I believe there is one and only one living and true God, an infinite. Spirit, the Maker and supreme Ruler of Heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honour, confidence and love; that in unity of the God head there are three Persons the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption (Exod. 20:2,3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Rev. 4:11)
I believe in the authority and sufficiency of the Holy Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, as a originally written; that it was verbally and plenary inspired and is the product of Spirit-controlled men, and therefore is infallible and inerrant in all matters of which it speaks.
I believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian unity and supreme standard by which all human conduct, and opinions shall be tried (2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:19-21). King James Version 1611 (KJV 1611) (Matt. 24:35, Rev. 22:18-19; Psa. 119:89,105, 140 and 160).
I believe that the salvation of sinners is divinely inititated and wholly of grace through the mediator offfices of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who, by the appointment of the Father, voluntarily took upon Himself our nature, yet without sin, and honoured the divine law by His personal obedience, thus qualifying Himself to be our Saviour; that by the shedding of His blood in His death He fully satisfied the just demands of a holy and righteous God regarding sin; that His sacrifice consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a martyr, but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place, the Just dying for the unjust, Christ the Lord bearing our sins in his own body on the tree; that having risen from the dead He is now enthroned in Heaven and uniting in His wonderful Person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfection. He is in every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate and an all-suffiecent Saviour.
I believe that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation. Repentance is a change of mind and purpose toward God, prompted by the Holy Spirit, and is an integral part of saving faith (John 2:9; Eph. 2:7, Acts 15:11; Romans 3:24-25; John 3:16; Matt. 18:11; Phil. 2:7-8; Heb. 2:14; 2:17; Isaiah 53:4-7; 1 John 4:10; 1 Cor. 15:3; II Cor. 5:21; 1 Tim. 4:9-10; Titus 2:11-14; 3:5; 1 Peter 2:24)
2007-06-07 19:59:15
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answered by itsme_565 4
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I believe in Happiness.
Happiness - it doesn't come from the suffering of others or from cruelty and horror.
Its a simple feeling of being right with the world. That life is good no matter the hardships. That we keep to our integrity regardless of struggle, strife or temptation.
I have no religion or spiritual beliefs but I feel that if they help lead you to contentment with your life then it doesn't matter what your beliefs, how can anything be evil that only leads to joy and happiness?
2007-06-08 01:50:53
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answer #2
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answered by jovvijo 6
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All religions were created by the "elite".
The Bible, especially the New Testament, is a fabrication of the Roman Emperors to pacify a rebellious Judea, who subsequently edited the Old Testament ex post facto to prophesize about the Roman invented Jesus myth.
Both the New Testament and historian Josephus's writings were fabricated by a group associated with Roman Emperors Vespasian and Titus. The intention of the religious text was both to pacify the rebellious Jews in Iudaea Province, and in conjunction with the Josephus text to form a dark satire of Vespasian's conquest of Judea, which would only be apparent to those knowledgeable enough about the events.
Jesus and Christianity were created by members of various secret societies, mystery schools and religions to unify the Roman Empire under one state religion, and that these people drew on numerous myths and rituals which existed previously and then constructed them into Christianity that exists today.
Many of the books of the New Testament, especially those written by the Apostle Paul, were intentionally authored for the purpose of misleading contemporary Christians (and thus future generations and converts) away from established orthodoxy (commonly referred to as Judaism).
2007-06-08 01:57:02
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in God, our Creator; Jesus, the only physically begotten Son of God; and the Holy Spirit. I believe in divine revelation, whereas God speaks to whomever He chooses to reveal that which He feels is necessary.
I am a very logical thinker, and I am also very much a believer in science as long as it remains within the realm of possibilities. So much is closed off in certain fields of science, and so many opinions are getting in the way of serious research and development. Many scientific discoveries have given way to proof of the necessity of intelligent design. This is the only idea which logically and scientifically explains our universe and all that is in it. Scientific and mathematical research has shown that the universe is perfectly fine-tuned to the exact degree that it needs to be in order for life to exist. If the universe were even a couple of degrees hotter or colder, or anything in the universe were changed from what it currently is, life would not be possible. Yes, the universe very well could be different. Various calculations could arrive at a degree of possibilities for the universe to exist; however, life would not if it were not under these fine-tuned standards...and the fact that it is shows that there would have to be a need for an intelligent designer. Also, the Big Bang Theory supports God, rather than denying Him. Yes, this extravagant event happened, but it could not have happened, and the gases necessary for it to happen could not have existed, if there were no one to create them because there would have been nothing prior to the Big Bang...and you cannot get something (especially an entire universe) out of nothing. Also, the universe started out very small and has been increasingly expanding and thus continues to expand. If there were no intelligent designer, no creator, behind all of this, then there would arise some serious complications from all of this because something so vast and spectacular would not be able to contain itself and control itself for it would not be able to abide by the laws of physics, as they would not exist. There can be no law without the lawmaker.
There was also an experiment (the Miller experiment) in which a graduate student, Stanley Miller, used what he believed to be the atmosphere of the early earth. He shot electricity through it and produced a red substance which contained amino acids, the building blocks of life. This shocked people into believing that life could have spontaneously appeared naturally. However, there are several problems with this theory. First, the atmosphere Miller used was not anything near what the early earth's atmosphere was really like, science has discovered. However, some people argue that even if he used an accurate atmosphere, he still could have produced organic molecules (clearly thinking that this would solve it and provide a case for spontaneous life). However, the organic molecules you'd get are those such as Formaldehyde and Cyanide...which if you tried to use those for any time of creation you'd get something all right--you'd get embalming fluid...not exactly something you'd want if you were trying to create life. Another problem with this is that even if these amino acids had somehow spontaneously appeared due to unknown natural forces, you would still be far from having life. It would take just the right number of just the right kinds of amino acids linking up in just the right sequence just to produce a protein molecule...and even then you'd still be far from having life. The creation of life is such a long, exhaustive, complex process that could only have come about under the work of an intelligent designer. The idea that such a miraculous event could take place from nothing without any type of design for absolutely no reason is absolutely absurd, and shouldn't even be considered worthy of scientific or philosophical inquiry. You cannot get something out of absolutely nothing (no gases, no physical properties, absolutely nothing). Someone would have had to have created this all and stratigically calculated and fine-tuned everything just right...the complexity of it and vast amount of effort that would need to go into this reaches far beyond the capacity of the human imagination to grasp. So much evidence points TOWARD God, and I know that He exists.
In short, I believe in God, in religion, in science, in philosophy, in knowledge, in power, in love, and in truth and discovery. I believe in EVERYTHING.
2007-06-08 02:58:39
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answered by EarthAngel 4
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I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that He is the only means to salvation. I believe in the Trinity. I believe that the Bible is the inspirited, infallible, inerrant word of God. I believe in the Holy Spirit, and that Jesus is coming soon for those who truly believe in Him and serve Him faithfully. I could go on, but I think you get the picture.
2007-06-08 02:57:44
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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I am Hindu. I believe that there is one God and that He/She has many forms. I believe there are many paths to God. My religion is not the only way. I believe in living a life of pure devotion to God, compassion for fellow human beings and other creatures, and trying to do good.
2007-06-08 01:52:37
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answer #6
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answered by Heron By The Sea 7
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I believe in God but I do not believe to a person who claimed to be with powers more than God. Man has limited power which the power to think and sometimes that power given by God be cancelled by God if he like to be that way.
jtm
2007-06-08 01:51:57
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answer #7
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answered by Jesus M 7
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agnostic deist. I believe no one knows what religion is the true religion and i think deist way makes the most sense out of them closely followed by the atheist way
2007-06-08 02:05:01
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
2007-06-08 01:46:44
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answered by plhudson01 6
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I believe that life is precious and valuable.
I believe in working for my future.
I believe in standing by my family and the people I love.
I believe in being good to others for their sake and not because it is what some god wants me to do.
I believe in myself and I believe in my husband…
I believe in the value of science and logic, but I also believe in the value of art and emotions.
However, I don’t believe in a god.
2007-06-08 01:48:17
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answer #10
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answered by A 6
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