Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

Question

Can you tell me exactly what it is you believe in and why? How did you come to the conclusions you have? How does what you believe affect the way you live your life?

I know this question could fill volumes by many but I do appreciate your answers.
They help me to understand varying views.

Answer 1

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

I believe that a life apart from God is no life at all. And why do I believe it, because before I accepted Jesus as my savior, I was fed up with my life and ready to commit suicide. But once I got saved and started living for God, I had hope, a reason to live, and a promise of eternity in Heaven. The transformation was too real and powerful not to believe. It affects the way I live, because I am trusting in God to guide me.

Answer 2

I believe in the Baha'i Faith, because it completely satisfies my physical, intellectual and spiritual thirst.
Physically, its teachings allow me to live in peace with all people in my family and all over the world in the love of the One True God.
Intellectually, its teachings encourage me to study both science and religion to understand more and more about the physical and spiritual realities in the visible and invisible worlds.
Spiritually, its teachings show me how to combine devoted prayers with practical actions.
Through all the learnings in more than one hundred Holy Books revealed by Baha'u'llah in the previous century, I realize that I am the greater world, because I have the rational sense to think creatively, while the cosmos does not have this sense. That huge mass is brainless.
In the same time, I also realize that I am utter nothingness before God and before all other people. Hence, I sincerely love and respect the whole humanity unconditionally.

Answer 3

What I believe...

Volume 1.

(Do you really want ALL of it?)

Everything I believe is as the result of evidence. I set a very high standard of proof (and doubt pretty much everything I hear).

God met my standard by introducing himself to me. Had that not happened, I'd be one of these hard-core atheists going around insulting Christians for being idiots.

Atheists do this because they're anchored to this world, and this world is all they see and hear, so it's understandable. The impact is made when something outside what we know makes himself known, and that's what God does. You've either had the experience or you haven't.

Answer 4

Jews have been around for 6k yrs. The devil has tried to destroy God's chosen people for thousands of yrs. God has kept them. The Bible was written by 60 authors with agreement by all that God is sovereign. Jesus said all others are thieves and robbers. History records that He lived and died. The bible tells how he rose from the dead. He is the only one claiming to be God, proved by miracles, and caused more stir than all others combined. I know I asked Him for help. He forgave my sins and has walked with me for 50 yrs. I know Him and so can you. No other theology forgives SIN. I believe if you really want to know truth you will. I tried several religions but none had real power and PEACE like a walk with Jesus. I know the idols in Hollywood try this meditation or that crazy theology-like fad diets. If you want eternal life the only door is Jesus. He loved you so much He died FOR YOU

Answer 5

You have asked a very simple question whose answer requires to narrate an entire book of spiritual self-discovery.

But here's a hint: Understand yourself, your spirit, your ego, your mind and develop the clarity that differentiate those, then you will most likely discover God this way. Jesus will provide most of the clues in your journey but don't take his words for it. As you go along you would be able to validate some of his words one small step at a time.

I live an unchristian life as christian. I don't shout alleluia and act like a lunatic singing praises on the streets. I stayed on the sideline constantly observing....seeking for answers.

As I said before a simple questions of yours would fill up an entire book of long answers.

Answer 6

i believe what the scriptures teach me. When i came to believe in prayer and after i read the gospel of Matthew I believed there was a God in heaven who gave us Messiah and a Saviour. But when I beheld the Sun of righteousness I beheld the purest thing i know that proves there is a God.
because i know there is a God I believe all things that can be proven to be true. where there is doubt and contention I have to study out the differences and I pray and fast to know from God what the revelation should be. i have received many kinds of revelations and prophecy. Thus saith the Lord out of his own lips, I was called to be a priest, and what i heard told me that i was not the only one. but in the vision I could not see anyone else.
So, was my priesthood ordination by the laying on hands confirmed by the very lips of Jesus? or was I called to be something more than the priesthood i was given to have my calling and election made sure in a future time? What i saw convinced me of Divine revelation and that many christians have that tradition Wrong.

Answer 7

I do beleive in evolution, and I do beleive some force created life. Be it "God" or some unknown force of nature, none of us know. It is the goal in life to find out. Most of my beliefs are based on logic, and facts. The three main religions of the world (well christianity, islam, and judism) follow many of the same teachings. I do believe them all to be based on truth, though I don't beleive any of them to be entirely correct. I try to study all of them and compare them to what I know to be true. I have never believed anything because someone or a book says so.

Answer 8

I believe in holy scripture. that god created man, and we turned from him so we need to be redeemed, so god became a human and died for us, so we could have fellowship again. Why? because that's what the scriptures say and it's what history backs up through these scripture which can't be disproved. also through living life without God and His Word, I wouldn't go back. it's better.

Answer 9

Christianity. Because my parents raised me to believe it and I see nothing wrong with it. Whether people choose to believe in God or not, I think it's good to have a higher power and morals.

Answer 10

Dear friend, belief have a very great role in everybody's life and what is better than having belief on ourselves, so I believe in my self because my real " I " has lived with me for along time and we both have a very good understanding and cooperation.
and about the effect, when we do something deeply and with our whole soul so it can be done well and it has good effect on our life.