Well in a way of not taking it all to litteral and living in fear of burning in hell.
So i mean you can have your own idea's about god and stuff instead of following a developed belief system, so you could have a normal human life with you expressing your belief by doing good, and no more then that.
2007-01-11 21:09:44 · 5 answers · asked by bedonstall 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it is like...
you live your life to the fullest.
and dont forget to buy "insurance" for your next life.
thats it.
can it be that DOG MATIC?
2007-01-11 21:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by eddeved 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont love God because I'm afraid of burning in Hell. I love him for helping me at a low point in my life. When I was in college I didnt even give God the time of day. I'm not sure if I was an Atheist or anything. I just didnt bother thinking about the matter. But one night I was binging bad from drugs and was having serious thoughts of ending it all. I looked at the TV and there was some religious show that said God was the answer. It sounded silly but I was at a desperate time in my life so I pleaded for him to help me. Sure enough the pain left my body. It was very convincing.
Now I'm no Bible thumper. As a matter of fact I dont know a whole lot about it but I'm learning. But I have cemented a spiritual connection with God thats very personal and my own.
2007-01-11 21:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Darktania 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have done this on their own and eventually have adopted some wacky ideas and beliefs as they leave themselves without proper spiritual direction,the church has an awful lot of tradition behind it plus many learned teachers to guide us from going to far with wrong thinking,so I would not recommend anyone trying to go it alone,it can be very dangerous.
2007-01-11 21:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows for sure ...
but i like to think so
i am not sure about all this punishment for having slightly different beliefs ...
that seems rather petty and i dont believe God to be petty
live a good life and be happy ... im sure thats all that matters
2007-01-11 21:16:03 · answer #4 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question's been done. Here's the link, my answer is number three.
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvSpbB8EnyWkT0UQu6ma6Djg5gt.?qid=20061203021321AAaYJtX&show=7#profile-info-4b522de617a78ec490a627d7ef30d61eaa
2007-01-11 21:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋