God!" after I hit the ground. He yelled "Which one?" and started laughing.

Ja, ummm, be careful with that conversion attempt. If I weren't secure in my faith, I'd definitely join one that wasn't full of really large Scandinavian types. It would be less painful, I'd guess.

~Morg~

Answer 3

No offense intended here but... if you are serious, there are too many people like you out there. Too many people want others to tell them what to believe in.

Let me ask you something, why do you wake up each morning? What is it that makes you get up? What is it that you do each day? Who do you care about most? Answer those questions and you will understand what YOU truly believe already.

Beliefs are not like clothes to be put on and taken off. That is what the hypocrits do, that's why they are hypocrits. Want real faith? Dig inside and ask yourself real questions. Then you will understand what it is like to have faith. Then you will have the faith you are seeking.

Look, every person's path is different. Some people stubbornly create their own while others just follow whereever. Others find it easier to join others in their path. That is what it seems you are doing. But, if you have any respect for what Jesus taught, you'd remember that narrow is the path to life and wide is the path to destruction. So, going hand in hand with a group of others might not be a great idea.

Fact is I could type and type but if my words don't match your experience, you won't want to accept my faith and walk my path. Truth is, however, it would be impossible for you to walk my path, anyone even. It's my own.

I will not convince you to change your faith but I will challenge you to find out what your faith already is. Ask yourself what the essential elements of faith really are. Ask yourself if you believe in anyone around you, including yourself. Ask yourself, honestly, what types of people tend to treat you the best. Then ask yourself if you actively seek out these type of people or, for some reason, reject them. Ask yourself what you honestly believe happiness is or what you would like Heaven to be.

Don't ask us, don't ask me. You already know the answers but you first must ask yourself the questions. Once you have your own answers, then you just might be prepared to listen to answers of other people. But do it the other way around and you just became someone else's slave, spiritually speaking. You won't always agree with them but you'll claim to have the same faith. ??? Hello ???

No, don't change your faith, that's already deep down inside very, very solidified. But do change your committment to it. Step it up because it's clear to me that you don't have enough faith in yourself to be able to decide what your faith really is. What should it be? Start with yourself, be your own miracle, then, when you finally are, you won't question what you should believe anymore.

Answer 4

Atheism! We have a relatively low divorce rate and a low crime rate. We tend to be peaceful. As a fellow atheist pointed out in another post, you never see atheists blowing up clinics or flying planes in to buildings in the name of Bertrand Russell.

There are no churches to tithe, so you won't have to support a building, a mission or a minister. You can give all of your contributions directly to a charity like UNICEF, where children will benefit from the donation.

Instead of praying and reading the Bible, you can use your energy to study science and perhaps make a new discovery. Instead of answering with remarks like, "God works in mysterious ways," you can try to truly answer questions.

I'm pretty sure that your question was merely hypothetical, but if I've shared any interesting ideas with you, my work here is done. Peace.

Answer 5

I can't convince anyone, but I can tell you why I am a Christian. For the most part, Christians are such because of encounters with God. For me, God changed my life last year. He created me new again. While it is impossible to impart the details of experiential knowledge with others, I can also tell you a few more things. For example, Christianity is very logical. It makes sense. Despite what a lot of people say, I have found Christianity to be thought-provoking, and logical. It just makes sense.

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. Good luck in your search for truth.

Answer 6

I was really, really sick and tired of southern protestant fundemental christianity. It is full of half-truths and almost completely stripped of tradition. I gave up on christianity and followed Deism for 10 years.

Last year, I started reading the history of the Christian church and discovered the actual church that Christ started. It is still around today though not very well known. It is called Eastern Orthodox Christianity and I am still in the process of becoming a member as I type this.

God bless you and I hope you find what you are looking for..

Answer 7

you must do what you feel in your heart is right. I use the basic Christian Belief System with ideas taken from other non-Christian Beliefs. add to these Native American ( THE PEOPLE ) Spirituality along with some Ancient Way paganism to the mix and there I have a " customized " Religious Belief System which works for me. have you thought about doing something similar ?

Answer 8

If your serious about changing your faith, then you need to ask your self; what do you want to gain from the change? If you feel the need to know more about Jesus, Buddha, Allah then seek those religions that teach within those areas.

I have found that most religions that speak of god or teach of his presents and influence on our universe have a lot in common, but focus on different areas of gods influences. I personally found that the Mormon religion gets very deep onto preexistence and the after life, and our roles within them.

They teach that our existence on earth is but 1 second of a year in time. And what we do in that second, reflects our after life experience. Well I would like to say good luck, and make sure the religion you choose is a reflection of who you are or who you want to become.

Answer 9

I am a christian. I believe in Jesus Christ that he died for our sins. Even when i mess up or did something terribly wrong he still loves me and forgives me. It is just a good feeling to know that when you mess up, did something wrong, or you're having a bad day that there is someone that cares, someone that understands, and someone that will listen to you. This works for me b-cuz i mess up everyday and i go to God for forgiveness and he forgives me every single time and it is just a feeling of relief!!!!! I am not pushing you to ask Jesus into your heart, but i am saying if you do you will have a feeling that you have never had before. And no christianity is not easy, but there is a guide... it's the Bible. Every single thing that is mentioned in the Bible is true, even Revelations. Revelations may seem like a fairy-tale or a tale-tail but it is true. I like it because it is very interesting. n-e-way I will be praying for you that what every you choose to do will help you and make you happy!!!!

Answer 10

Buddhism works for me but I don't know if it would be right for you. Buddhism appeals to my moderate, reasonable, placid personality or am I this way because of Buddhism?

Anyway, the search is the adventure. I read about every belief I could find and I know I missed a few. We have to decide for ourselves. It's like a husband, when you meet it, you proceed cautiously until you know it is the one.