That word seems a bit out of place, no?
2007-01-18 15:29:12 · 7 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't like the word, either. I "converted" from Christianity to Wicca, but I can't find a better word. I tried "change over", but that sounds awkward.
2007-01-18 15:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Aeryn Whitley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it’s because when you change your religion you change what you measure truth by. For those who believe that the bible is the inerrant word of God, it is what everything believed to be true must measure up to. Whatever you measure truth by changes when you change your religion. Everybody on earth measures what they consider truth by something, even if it’s only their own reasoning. That’s why the world is in such a mess. And that’s why religion is blamed for everything, because here are these people that say that they have an answer but nothing ever changes, people still keep killing each other. So why not kill the messenger, and then we can get back to trying to solve the problem the right way, by each person doing what he thinks is right in his own sight. Or so the story goes.
2007-01-19 00:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never really heard that term used other than pertaining to turning into a Christian but, besides that fact I think the word converted itself means turning from within to without. I think what we do as Christians is we stop looking at ourself as God and start looking out at the real God who will become one with us so then we will truly be part of the Body of Christ.
2007-01-18 23:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Dude.
No, I don't think it is. The word has its roots in the Greek language.
Metanoia, a Greek word meaning a change of mind. A radical revision and transformation of our whole mental process. That change of mind is something whereby God takes center place in our consciousness, in our awareness, and in our minds.
I think it is a proper term.
2007-01-18 23:34:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably because "convert" means "change". If you convert a general store into a church, what does that mean? You change it into a church.
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2007-01-18 23:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically it just means to go over
2007-01-18 23:36:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see no problem with the analogy.
2007-01-18 23:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by neuroaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋