Why did you choose your religion?

Question

I want to know why you chose your religion. Also did any of you change your religion once you grew up and away from your parents?

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Answer 1

Because it felt right. My whole family changed religions and all to different once. My sister is Wiccan my mom is buddist/deitist and my dad went Methodist from Catholic. I'm Pagan, my husband is athiest...well you get the picture.

Answer 2

I changed my religion because a friend of mine invited me over to a bible study she was having with a couple of ladies. A mutual friend was invited as well. Needless to say we all found the study to be interesting and asked a lot of questions that we wanted to know the answers to. During the study we all had tears in our eyes at one point and felt the presence of holy spirit working. There were things considered there that were interesting and touched our hearts.

Eventually a personal study of my own was started and continued to the point that I changed religion from the one I had been taught from birth. It was a progressive thing for me and took time for my faith to grow to the point that I could say yes, I agree with this, this is true.

I chose the religion I am in because I found it to be truth, and considering that the bible teaches that God is a God of truth and cannot lie this was a happy conclusion. He does not change and all his promises will come true. There was factual evidence to back up all the prophesies recorded in the bible by all of his prophets who lived during different time periods. Prophecy was given as much as 200 years ahead of time and foretold to a fine degree where there can be no doubt.

There was nothing that was hypocritical or a secret or too deep to understand, with meditation and study all questions could be reasoned out with the bible as the measuring line. The bible is God's viewpoint and everything that he intended for man and all his purposes were revealed. It gives hope to all mankind for something better. It made "my" life better, joyfull and rewarding. There is nothing more satisfying than knowing that you are living your life in a pleasing manner to him and helping other people to do the same, have the same hope.

My wish for you and anyone else that reads this is that you have the same opportunity to draw close to the creator of heaven and earth and his son Jesus Christ, who gave his life in our behalf. If we are to fully appreciate what he did for us and make use of all the things he and his father provided for us then we need to take the responsiblity on ourselves to look into his word. Remember this means your very life, and when all else is shallow and you feel lost and forgotten, that there is one who will never forsake you or leave you.

Answer 3

I chose to worship with a group of people who I believe have a heart after God. I've been to all sorts of churches over the last 20 years. Southern Baptist and mostly independents. All of them may have a little difference in some doctrine but as long as they believe that Jesus is the Son of God, died and resurrected, I can be a part of them. Religion is not based on inheritance from your parents or your upbringing. At least it shouldn't be.

Answer 4

I was being taught from my family about this god thing and about this whole Jesus thing. They're all Christians and I was never really believing them.
I'm an Athiest and I guess I've always been an Athiest.
I seriously thought to myself when I was like three or four that there isn't someone controlling me, and if there was, it would be evil and that if there was such thing as a god, wouldn't I have known this since the second I was born?
Now, I'm thinking different, but that's exactly what I thought and
I guess I didn't choose my religion, I kind of already knew it all.

Answer 5

I was raised Christian, but I came across a personal relationship with God on my own. I would never change to another religion . I know Christianity is true and I love being a Christian. It's just that feeling you get from the Holy Spirit. It's kinda like a high, but it's the real deal. It's the right kinda high, and not the high from drugs or alchohol taking over my mind, that's not what I'm talking about. It's feeling God's overwhelming love inside of me and feeling a great desire to do anything for Him.

Answer 6

I was brought up and taught about the bible, ironically, we could not attend church and it was my father's personal view. I began to attend different churches and faiths when at the age of 17 and settled with Methodist - which is a Christian based faith.

I feel that most people are raised into a religion and do not choose, unless you get older and go on that quest for knowledge and change.

Answer 7

Most didn't choose. Most were indoctrinated into their religion at a young age and haven't been able to break from the grip of their assimilation.

Luckily for me, I was able to look more deeply into the matter of religions and belief and come to my own conclusions. Even so, I don't think I chose to be an atheist. At time when on and as I learned more, I became unconvinced in the existence of any gods.

There are two parts to breaking from religion. One is to choose to study the facts honestly and look for answers outside of just the pat ones given by peers and clergy. That requires a choice. It is a choice to be honest about your beliefs. The second is just admitting to yourself that you are not convinced that any gods exist. Being convinced or unconvinced of something is not really a choice. However, it takes a choice to be honest about what you feel.

Answer 8

I was born and raised Catholic even though I am open to other belief systems that promote good rather than evil in the world. Even though I might disagree with some of what the Catholic Church believes, I do no think I would change my religion.

Answer 9

I chose my religion because it is the true and direct path to God. Following history, there is no other religion that gives the historical, the love of Jesus and His forgiveness for the followers he came to save. For me; Redemption is in the Catholic Church. It has the Sacraments that help me get from birth, life; to nourishment from spiritual food, forgiveness, marriage, sickness and preparation for death. Did my parents choose the same? Yes! Did I research the truth? Yes! The old testament like our own history of Columbus, Galielo, etc., shows us the fullfillment in the new testament with the coming of Jesus the Christ. The problem with our finite minds a humans, we can't fathom the love of God and the three persons in one God. Some people think they will live forever and science will provide the method to fix death. The funny thing is; that we believe that the world is round but we have never been in space to witness it. So I guess Faith is the key to choosing to believe in God. I have faith and have never seen God but I feel his love and forgiveness in his people that really act like Jesus.

Answer 10

I never did really have a religion growing up other than hearing my Mom and Dad talk about the bible..I know my Mom was a true Christian, she had soo much faith...I have been going to a pentacostal church for over 2 years now, and the reason I chose this way is because GOD is alive in our church..Praise the Lord.......

Answer 11

I never chose the religion of my childhood (Christianity). I was raised in it before I even understood what it was all about. After growing up, I decided that Christianity doesn't make any sense in a traditional, orthodox understanding and now consider myself an agnostic.