I believe that there is a higher power (come on, look at the world around you and tell me this is all by chance), but nobody, and I mean nobody really knows who he/she/it is. Religion is all about living a good life in order to maintain society.
2006-12-16 10:19:51 · 14 answers · asked by Wocka wocka 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How is this opinionated???
2006-12-16 10:24:48 · update #1
Wrong! Religion is mans efforts to reach God.
However, Christianity is God's effort to reach man.
Religion is doing it mans way.
Where Christianity is doing it God's Way!
Christianity is "Not" a Religion! Its a "Way" of Life.
The Disciples at Antioch was called Christians because they were Christ-like.
Christ is a live and well, and living through every Born Again, Blood Washed, and Spirit Baptized Believer.
As Brother Paul says in Galatians 2:20; I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
2006-12-16 10:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrong.
There is a 'higher power' and many people do know who He is. You mentioned that religion is about living a good life. Some religions do teach this. ex.-Catholicism and Mormonism. But Christianity does not fall under this category. Christianity clearly teaches that the whole point of it all is to be close to God, like Adam and Eve were in the Garden before sin. Therefore, Christianity is different from every religion you can name; Islam, Buddhism, Mormonism, Catholicism, even the ancient idol worshiping religions of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, etc. But no, I definitely do not agree with what you said about religion.
2006-12-16 18:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by L-dog =) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, the consensus of opinion is that religion is all about living a good life in order to maintain society. So, you can see by looking at the state society is in that this view of religion proves the bible when it says in Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
By the way...the bible says in James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
2006-12-16 18:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well who's to say for sure if there's a god or not but you don't need religion to live a good life and maintain society all you need are morals and to use common sense reason and logic and this would make for a good world if anything religion and politics are the reasons for so many problems in society
2006-12-16 18:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with everything but one part:
Just because you and I don't know who/what God is, doesn't mean that NOBODY knows. That's being a bit narrow-minded, wouldn't you say?
But yes, religion has alot to do with keeping society functioning for the greatest good of the greatest number of people.
2006-12-16 18:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by ThatGuy 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are a child of God created in His likeness and He knew you from the very beginning of time. You are so important to God that He knows everything about you (even knows the number of hairs on your head); He loves you soooooo much!
2006-12-16 18:35:24 · answer #6 · answered by shendley04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you're right...good point.
But being a good person is just the right thing. I don't believe that people don't have a bad feeling before, during, or after they do the wrong thing. (They just don't listen.) There's a definite possibility that it's something ingrained in our brains to ensure our survival leftover from caveman days. Really great question.
2006-12-16 18:27:42 · answer #7 · answered by oleander 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Romans 1:16
Proverbs 30:6
Genesis 1:1
John 1:1
2006-12-16 18:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Too simplistic, matter of fact, down right sophomoric view.
2006-12-16 18:29:14 · answer #9 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I disagree. I think religion is mainly based on faith.
2006-12-16 18:29:54 · answer #10 · answered by The Squish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋