Whats the reason why you chose that religion? For example, a reason could be that your family follows that religion so you did to.
The reason Im asking is because I have never studied any religion and my family doesn't believe in any religion and never forced me to do so. So I want to know your thoughts on this.
2007-09-13 05:12:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a Christian because I found peace in Christ. He has become so real to me. It's not a popular thing to be Christian now days but I realize that it didn't matter what others thought. I realized that I had to make the decision for myself regardless of what other said. This is an individual decision. I knew that when I died I would have to stand before my Creator and no one else would be pleading my case, Just Christ for me!
2007-09-13 05:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by winndixie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am Pagan. I like the idea that we can understand God based on the world god created. There is no person or book you need to follow.
There is no begining. Everyone in the entire world is given the same ability to understand God. It makes sense to me that the world is a reflection of God. Not the actions of people but the world itself.
I see that humans, animals and even plants are both male and female, so I can see, if the world is made in God's image, then God is both male and female.
The world is made of cycles. Winter never dies, it just becomes a new season. It always returns again. So does the daylight. At sundown, there is no fear that the sun is gone forever. I know it is part of a cycle and of course it will begin anew tomorrow. From this, I can picture that all time follows the same pattern and I know that it is unlikely that death is the end.
This gives me a great way to answer any questions I have about the world or my life. I can watch the way life has been repeating for thousands of years and I know the answer is there if I look in the right place.
No teachers, no memorizing, no lessons on the big picture. Just me...and God communing in the oldest way possible. Watch and learn.
2007-09-13 05:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dreaming Dragon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't have one in the sense that I'm not a sheep in an organized flock. I'm agnostic. I don't fit into any religion. I'm happy though. I don't have any plans to keep searching. I didn't really choose agnosticism, rather it chose me. I was raised by a Catholic mom (who tried to indoctrinate me into her faith) and an Atheist father (who minded his own bussiness unless asked). Up until the age of about....14 I considered myself a Catholic. I had a lot of spare time in my teen years as I wasn't at the top of the pecking order among my peers, I guess you can say. So I spent a lot of time thinking about things and realizing that for every argument against creationism, I found one for. And for every argument for creationism I found one against. So it was a no win situation.
lol I was one of those kids who always asked "Why"
Although, lately, while sitting on the fence between theism and atheism, I am finding that I am tilting towards atheism but not ready to fall off the fence yet.
2007-09-13 05:15:49 · answer #3 · answered by Megegie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I already had thoughts on how the world worked that were just a part of who I am. After I sat down and really tried to figure out what I believed, I then started on a path to develop it. For me, the path happened to be the Eight Fold Path of Buddhism. We often try to over analyze religions and belief structures. Look into your heart and figure out what you already know to be the way of the world. If you choose to fit that knowledge into a formal belief structure, I guarantee that no matter what you believe, there is a religion out there for you.
2007-09-13 05:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by William B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I grew up in a Christian family although my mother never really attended church. I kind of just found my way into church by myself when i was 14 but i know i was lead by God. When i began acknowledging how good God is and has been to me in my life i knew i was in the right place. So no one forced me to take on to any religion I just know that I was in God plan for me to get saved and I am currently trying to do my job as a Christian and lead people to Christ.
2007-09-13 05:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by Reshonda P 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am Jewish by blood. I have never practiced Judism. I became Catholic in 2004. My husband is a Catholic and was raised with such wonderful values and morals, that I tuned into his faith. I watched his mother and the way she cares for my husband and his siblings and his father, through thick and thin. She has such a wonderful way of dealing with all the stresses that life can bring our way. I asked her how she copes with these things, and she told me her faith in God and Jesus. Knowing that she is Catholic and raised her children with that faith, I decided I wanted to learn more. So, I started RCIA classes with our local Catholic Church. The more I studied Catholism, the more I wanted to become Catholic. So, I did. Something was missing from my life and it was God. I have a whole new outlook on life and a great release for all the stresses I have to endure in day to day life.
I recommend going to a couple of different churches and sticking with one that makes you feel comfortable and fulfilled. If you feel something is missing from your life, God may be the answer. Go and find Him!
Peace, ♥ & Happiness
2007-09-13 05:23:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I didn't choose to be pagan. It's what I've always been in my heart and soul even though I didn't know what the name for it was until just a few years ago. It's a composite of all the values I hold and the logic of life that I see around me.
2007-09-13 05:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up by godly parents who believed in the Bible so - no prizes for guessing - I believed myself to be a Christian by the time I volunteered to be baptized. It therefore came as a considerable shock for me to discover (aged 30) that I never had been a Christian at all! This unwelcome revelation came as a result of crying out to God for help, in prayer, during a very dark period of my life. Over 2 years God revealed something of the person of Christ to me, through Bible study and checking out the denomination I belonged to, and after leaving that church, I was swiftly directed by the Holy Spirit to a local church of a different denomination - but Christian.
Curiously, if ever I was going to disown the Bible as the Word of God, and Christianity, it would have been during those 2 years research. But because God revealed something of who Christ is, I was rapidly moved into what I believe to be genuine Christianity - which is based on belief in Christ as the Son of God, the Savior of the world. God has moved me on since then. I'm in a different church - but denomination is not the issue - it's all about the Holy Spirit convicting us of our sin and the need to become sensitive to the will of God. I hope that helps you.
2007-09-13 05:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by Annsan_In_Him 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a free thinker. I believe that all religions are superstitious nonsense. I believe that because I can see no evidence to the contrary.
All religions teach different things.
They can't all be right.
2007-09-13 05:18:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
My mom bounced us around alot from church to church as kids, as an adult I really had no specific memory of any of them. In my late 20's I got curious and started researching different things, Wicca, Catholicism, Judaism and so forth. I am Christian, Pentecostal, Assembly of God to be more specific - because I have found my beliefs to be in line with theirs.
2007-09-13 05:16:53 · answer #10 · answered by dino 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋