What will you look before accepting or changing your religion?discuss please.?

Answer 1

A belief system that teaches me how to think for my self.

Rather than one that tells me what to think.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 2

First I would have to ask myself, Is this religion not working for me or am I not working for it? Or is it a relationship between the two. Is it the religion itself that is making me not interested?

Once I came to the conclusion that it was I, myself, who hadn't given it enough effort, then I would probably stick around a little long, work my a** off and see if there was a change in the way I felt.

If no change occured, then I would go on a search for a new religion. I would then have to ask myself what kind of a God I wanted in my life. Do I want an angry God who will punish me. Do I want a forgiving God. Do I want a God who carries my form? Do I even want a God? Is there a God? Am I more on a spiritual path then a religious one. What do I want out of life, or death? Do I want many Gods?

Once I came to a descicion on these question I should be able to narrow the search down dramatically.

I would then go to my top three choices out of the bunch, and start practicing. I would listen to what my heart and mind are both telling me. I would try to see where I was the most pulled out of the three.

Answer 3

I basically created my own and it's more of a spiritual thing. The existing religions are not alluring to me. Since I was told about God as a very small child, I tend to have that thought in the back of my mind that he MIGHT exist. It's hard to erase it completely. To be honest, I have a problem accepting Jesus as the Messiah so I could not be Christian. I guess I could end up as a Jew but one who doesn't really believe most of the stories anyway. I just can't choose one since I cannot accept any one of the world's religions enough to call myself an actual believer in anything. If I'm going to join a 'group' I want to feel I'm part of it 100% or there is no point. Unitarian Universalism is the closest I could come to choosing a religion.

Answer 4

I was interested in this concept, so I took a couple courses on religion when I was in college. After doing so I've purchased books on various religions to explore them more thoroughly. Religion is very different to some people, but to me I look at the beliefs, practices, and practicality. I was raised Christian, but am very intrigued with Toaism at the moment.

Answer 5

Well, I can tell you I looked everywhere before settling on my religion, or lack thereof depending on how you want to look at it.

I read everything I could get my hands on about religion, talked to adherents, attended services. Western, Eastern, charismatic, evangelical, orthodox, temple, churches, shrines... Whatever I could learn I did and decided that those ways might be right for other people but I had to do my own thing.

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Answer 6

of course, there is nothing wrong with investigating the so called truths out there. from my own experience had never been raised in a church or any religion all the way till college, i then investigated many religions first and the bible and claims of christ were last because it was so common place and i wanted something unique and different. when many differents ways left me empty and without peace and seeing the contradictions in them i gave the bible a try and christ, needless to say i have true peace , forgiveness of my sins, and have never once turned back i saw that the claims of jesus were in fact the only true way.

Answer 7

I was a Lutheran by a baptism, but I decided to follow Jesus and not religion..so I got baptized again as an adult. I believe that the Bible is true. I accepted Holy Spirit to guide me and now I have a new understanding.

Answer 8

my spirituality is a merging of all that I find honorable, pure and humble in personkind. I have studied many religions and find the organization and damnation and hate and violence and intolerance unbearable. SO I have to be honest - I will never change if what I am offered is righteous, hatefilled, intolerant, unkind, etc

Answer 9

I have already checked out several religions, none of which were compatible with what I believe in. Here's a chronological order of what I have tried so far.

Atheist
christian
Atheist
Wiccan
Atheist
Pagan
Atheist
Nihilist
Satanist
Atheist

What does that tell you? Religion is not for me.

Answer 10

God would need to come down and pat me on the back to prove that he actually exists. Then I'd ask him what religion is right. He'd probably say none of them, and that I should just acknowledge his existence. That's what would need to happen.

EDIT: I have no idea why I have 2 thumbs down. I answered the question which is more than the guy above me did. He has 3 thumbs up. You people are idiots.

Answer 11

nothing.
religion "per se" is of very little importance.
what is important is YOUR personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
don't get hung up on "religion".
John 3: The Words of Jesus Christ (God in the flesh)
3. "Verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4. Nicodemus saith unto Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5. Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God."
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
16. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18. He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."