Do u think we need religion???!!?

Question

(in ur opinion)
about me,i Do.

Being the best a person can be is rightly one of the key aims of this life. but, left to their own devices, many ppl get lost along the way. Using our human reasoning to come up with the best way of living our lives, leaves us prey to personal whims and preferences.
I believe that there is God who knows better than we do how life should be lived.
I believe that from the beginning of time God has guided human beings. After all, it was He who created the earth and everything in it, so who better than He to tell His creation how to live?
God has revealed in religion everything that is necessary for ppl to live good lives. He also reveals what is harmful to them and what should be avoided.
If people really want to be the best they can be, they should follow their Maker's instructions, revealed in his religion and submit to the will of God.
By doing what God wants, people find peace and in doing so are truly able to give peace to others.

thanks.

Answer 1

As Abraham Maslow once said, a man should be what he can be, and I think there is certain truth in this, as any one should explore his or her potential to be the best one can. This is also true that constant and concerted effort to improve human life is the key purpose of life. But is it right to view human kind and human so doubtfully and lowly that when ‘left to their own devices’ they would only make trouble? Can we disregards any possibility of innate goodness in human nature that the initial spark of faith that makes people interested in a religion at the first place is the sign that faith is from within, if religion from the outside? Then where is God?

It is very commonly considered that religion is just a set of guiding principles in our journey through life, without which human kind would stumble and perish in darkness. Unable to find its way through ‘personal whims and preferences’, we would fall prey to our own evil. We often consider that religion is given to human beings as the ultimate resource to save us from going to hell. But I think religion is not just for saving souls from damnation, it is also a means to find heaven. Where we can avoid perils of our worldly existence by acting upon religious teachings, we can also experience excellence in being, something we all have an essential capacity for. Religion is not just a refuge, but also an opportunity for human beings to open up to their fullest capabilities. The mistake is made when we think we need religion as if it is only an external order, and when we ignore the fact that when at our best we can be the religion we believe in.

With this concept of a religion, as totally an external order, comes the concept of a detached existence of God – a God who created us, and all that exists, and who now watches over his creation like a manly king sitting on his throne. The fact is that we cannot define God; for the concept of God simply is the best we can think of, the most in all the qualities and characteristic that this world is defined into. We have words to denote the absolute and the best in existence, but we do not have words to define the best and the absolute. When we cannot define God then neither can we ever consider Him to be an entity detached from us, or in some other way that we might like to choose.

This is true that God has through religion makes it clear what is good, and what is bad, and thus enabling us to live good lives. I also agree that ‘if people really want to be the best they can be, they should follow their Maker's instructions, revealed in his religion and submit to the will of God. By doing what God wants, people find peace and in doing so are truly able to give peace to others.’

It is just the common approach that I object to, a partial understanding of religion that makes people think that without religion they would not be able to live well, or even simply live, and that definitely not in the life-after-death. Whereas, the other half of the fact in faith is the without religion people will not be experience what they are capable of experiencing beyond all doubt. They might not be able to reach the state of excellence in being that they would if they believed. For religion is an opportunity, and template for optimum functionality of human mind.

And as far as good living, survival and forgiveness is concerned we can leave this to God’s own judgment in our good faith. But while we try our best and also hope for the best, we also read the caution for the worst, for faith lies between hope and fear, where hope dominates this is my point. In the light of this I would say, yes, we religion is for us because we are innately and natural for religion, it is our within that makes a religious thought a living thought.

Answer 2

I dont think religion is a necessity but more of a personal choice. If you believe there is a god, then there is. My only objection to religion is when it becomes an obsession, at no point in any version of any bible does it say that it is ok to take a life because of your belief's. God I believe did create the Earth and Im sure he is looking at us and saying "I gave you a perfectly good planet and you screwed it up" and he would be right. Belief is the only thing required to lead a good life. When you study the commandments in depth it is impossible to live a life without sin, anyone who smokes,drinks,has tattoo's or piercings are sinful in the lords eyes.
Well I will stop there.

Answer 3

Im sorry but in my opinion religion has ben the cause of every conflict and used as an excuse for every of mans failings. If people could learn to give as much to getting along with everyone nomatter what colour or any other difference then perhaps we could be half way to being as we should always have been. HUMAN.

Answer 4

Human will never have the real hapiness and peace of mind unless he/she knows what is the purpose of creation.
Just imagine pepole on earth with good health, more than enough resources, no wars, nice weather, and every single one has what he wants and more...but with no Religion...no faith...do you think they will be in Heaven...
When they see the pepole getting old are dying, they will realize the fact that this luxury life has a limite since the death is waiting for us.
Only such unlimited life is available only by obey to Allah's law and walk in His path.

Answer 5

faith:- faith is a gadget of ideals and worships which incorporates a code of ethics and a philosophy of life. there are a number of faiths interior the international right this moment. a number of those religions are of present day beginning yet maximum of them are very previous. actually all of us comprehend from history that guy has constantly had a faith. Even the primitive adult adult males residing in caves or jungles had some form of religion. The concepts and rituals in guy's faith have continuously developed and alter into extra rational and state-of-the-artwork as time went on. The primitive religions of the Cave guy and the Bush guy gave upward thrust to the widespread religions of the previous 3 thousand years. right this moment, the main religions of the international comprise: international faith ----- Originated in Zoroastrianism ----- Iran Confucianism ----- China Hinduism ------ India Taoism ------ China Jainism ------ India Judaism ------ Neat East Christianity ------ close to East Islam ------ close to East Buddhism ------- India Shinto ------- Japan those are the great religions of the international which at the instant are not in basic terms responsible for all our accrued wealth of information, philosophy, ethics, and social and ethical codes, yet have inspired the way of life, the language and the ethical attitudes of purely approximately each guy or woman residing right this moment. difference between non secular and Non non secular Peoples. one million. The non secular human beings have faith in something whilst the others do no longer. 2. The non secular human beings carry out specific acts of worship whilst the others do no longer. 3. The non secular human beings seem to stay with a undeniable code for his or her social and ethical behaviour whilst the others do no longer. 4. The non secular human beings hit upon a purpose of life and have a different philosophy in direction of it, whilst the others do no longer.

Answer 6

i hate to be the one to break this to you but god did not create the universe. i thought that in the 21st century we had given up that ridiculous notion

all of the good things i do in this life are down to me, not some intangible parent figure shaking his finger at me from thousands of years ago and who says if you don't live your life right so help me i will spank you!

"Being the best a person can be is rightly one of the key aims of this life. but, left to their own devices, many ppl get lost along the way. Using our human reasoning to come up with the best way of living our lives, leaves us prey to personal whims and preferences.
I believe that there is God who knows better than we do how life should be lived."

whoa! are we back in the dark ages! it saddens me to think that there are still people in the world who fear something that they can never ever know exists, all choices you make in this life are down to you and you alone, and its these personal whims and preferences that make the world a beautiful and colourful place, my advice, live your life how you see fit and not according to some imaginary beings imaginary boundaries.

Answer 7

No, we don't need religion but we need God and that is attainable through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. All religions are man-made plans to live right and do good things so that they can reach God. Man, trying to reach God by their own means can never succeed. Only in Christianity can we find the way back to reconciliation with God because God reaches down to us by sending His only Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins.

Answer 8

No we don't need anymore, I love my religion, and just like all the others it's man made, well women is this case. There are to many out there trying to control others, what we need more than religion is Faith in God, and ourselves, something we seem to be a bit short on, God revealed all, well no he didn't but what he did reveal man has messed up.

Love & Peace

Answer 9

Yes! Most religious organizations have produced bad fruitage. It is not the fact that groups are organized that is bad. But many have promoted forms of worship that are based on false teachings and are largely ritualistic instead of providing genuine spiritual guidance; they have been misused to control the lives of people for selfish objectives; they have been overly concerned with money collections and ornate houses of worship instead of spiritual values; their members are often hypocritical. Obviously no one who loves righteousness would want to belong to such an organization. But true religion is a refreshing contrast to all of that. Nevertheless, to fulfill the Bible’s requirements, it must be organized.

Consider please what the Bible really teaches about true religion (See 7:13, 14) :

Heb. 10:24, 25: “Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near.” (To carry out this Scriptural command, there must be Christian meetings that we can attend on a consistent basis. Such an arrangement encourages us to express love toward others, not only concern about self.)

1 Cor. 1:10: “Now I exhort you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you should all speak in agreement, and that there should not be divisions among you, but that you may be fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought.” (Such unity would never be achieved if the individuals did not meet together, benefit from the same spiritual feeding program, and respect the agency through which such instruction was provided. See also John 17:20, 21.)

1 Pet. 2:17: “Have love for the whole association of brothers.” (Does that include only those who may meet together for worship in a particular private home? Not at all; it is an international brotherhood, as shown by Galatians 2:8, 9 and 1 Corinthians 16:19.)

Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” (For all nations to be given the opportunity to hear that good news, the preaching must be carried out in an orderly way, with suitable oversight. Love for God and for one’s fellowman has caused people around the earth to unite their efforts to do this work.)

In conclusion, If we personally read the Bible, is that sufficient?

It is true that many people can learn a great deal by reading the Bible personally. If their motive is to learn the truth about God and his purposes, what they are doing is highly commendable. (Acts 17:11) But, being honest with ourselves, are we truly going to grasp the full significance of it all without help? The Bible tells about a man who held a prominent position but who was humble enough to acknowledge his need for help in understanding Bible prophecy. That help was provided by a member of the Christian congregation.—Acts 8:26-38; compare other references to Philip in Acts 6:1-6; 8:5-17.

Of course, if a person reads the Bible but does not apply it in his life, it does him little good. If he believes it and acts on it, he will associate with God’s servants in regular congregation meetings. (Heb. 10:24, 25) He will also join with them in sharing the “good news” with other people.—1 Cor. 9:16; Mark 13:10; Matt. 28:19, 20.

Answer 10

Nope, religion has long worn out is usefulness. Religion is just brain candy for the reality challenged mindless naives of this world. In todays world it serves no uselfull purpose. Anything it does can easily be accomplished it without it.