Do you believe that by following your religion your just really missing the whole point about life.?

Question

Ok, so if you believe in god you more than likley believe every body was created to be unique. Well if were all so unique why do we have a "set of rules" (i use that in the best way i can term it) to follow that dictate to us how to be a good person.



To me, people should live thier life to thier own set of rights and wrongs rather then trying to conform to thier religions idea of how to live. I mean, isn't the whole idea that we bring to the table who we our in life and be judged by that?

Life should be about exploration and gaining a sense of identity and ideals rather then just having a clear cut set of instuctions that apply to all situations in life.

Answer 1

I think the danger is you end up focusing on meaningless dogma and theology rather than the important things like showing tolerance towards others. Paradoxically I find some religionists to be almost spiritually retarded as a result of clinging mindlessly to their beliefs, rather than spiritually enlightened.

Answer 2

I think that the one thing you need to understand here, is that whether you follow a government, religion, yourself or otherwise, these are all a set of standards, morals, and rules which you abide by in ALL situations in life.... Sometimes these are adapted and changed, but the majority of your being and personality sticks to it's belief systems. And the way that a religious person has built their idendity is exaclty through that - they believe in their God or Gods, and have their own sense of belonging and reasoning on this planet earth, as much as you do....
I do agree with you to some degree that christian faith or I would rather use the word religion, does try and reinforce the importance to 'do good', but if you look at this from another angle; since we were all children we have been reinforced to have a set of morals, learn our P's and Q's, and learn not to go around killing each other or going out of our way to do harm.... Is that not fabricated? We copycat each other, so therefore, if left untamed whilst you were developing, you could of possibly become what 'soceity' might consider an animal, or psychopath.
Nothing is clear cut in life whoever you are, and whatever culture you have been brought up in.... Even if someone has their God, life can still be a rocky road, and I'm sure that they would admit that they have occasionally but not permentily lost some of their faith. That for them is the exploration, the many roads to enlightenment and getting closer to God, through their journey...
Maybe you are missing the point about life? Do you actually know for sure yourself what your purpose is, religion or otherwise?
We are all instructed to get a job, pay bills, not commit crimes or face the consequences - maybe you should reconsider your own ammount of freedom, and how unique you are..... Because at the end of all this once you have decided your purpose negative or not, you have a rule, an idendity and you are now no longer free from conformity.

Answer 3

Organized religion just screws people up. It's easier to have a place to go to every week and a set of rule that you didn't have to think about, rather than to use your own mind to figure out what is right and wrong and how God expects us to treat others.

We should bring to the table who we uniquely are and share all our lessons and experiences. We shouldn't be judged for it. Everyone one of us has different lessons to learn in this life, so there is no way we can all live by the same rules or instructions.

Answer 4

This is the really main point between Muslims and Christians, that Christians believe in a natural nearby, relation and conversation with God, common sense and good will for life while muslims has an amazing set of rules just to aproach the father.

If you think this way, i do agrre, even that the best religion is to be a good person, the person closer to God is not that one who use a veil or prays 5 times a day but the one who has God closer to the heart.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The answer to the first part of your question is: definitely not.

Following on from that, God created man in His own image, an image which man has distorted, and needs to be repaired.

Though each person is unique in many ways, the damage man has done to himself prevents any man understanding what it really means to be a 'good person'.

One person's 'rights' will be another person's 'wrongs' - hence the need for a superior, and uncorrupted being [God] to explain how He designed His creation to function.

Thankfully He not only sets the 'rules' He is also in the business of repairing the damage man has done to himself.

This is the God of Christianity - He calls on everyone to admit they are wrong, turn from the idea that they can make up their own set of rules, turn to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and recreation.

The only worthwhile Religious life is much more than following a set of rules, its a relationship with God which results in you loving what He loves, doing what He would have youdo because of His love for you and yours for Him.

Answer 7

My "religion" (religion is defined generally as a belief in a higher power here) is about living life without causing harm to others. I didn't need a set of "rules" to dictate to me how to do this. I wasn't brought up in a Christian home, so to say my parents taught me Christian values is out... Thru my young life my mother wasn't a Christian (though she is now) and my father was and is Agnostic...

Agreed. It is about exploration and gaining a sense of identity, without having to identify with a religion in order to gain that sense of identity. Unfortunately, those who are more religious than I would judge me (and others) based on what religious label we would give, rather than judge us based on our words and deeds.

Answer 8

This is why I believe that people should choose their religion as adults, mindfully and deliberately, rather than being brought up in one religion from a very young age.

I do think that the best case scenario is for someone to come to a religion (or other philosophy) because that religion (or philosophy) matches their instinctive moral code. But that's just me.

Answer 9

The set of rules are like the manual for using your car. Not like playing Poker.

The rules set down in the Bible keep your engine running clean and keep it from wearing out too soon. You need to perform the scheduled maintenance(like going to church and fellowshipping with other believers) to keep all the parts operating smoothly.

Answer 10

At first glance I would agree!! Rules SUCK!!.......but....

consider these examples where "rules" and "narrowness" rather than "broad" and "free" are preferred:

1. Would you want no "rules" on the streets? What would happen with no stop signs, traffic lights, medians, speed limits... etc....? Do you think you would get where you want to be faster?

2. Would you want a generally trained doctor performing brain surgery on you? You probably want a specialist--a brain surgeon--in fact you would probably want him to be the best in his field right? But in order to be the best in brain surgery, he probably wouldn't be a great foot doctor or heart doctor....etc....in other words, he would be a "narrow" doctor with regards to his endeavors.....


When we think of Christians being "narrow" minded or living by a "set of rules" that inhibit our life...we need to take more than just a cursory glance....a brain surgeon needs to follow a strict training regimen to become a certified "brain surgeon", and if you want to become a great man in any field (professional or not) you need to live by a "set of rules" that guide you along the path toward the goal you set your heart upon...

Best of luck and I hope these analogies help, they help me see that rules and "order" are all about your perspective when you look at them...

Kenny