Regarding your beliefs .... or knowledge .... were you self taught or did you get most of your beliefs from ..

Question

a church or religious organization ?????

Answer 1

All knowledge is taught by someone else. Even if you claim to be self-taught, you had to read material written by someone else. That's how civilization works. It is then up to the individual to accept or reject what has been taught.

Answer 2

I do not attend any of the churches. I started 35 years ago when i lost so many loved ones in a three week period, that I began to lose count. i had so many black outfits for funerals, that people thought I was a goth.
Anyway, I tried to get answers from churches, but they were nonsense answers that made no sense. So I decided to find out for myself what the Bible really meant, because I couldn't understand it.
I put everything I had into learning all three Bible languages so that I could read the original manuscripts and the massorah (the footnotes of the new testament writings).
Today, I am continuing as a student.
My beliefs are based on a complete understanding of what was actually written, and I am not tripped up by mistranslations, etc. The actual Word of God has no controversy with science, has no inconsistancies, and makes more common sense than anything else I have ever read.
We all have difficulties in life, but with my relationship with Christ, I have peace in any difficulty that comes my way. Also, all of them always work to my benefit in the end, without exception. You know the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?? Well, I certainly wouldn't stray off somewhere else when its so obvious in my life that there isn't anything else to compare with a relationship with God, through the true knowledge of his Word and His plan for this age.
If a person attends a church that does not teach the truth of Gods Word, they are going there for nothing. They may as well go to a good ballgame. example: the catholic "mass".

Answer 3

I think most Christians get their core beliefs from being taught by someone else. However, having the knowledge that is taught is not what the personal relationship between God and man is all about. I knew the "Facts" about God for more than 50 years before I actually accepted Him and allowed his spirit to enter my own. Now, instead of just knowing God in my mind, I know him in my heart. It makes a world of difference.

Answer 4

We must apply ourselves seriously to the study of the word preached unto us. We should not only hear what is preached in the Church, but daily search the Scriptures, and compare what they read with the facts related to them. The doctrine of Christ does not fear inquiry; advocates for his cause desire no more than that people will fully and fairly examine whether things are so or not. Those are truly noble, and likely to be more and more so, who make the Scriptures their rule, and consult them accordingly. May all the hearers of the gospel receive the word with readiness of mind, and search the Scriptures daily, whether the things preached to them are so.

Answer 5

I am self taught, raised by athiest. My parents are good peoples but they simply just do not believe because they have had hard lives. I was was an athiest myself most of my life until a few wierd things happened to me, actually a few supernatural things happened, but the question of God always fascinated me. Maybe sometimes our parents need to struggle in order for their children to live under God's grace.

Answer 6

My path came from life experiences and study (of science and people) around the world. I lecture and hold conferences in many countries and have for over 30 years. From what I have seen (in science and in hard times with people) and from what people have shared with me and through my own struggles I developed an understanding of the world and how it operates when things are at their worst. I then studied the various churches...

Answer 7

Sorta from a lot of places. I was taught growing up, but then I started reading the Bible for myself and everything I was taught then fell into place like a jigsaw puzzle finally coming together. I then started debating people online, and they attempted to disprove the Bible, but the more they tried to disprove it, the more they found it to be true and proved it so to me.

Kinda win-win for me.

Answer 8

I got my beliefs from a combination of my parents, my church, and my questioning and seeking. I was always encouraged to question things, so I did a lot of it.

Answer 9

I had some guidence but largely I have been taught by the natural world. One might say that's self taught but nature is perfect. What better teacher?

Answer 10

I get gifts of insight from within myself. When I prove understanding of the principle by applying it successfully to real issues that challenge me, I am rewarded with more insights