What is your main reason for believing in God and in a particular religion?

Question

There really is no such thing as a "Christian" or "Muslim" or "Jewish" child. Religion, like most other things, are taught to children at an early age. We are born helpless and we rely on our parents to teach us, that includes our parents beliefs. Usually as the basis of a "moral" code, knowing right from wrong.

Or maybe you don't share your parents beliefs but you say that there has to be a creator, a prime mover. That the Universe couldn't create itself, at least without a designer of some kind. That we are created in God's image, that the entire Universe is made just for us, or anything else that any religion might tell you.

Answer 1

Got desperate after 28 years of athiesm & pride, cause I found myself in jail. Coke and kiddie porn were ok due to no moral code of athiesm...just dont get caught!

I prayed to "Jesus" almost as a joke, I was so desperate....and He answered. Since then, I believe, and am no longer addicted to these things.

Blessings,
David

Answer 2

My parents were not and still do not espouse Christianity, but I do.

The reason is, because it makes sense to me. The simple fact is that we are all born and we all die and although many people know how these processes work. No one knows why. There are alot of processes that exist in our reality that no one knows why they work even if they know how. There are many ideas that people offer for their reasons, and I would describe any belief about the unexplainable as a religion if it did not rely upon verifiable empirical data, cold hard fact. Since it is impossible to achieve this only belief can solve the delimma of the imagination. Therefore, I accept Christianity, because it seems to be the logical choice of all available.

What is the one thing we all want from our loved ones.... acceptance and forgiveness when we are unacceptable. Covered from both ends. Only thing it requires is simple belief. The very thing that is hidden from the learned and the wise, yet revealed to the innocent and the simple. The problem for most people is they do not like the feeling of not being in control, so they create methodologies or ideologies that give them some type of input into the results of the course of their life, when in reality they know they do not have that control. It is this struggle for control that creates the greatest problems. That is nature of the human being. It is illustrated daily in everyone's life. What is the hardest two things for most people to do.... to tell someone they love them without the assurance they will receive that love in return, and to repent of a wrong they have done and ask that person for forgiveness.

Answer 3

When I was eight years old, it became clear that the biblical tales could not be reconciled with science. Since science is obviously correct (it works!), the bible had to go. Since then, I have spent a lot of time studying what we can know, what we can't, and how to prove some beliefs correct. The conclusion from all of this is that one cannot prove that any religion is correct, or not correct, and it provably follows from that that all religions are useless: none can make any useful prediction about the real world. This also follows directly from the notion that if there is a god who tinkers with the real world, then no plan can be reliably made, because no matter how well the plan is thought out, god could jump in and upset the applecart.

Answer 4

I was raised to be a Christian, and still hold to those beliefs, and I admit that I struggle with that very question. What keeps me there when I compare it to other belief systems is the selfless love in the teachings and example of Jesus. I was raised to be a legalist Christian, and have worked very hard to move away from the self righteousness and superiority that seems to thrive in that mentality. I still don't believe that I get to make up the rules, but try to look at difficult issues through the lens of love. This is the best I can do.

Answer 5

When I wanted to believe but didn’t think I was capable of being guided by Faith, Christ reached me in a way that makes it impossible for me not to believe. I know his Spirit is with me all the time and constantly guides and comforts.

One year ago I would never have believed that my life could take such an unexpected turn. Now I am so thankful to have Christ in my life as well as the fellowship of a wonderful Methodist church.

Peace Keeper, I agree!

Answer 6

I have always believed in God because I believed there just *had* to be a higher power, and there had to be a reason for our existence. "We just are" ... makes no sense to me. I was born into and "raised" in Christianity but there were always questions that could not be answered. I began studying other belief systems and finally found the one that answered the questions I had and that I felt made the most logical sense to *me*. I don't share my parents or the rest of my large family's beliefs, but I respect their faith and commitment and they respect mine. We all get along fine.

Answer 7

I thank my parents all the time for bringing me up as a Lutheran, however I found that Martin Luther didn't go far enough in his objections of the only Christian Church during his time, and so don't practice a religion centered around leaps of faith.

Answer 8

For believing in a god: I don't have a necessary god in my religion. I don't see that it is necessary to have one being be the root of all existence.
For believing in a religion: I follow it as a set of ideas, ideals, beliefs, etc. It consists of my views on life, death, people, and all other interactions with people and life. If Christianity had rung a bell with me, I would have stood by it. If Judaism had struck a chord, I would have joined that faith. It's what works for me, fits my view, and explains my place in the world.
Ken.

Answer 9

I don't believe in the truth of God and His Son Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world just because my parents told me but I'm sure glad they did because I knew Who to call on in my day of trouble. I know He's real for I can feel His presence in my soul for there's been a change in my life from my thinking, feelings, words, actions, etc. and that's not forced from the outside to please parents or others or from any habitual self-disciplines. All religions which deny that Jesus Christ did not come in the flesh are of the Anti-Christ and of satan. That makes it simple to discern all those whom satan uses to confuse and decieve people and draw attention away from the One true God he's always been jealous of.

Answer 10

I chose a different religion than anyone in my family. I looked at Christianity and saw that there are too many versions of it. So many people saying one thing and then another as it suited them. I wanted someone more stable. So that's why I changed

Answer 11

My main reason for believing in God is because I know without any doubt whatsoever that He truly lives, and that He truly lives in my own heart, through his Holy Spirit. He proves to me every day that He is alive, and that He cares for me very much. He also cares for you also; whether you believe it or not. He loves you with an unconditional love, and He wants to save your soul. All that you must do is call upon his name, trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as his only begotten Son, and ask Jesus to forgive your sins and save your soul. It is a decision that you will never regret.