Christians how do you form your beliefs?

Question

I form mine on scientific and logical enqiry. How do you form yours? On tradition, public opinion or what you herad from your parents?

Answer 1

The Christianity of today is based on traditions, dogmas and creeds made by fallible human beings.

Answer 2

None of the above. My mother is a lasped Catholic, my dad is agnostic at best. Tradition has nothing to do with what or how I believe, and the fact the public turns their nose up when you say you're a Christian... it's not that either. I formed my beliefs from personal experience for starters. I have seen more than enough evidence in my life to form a logical belief that God has been with me for a long time. Then I practiced and studied many religions and their histories and formed a belief what seems to be the most logical.

Science is fine but it never beats personal experience. Science is what tells a Dr "there may be a little discomfort" when in reality, the procedure is agonizing. Perhapse if the Dr had experienced the procedure himself, he would know the reality of the effects on the patient.

Answer 3

My beliefs are formed based upon Scripture. I think that it is funny how you assume that Christians don't use logical or scientific inquiry. Through studying I have found that the Bible is true and there is ample evidence to make a logical decision towards what I believe. This is not a blind faith - this is a reasonable faith.

And whether you want to admit it or not, everyone accepts some things by faith.

Answer 4

I first translate the original Greek New Testament, check it with the modern translations, judge which is the best translation - my own or another version, then if it appears very simple to understand I will accept it, but if I am confused I will study the historical and theological context. I will only believe in something if sufficient evidence is show to me that it is correct, and logic, reason, and history are my main criteria. I was never "taught" religion, I believe everything I do because I have read it for myself and interpreted the meaning on my own. Like Thomas Paine, my mind is my own church; a congregation of one.

Answer 5

Hmm, tough one today. I form mine on the logical deductions that I have come to through living in a world were most of the answers don't make any sense. I put my trust not into men who prove to be the most easily confused creatures on earth but into something eternal. I trust that there is a God, and I believe that He is the God portrayed in the Bible. I came to this and am still coming to this idea through the every day world I live in.

Now you. How can you trust science when every day something new destroys the something you believed in the day before?

Answer 6

I form mine by common sense, and reason, I also live by Einsteins law, and not newtons that most scientists still use, believing and having faith is not a science, it is what one thinks and feels in their own hearts minds that creates faith in something, believe or not you do the same thing every day you just refuse to recognize it that's all, every human being on this earth has faith they just do not recognize it, but you have it and you can deny all you want you still have it.

Answer 7

What is the logical scientific explanation for the beginning of the universe? Where did the initial matter, or molecules, or atoms come from? What was their origin.

Answer 8

On daily life matters, scientific and logical thought. On Spiritual matters through study and prayer, science and religion do not need to be adversarial. For example, some scientists speculate that strong winds and tidal forces caused the Red Sea to part. Say that that is scientifically proven as to how it happened, who’s to say that isn’t how God works? That what faith is for me.

Answer 9

you form yours on scientific and logical enquiry???

first.. lets get one thing straight. you get your beliefs from listening to other humans explain why things are the way they are. They are explaining their findings to you based on what they have precieved threw experimentation. Funny thing is, there has been not one scientific explanation that has disproven the existence of God.

The fact that you dont believe in God just means that you have the lack of belief in something larger than yourself. Those who believe in God do.

Answer 10

contained in the starting up of the creation, the Lord first accelerated Himself contained in the prevalent type of the purusa incarnation and manifested each and every of the substances for the fabrics creation. And therefore before each and every thing there become the creation of the 16 ideas of fabric action. the first purusa(first expantion of God)from His pores and skin holes innumerable universes have sprung up. In each and every universe, the purusa enters because the second one expantion, Vishnu. he's mendacity in the 1/2 of the universe that's finished with the water of His body. And from the navel of Vishnu has sprung the stem of the lotus flower, the birthplace of Brahmä(the first created being), who's the daddy of all residing beings and the draw close of each and every of the demigod engineers engaged contained in the perfect layout and dealing of the prevalent order.