This question was posed to me and I'd like to get some other views and/or thoughts on this.
2007-03-27 05:37:43 · 12 answers · asked by pusspot 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion is the things done, not so much because of an understanding, but rather out of tradition or practice. Kind of like following a check list, Sunday, went to church, done.
Spirituality is about growing closer to God. Reading His word, praying and increasing your understanding with a goal of having a better relationship with the Lord.
2007-03-27 06:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by Rick D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the website http://www.MusingsAboutGod.com
there is an article "Uncommon Definitions of Common Words"
Here is how Religion is defined there:
"Religion:
I'm already mad, and I haven't even started.
Religion is a system that is supposed to help you develop your own sense of moral reasoning, but instead tries to replace it.
Religion is primarily an excuse for some people to control other people's lives and blame it on God.
Religion is, in a word; embarrassing. Grown men dressed up in outfits that any self-respecting woman would not be caught dead in.
Religion is the business of Worship.
Religion is the exaggerated and artificial faking of the emotions of true worship "
Here's the definition of Spiritual:
"Spiritual or spirituality:
This one turned out to be amazing. Again I used a little mind experiment. I started by simply looking at my hand. And I thought "everything about my hand is physical, it's bone and flesh and blood and electrical impulses; physical". But if I take that same very, actually totally, physical hand, and pick a clean fresh piece of fruit and give that fruit to a starving child, somehow it becomes spiritual. Everything used and everything done was physical, and yet it became spiritual. And then I thought "Satan is a spirit, but he's not spiritual". My hand is physical and yet it can be spiritual. A conundrum. So I realized if you move something physical in a pattern that reflects the thinking or emotional nature of God, that's spiritual. Because you're reflecting the dominant emotional nature of God, or his spirit. Actually when God describes his spirit in Galatians the sixth chapter he himself describes it in terms that are only emotional i.e. Love, Joy, Peace, Mildness, Goodness, etc.
This is not to say that God's spirit is not an active force or power, actually everyone's spirit is their active or actuating force, your emotions are what motivate you. Jesus himself illustrated Holy Spirit in a manner that showed it to be an active force. (John 20:22) It will always manifest God's dominant emotional qualities, thus if you truly have God's spirit you will always manifest his emotional qualities, whether you have the more miraculous works or not. Those works are always consistent with his spirit, or dominant emotional nature. It is not a religious term, it is an emotional term.
So having God's spirit means having his dominant emotional pattern and acting in harmony with it.
So, instead of saying So-and-So is a "spiritual" person, it is more meaningful, descriptive, and understandable to say So-and-So is a "Godlike thinking, acting, and feeling person".'
there is also a surprisingly good definition of "Worship" but, I think I've used up enough space already.
2007-03-27 07:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by maks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A living being serves other living beings in various capacities. By doing so, the living entity enjoys life. The lower animals serve human beings as servants serve their master, one friend serves another friend, the mother serves the son, the wife serves the husband, the husband serves the wife and so on. If we go on searching in this spirit, it will be seen that there is no exception in the society of living beings to the activity of service. In this way we can see that no living being is exempt from rendering service to other living beings, and therefore we can safely conclude that service is the constant companion of the living being and that the rendering of service is the eternal RELIGION of the living being.
Spiritual is to live for only to satisfy the Supreme spirit, God
2007-03-27 09:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. you can be sooo spiritual that you are religious about it and so religious that you are spiritual. None of the above has anything to do with whether or not you are Christian. Practicers of witchcraft are sometimes spiritual and sometimes religious. Hope this clears things up for you. Clear as mud, right!?
2007-03-27 05:43:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. Religion is where you get together and give money to someone who claims to be a big man in the sky. Spirituality is where you meditate and be contemplative.
2007-03-27 05:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Religion is a practice....Spirituality is a way of life.
2007-03-27 05:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by mikey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not the same. You can easily go to a dictionary to read about it.
Spirituality is your specific belief...
Religion is the method of which you practice your belief.
2007-03-27 05:43:16 · answer #7 · answered by se-ke 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No some have been born with some spirituality...i had some even before conversion.....Pisces and Scorpios have it....i know a Leo who does too
2007-03-27 05:41:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. religion is like a membership of an organization. spirituality is your independent relationship to God.
2007-03-27 05:41:40 · answer #9 · answered by its_not_rocket_surgery 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Its not. you can be one without the other.
2007-03-27 05:47:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋