2007-09-12 20:11:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is based off the Christian thinking that deeds don't matter, only faith.
2007-09-12 20:17:34 · update #1
Faith is putting belief into practice.
We seek God through His command to love your neighbor as yourself for where love is, there God is also.
God commands us to love our neighbor regardless of whether we feel like it or not.
You are saying "make the world a better place" because it makes you feel good to say it. It's a praiseworthy statement and I'm sure you can feel the real and imagined praise. So the foundation of your morality is how you feel about something. Feelings are a weak foundation for morality. Weak foundations give way only when the storm is at the peak and the damage done is at the worst.
2007-09-12 23:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one here can tell you why you "should" believe and follow God without sounding like they are pushing their beliefs on to you. Read the Bible, take examples from Christians you know, maybe you will see "why" through them. The Bible says good works alone do not get you into heaven. (Romans 8:16) It is only by the blood of Jesus Christ we can enter into heaven. We do good deads and spend our lives helping others because that is what Jesus said to do if we love Him. Deeds alone are not enough, "For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard." (Romans 3:23)
2007-09-12 20:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by cutiepatutie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith in God is expressed by deeds. Could it be that the desire to make the world a better place is what God would have you do?
2007-09-12 20:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by redeyesrich 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
R u really sure the godness of "The God" you've been believe and follow?
As I am damn-sure The God would order his believers to make the world a better place through actions.
Check around ..and you'll find those believer whose do exactly the right stuff as you do (because God's Order)
2007-09-12 20:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by Abu Syawali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ancient times mankind worshipped various "gods" in response to their awareness that humans are spiritual beings. Unfortunately not all spiritual beings are good - there are evil spirits as well as good spirits, and the behaviour of some of these early worshippers (human sacrifice, orgies, drunken rituals, etc.) indicates that they were not worshipping what is good. Eventually, and in particular with the Jewish people, mankind realized that there was one God, and that God was good. In this way morality, or what you call making the world a better place, was united to God in worship, and instead of worshipping a host of potentially evil spirits we began to worship one God who expects us to behave morally. Christians worship one God who expects us to behave morally and who has defined moral behaviour as love. Some philosophers define morality without reference to God, and there are those who worship God without reference to morality, but the complete package is the worship of a loving God and the practice of the morality of love. Worship and action complement each other.
2007-09-12 20:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by morkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because what ever you do you will not be able to change the gods roles in this life. You will not stop death, earthquake, tsunami ...........etc. So the better way is to do both by trying to do your best , following the god and asking for his mercy.
2007-09-12 20:21:26 · answer #6 · answered by Ask me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not both? Kudos to person above me. ya beatme but like they say great minds...
2007-09-12 20:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by Edward J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we can not travel in 2 boats,but im with u !!!
2007-09-12 20:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by adnan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why can't we do both?
2007-09-12 20:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋