Without being rude, insulting or dogmatic, will you state in 1 or 2 paragraphs?

Question

Why you believe what you do?

Answer 1

I was raised Lutheran, but became atheist, and eventually learned to believe in the truth.
I was a Lutheran because that is what my parents are. I became atheist, because Lutheran doctrine did not support what I had observed on this earth. Later, after looking deeper into the information, I learned that the Bible actually was simple to understand, once all to erroneous beliefs of Lutheran doctrine were discarded.

Answer 2

Because in all the reading that I have done, including the Bible, the Koran, Bhagavad Gita, On the Origin of Species, various other books on creationism and scientific concepts of evolution, the Bible is the one that made sense to me. When I read it, it seems real from a historical perspective, rather than a theoretical perspective. The Bible gives me corroborating second- and third-person accounts of events that took place, whereas evolution is based on scientific "facts" that have often been later discovered to be incorrect. The Koran and Bhagavad Gita, though similar in some ways to the Bible, are written to an audience with different cultural standards than what I have been raised to believe. I have not taken the opportunity to read and learn much of the other eastern religions, such as Buddhism or Shinto, but doubt that I would relate to them as closely as I do Christianity, again as a result of cultural differences, and now, an established preconception.

Christianity has provided in my life solid tenets by which I can live, and a viable means of applying faith, which I believe is a basic need rather than a psychological development.

I hope my explanation is clear, and meets your parameters without being argumentative.

Answer 3

To be honest I really have a hard time believing that all this came from impersonal roots. Everything is too perfect. We are the perfect distance away from the sun. We have the perfect planet for our life. I have a hard time believing that we inherited our intelligence from Time + Chance. It really is amazing what we can do. I will put it into an analogy. Imagine if you have two mountain valleys side by side, and one has a lake in it and the other is empty. If the valley that is empty begins to fill up the water the natural conclusion is that the lake next to it is the source of the water. But if the valley that was empty ends up having a lake that is larger than the one that was next to it then no one comes to the conclusion that it came from the smaller lake.

That's just my opinion in why I believe God created everything. I still think about it daily and search for more understanding, everybody should.

Answer 4

When I was little, my parents would drag me to church (We were Jehovah's Witnesses back then). I think they just did it because they figured every kid should be put through it. I guess I was 6 or so when we stopped going, but I'd go with my grandmother from time to time (She's a Seventh Day Adventist), and my mother's mother, who passed away several years back was supposedly Mormon, but I don't remember her ever talking about going to church (I think she had a bit of the Nondenominational Pagan to her myself). The main thing that's stuck with me the whole time has been God is Perfect, Humans aren't. I used to consider myself Agnostic, but how can I be Agnostic when I know there's -something- out there, even if it -is- just Astrophysics and Biology? Divinity is what has put Order to the Universe. Ask any religion, they'll agree. What makes any of us think we have it "right"? The Forces working on the Universe were around long before us, we just made up ways to praise them/it/whatever. A myth is any story written to explain how things came to be the way they are. Considering what wasn't understood about the world when any of the old books still in use as religious texts were compiled, how do we know 100% that when we pray we're not just praying to Astrophysics?

Sorry about the length....

Answer 5

I started my life as a Southern Baptist. While I was young I questioned all the bible stories...would argue with Sunday School teachers about whether the stories were true or not. My favorite story to argue about was the one where Jesus fed the thousands on a few loaves of bread and a few fish. Even my 7 year old mind could not comprehend that as being true. As I got older and started trying to live a christian life I would pray and actively seek out the holy spirit. I went to different churches trying to find a place to fit in. After several years of struggling with my ever growing disbelief and feeling of hopelessness...I finally came to the conclusion that I was an atheist. At first I identified myself as an agnostic, but after a short time I realized that I didn't question the existance of a god, I just didn't believe.

Answer 6

I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, because I have read The Bible, and believe in what it says. I have faith in Jesus because He died on the cross for me. He has called me to be His child. He has called others also, if they chose to follow Him. I believe He rose again on the third day. Also through all the trial and tribulations He has taken care of me. When I was down to nothing He has always come through for me, and my family. I have peace of mind, and peace in my life. I am not perfect, and I am a sinner saved by grace. I make mistakes, but I also ask for forgiveness. He forgives. Life is not perfect, because He didn't promise us to have perfection. If a person is serving the Lord trials will come upon them. I would rather be serving the Lord than sitting around worrying about the things of this world. This world is only for a little while, but heaven is for eternity, and that is where I know that I am going. God bless all who reads this.

Answer 7

I was basically born into my church, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We are baptized at eight, but at some point every member has to make the decision to become truly converted, and pray for an answer to know if this is good and true. I received my confirmation and I've never looked back. Sure, it's a challenge every day to live righteously, but it's worth it.

Answer 8

Im an agnostic atheist. I was raised as a christian and went to church every sunday. I was having a hard time with suffering. People I know have died. This made me question my beliefs even further.

I stopped believing in god mainly because it didnt make very much sense to me. I had read the Bible and I asked a lot of questions really trying to understand but at the end I just told myself that if god really exists, and if god knows my heart, if he does exist he knows that I tried to understand even if i couldnt

and I guess if I burn in hell forever now I can still feel good knowing that I ask questions and at least tried to get answers in the midst of no answers and complete confusion

Quite honestly, Im still very confused. that hasnt stopped.

Answer 9

i do no longer think of lots of the bthumbs down come from muslims, i think of they arrive from some very offensive Christains who do no longer want to be sure different polite Christains. I now and back go away solutions to Christains' questions, and that i'm constantly very polite while doing so (different than in Julia Peculiars case, now and back she basically has it comming) yet I oftin get thumbs down. Its basically how that's, some each physique is very adverse and no remember what human beings write, it's going to offend them. i do no longer like it the two, I constantly provide the polite and non violent a thumbs up. yet another factor i want to characteristic is that perchance some Muslims on listed under are offensive by way of fact they have been struggling with their entire existence to instruct that they are human beings, and are bored with being crushed down and made relaxing of? in hassle-free terms a theory. i think of perchance in hassle-free terms a mormon can relate.

Answer 10

12 serious religious Jewish men left jobs and families to follow a traveling preacher .One of their main beliefs was you shall not bear false wittiness.
They said he rose from the dead.
What did they they have to gain ,to be hunted down?
You can take all the the ancient Greek Scriptures place them one
atop an other and see any changes .there are few ,and not substantial. Take the Bible as a whole, warts and all in a serious study. It's amazing. 40 authors who agree God loves you!