does actully believing in god matter?

Question

wouldnt it be more improtant to be a good person, helping other always and bienging a decent person. shoudl it not matter which god u believe in wheather ur christian or muslim, or jew or even an athiest. shouldnt it more improtant wheather ur a good person rather than what you believe in. i mean u could read the qu'ran (sp) or the bible as much times as u want, but how will it make u a better person. or ull be is that person who just reads the holy book and doese nothing else. so why dont people instead of trying to convert people let them find thier own path, and try to help them be a better person.

yea there is more to any god than being a good person but ive been told that its the only way to go to heaven, if u were another religeon adn was a good person, god would still not allow u into heaven so if any god do that i would gladly go to hell.

for every1 that decided to preach about "the one true god" ur stamping on my bloody point!!!!! for god sake i didnt ask to be preached, stop going on and on about the bloody god its gettign annoying!

Answer 1

Thank you!! At last an intelligent question posed by somebody who is clearly, well, intelligent.

Answer 2

No one dared so far to claim creating, or being able to create, any single thing, even a hair!! The Creator and The Sustainer of all these Creatures is One only; if there were more than one there would have been confusion in the heavens and the earth! That One is Allah (the only true God).

Can we find an explanation of the great universe? Is there any convincing interpretation of the secret of existence? We realize that no family can function properly without a responsible head, that no city can prosperously exist without sound administration, and that no state can survive without a leader of some kind. We also realize that nothing comes into being on its own. Moreover, we observe that the universe exists and functions in the most orderly manner, and that it has survived for hundreds of thousands of years. Can we, then, say that all this is accidental and haphazard? Can we attribute the existence of man and the whole world to mere chance.





In the world then there must be a Great Force in action to keep everything in order. In the beautiful nature there must be a Great Creator who creates the most charming pieces of art and produces everything for a special purpose in life. The deeply enlightened people recognize this creator and call him Allah 'God'. He is not human because no human can create or make another human. He is not an animal nor is He a plant. He is neither an idol nor is He a statue of any kind because none of these things can make itself or create anything else. He is different from all of these things, because He is the maker and keeper of them all. The maker of anything must be different from and greater than the things which he makes.


Imagine yourself in an aeroplane and you know it is
going to crash...

Who do you turn to for help then ?

Or on a ship in the sea, thrown helplessly up and down
by towering waves ...

There will have been a situation at one time or the
other in your life when you called upon your Creator
alone, forgetting everyone and everything else,
hoping, trusting, wishing that the Being you know in
your heart and soul that has power and control over all
things would help you. The only One you know can
save you!

Answer 3

The honest answer is it matters more than I knew. I too thought that being a good person was the important thing. But when I met with Jesus personally I had to face the truth, that as my creator and saviour, I had to face the fact that I am a sinner (that can be as small as thinking something bad of someone or as big as murder, all sins are equal to god), and that if I wanted to know god, I would have to deal with all this sin. Doing good is great but it matters not at all unless you have salvation.

Answer 4

I don't know about you, but for me, believing in a higher power helps me keep my sanity.

It means that I don't have to worry about things that are out of my hands that much because I have God to take care of that.

If I didn't believe in God, I'd probably be wearing the latest in straight-jacket mumbling some gibberish about the sun exploding or the sky falling...

And having that belief... it keeps me a relatively good person. If I dump the whole idea of God, I'd probably be an evil monster of a person...

Answer 5

It matters to those who believe. If you don't you won't go to heaven. Anyone with an ounce of decency doesn't need to believe in a god to realise that treating your fellow humans with respect and dignity is the right way to behave.

As an atheist I try to treat people in the same manner as I would like them to treat me. I won't go to heaven because of it but I can still have a clear conscience.

Answer 6

Hi, I am Rational Spirituality,

Full points from me for your question.

Rational Spirituality, available on the Dhaxem website, does not expect people to blindly believe in anything. Everything is logically explained, and it is made clear that our thoughts, deeds, and intent is all that really matters.

Words alone are worthless.

Although conveyed only in February 2006, Rational Spirituality is already a major force amongst people able to think for themselves and those who genuinely carry God and Christ in their hearts, and we would totally agree with what you say.

Answer 7

I was thinking about this (instead of sleeping!) last night. If you have an hour, the Archbishop of Canterbury (who is very eloquent and approachable) deals with this in an audio recording to which you can listen. He deals with what you are saying well I think. This is the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/misc/humphrys_williams.ram

I recommend it.

Answer 8

Look there is more to believing in God. God is so good but for one to really understand his love for you, you must read his word and understand how God really wants us human beings to live our lives. What God says if you really love me, you will obey my commandments. Those are the commandments that God gave Moses to give to his people when he came down from Mount Siani. Read Gods word, "The Holy Bible", it has all the answers. There is more to believing in God. Read it and it will tell you everything you need to know to have an everlasting relationship with "God". "God" is so great!

Answer 9

The dirt of the earth stands up and is quite conscious in typing me this question. existence is a miracle in itself. yet then you certainly can bypass out side some sparkling night and seek for on the celebrities and contemplate that.

Answer 10

No. God seems to be irrelevent to our lives on Earth. He is inactive. Just follow the Golden Rule, have empathy, be honest. That is all you can do.

Answer 11

I agree completely,

Unfortunately all of the nutters who belong to organised religions are not programmed to think that way. They are right and all knowing!!! Ha ha ha.