1. What exactly are these religions
a)Universalism
b)scientology
2. What is it called when a person Believes in God and Jesus but decides to find their own way besides what the Christian Church Preaches?
2006-11-13 13:17:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in God and Jesus (as lord and saviour) I don't follow the Christian Church Preaching because I don't agree with most of it when it comes to governing peoples life. Because I don't follow it doesn't mean I am blackslidden I know what that is and no that is not the case. I have a close relationship to both just not through the way the christian church tells me too.
2006-11-13 13:31:07 · update #1
1.(a) Churches that have made God in their image and that only follow the bible if it fits their agenda.
(b) their god is money
2.I myself have followed this same path and I just consider myself a child of God's or a follower of Jesus's. God does not force anyone to follow a religion or a church
2006-11-13 13:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first two you can google or use their web site.
The second actually depends on how you believe. A Messianic Jew would claim such. You do not mention the Holy Spirit so I am not sure what you would put there. Deism would fit - God is the great watchmaker who started it all up and left for places unknown. Early Christianity had any number of "heresies" that would fit. So heretic would be another name. One last answer, some of these "heresies" still exist as smaller churches, especially in the eastern Med. You can get started with Docetism, Gnosticism, and Monophysiticism.
And whichever way you go, the Lord be with you.
2006-11-13 13:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no church except the one Jesus created. You do well to believe as the demons believe and tremble. There is only one way and that is thru Christ Jesus a2J
Universalism refers to any concept or doctrine that applies to all persons and/or all things for all times and in all situations.
Scientology is a body of teachings and related techniques developed by American author L. Ron Hubbard over some thirty years beginning in 1952 as a self-help philosophy, an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, dianetics
2006-11-13 13:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by jess g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions are man made institutions to extract money from your pocket. Universalism and Scientology are just a bit more weird than the main stream ones.
A person who has a relationship with his God without third party help is called an intelligent person.
2006-11-13 13:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by ec1177 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a person Believes in God and Jesus but decides to find their own way it is called spirituality.
There is a book that is sort of the holy grail of spirituality. It teaches you how to have a close personal relationship with God, without the limiting influence of any external religion.
It is called the course in miracles. It's well worth the read.
love and blessings Don
2006-11-13 13:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1.
a) Universalism's origins are in the rejection of the concept of original sin. If god is a loving god, then we are not born into sin, we are born into god's love, and therefore all of us are saved. Salvation is *universal*, not merely for a chosen few.
b) As for scientology, it can't be explained in few words. Wikipedia was pretty thorough when I was reading up on it.
2.
It's called walking on your own spiritual path.
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2006-11-13 13:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) a-acceptance of everything and everyone, no absolute truth one way or the other.
b-not worth looking into.
2) Falling away, slowly but surely.
Suggestion: Use that gift of intelligence and follow your heart. Search the Bible, test the Spirits. No one said you had to belong to a particular denominstion. But you already know the truth about salvation - keep that in mind.
2006-11-13 13:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by azar_and_bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your second question first, it's called someone who's searching for the truth but who is not there yet....and there's Nothing wrong with asking questions! Christianity can stand up to scrutiny!
As for definitions of the other two religions, you could probably just google them to see what they're all about.
2006-11-13 13:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Question 1 the two religions are different cults and sects based on a combination of science and occcultism mingled with humanism and mind expanism. question tow is backslidden and left to the darkness.
2006-11-13 13:23:47 · answer #9 · answered by Mary S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer #1, but as for number two, I think it's called falling away/ straying. It's sad when that happens.
2006-11-13 13:25:55 · answer #10 · answered by *g w e n* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋