The child inside of you, don't you want to believe the the Lord died for YOU and loves you?
2006-11-30 05:36:41 · 13 answers · asked by sammyw1024 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes. part of me desperately wants to believe that. if i didn't believe that, i know for a fact that i would have killed myself.
2006-11-30 14:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by happyinblue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is your discussing the life and death of jesus the man..
While I am a believer in God, I do question the validity of New Testament doctrine based on rational thought. I was raised a devout Lutheran kid, Father, Son and Holy spirit all the rituals and pomp that goes along with it. Baptism, Confirmation, Communion.. Faith is not a matter of ritual, it is a matter of what just IS. I don't understand the premise of how we human see other humans as divine short of need to worship something we can put a name on.. I believe fully there is one God for all of us, jews, gentiles, muslims, buddhists, Hindus, (Sorry shiva..)
Did Jesus martyr himself for a reason? I think that perhaps to teach the world of the 1st century to turn back to God from things ungodly, (ie, Roman world domination.) Did Jesus have an impact? Definitely, In many senses the death of Jesus changed the political world in ways it's likely he would not have imagined. He sees people that believe in "him" as divine, and my guess is saying "You dolts, still don't get this, WE ARE all sparks of the divine."
2006-11-30 13:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
But more of me wants to believe what is true.
Even if that is less convenient or appealing.
I spent twenty years as a believing, studying, teaching, evengelising Christian. It didn't come easily, deciding it wasn't true. It grew out of the study.
If I'm wrong, and I have to face God rather than oblivion, then as I read my bible He'll have to give me marks for honesty, but mark me down for foolishness and unbelief which will put me in hell.
So I didn't decide what I believe casually.
And what I'd LIKE to be true has little to do with it.
2006-11-30 15:03:47 · answer #3 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. And that is what both fosters religion, and taints science. We would like to just be able to 'believe'. to believe in all those good things about religion - that god is watching over us, that we will go to heaven (and, essentially not die), etc.
People believe what they 'want' to believe. It takes great effort to be impartial, rational and look at the facts without bias. Possibly years of study for some, possibly never for others. But- it is only by removing the 'desire to believe' from your mind that you can truly see clearly.
It's why most people believe in god... it's a lot easier and requires less thought. God, certainly not the one of most organized religions, does not rationally exist... you have to *want* to believe.
2006-11-30 13:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The child inside me is scared shitless by the stories she read in the Old Testament. She'd much rather believe that the whole damn book is bogus.
2006-11-30 13:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The child inside of me has actually never stopped believing in magick and faeries.
That's why I'm Wiccan.
Bright blessings!
)O(
2006-11-30 14:28:35 · answer #6 · answered by thelittlemerriemaid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that in times of stress we all ask for help from above, and as we get older, towards the end of our time here, we hope that the promise of a life hereafter is true. So, in believing are we only hoping for everlasting life..
2006-11-30 13:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by LOWRUS ICELANDER 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people who want me to believe are the ones who give me perfect reasons not to believe
2006-11-30 13:41:03 · answer #8 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh.....no.
The child inside me thinks that's pretty gruesome.
The child in me delights in the vastly complex beauty of the natural world, and finds all the spirituality it needs right there.
The adult in me does, too.
2006-11-30 13:46:29 · answer #9 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Stop assuming things like that. There is no inherent human desire to be Christian. e.e Once you realize that, maybe you'll be able to speak to people of other religions with an open and tolerant mind.
2006-11-30 13:38:49 · answer #10 · answered by fiveshiftone 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋