Your faith is "better"?

Question

Millions of people pray, have faith in God, and are spiritually touched by God... but their god is not your god? If Satan is fooling them... what makes you think its them that are fooled and not you?

If you grew up in another culture, and were Hindu, or Muslim, do you think you would leave your faith for another, or do what you're doing now, following the cultural norm?

Answer 1

i think people and cultures have their own interpretation of the same God you know??!!

Answer 2

Well, actually I used to wonder about that myself until I found The Urantia Book. It has amazing explanations of how such things came to be over an historical timeline. Contrary to some people's beliefs about The Urantia Book, it is not a cult, and it is definitely not of Satan or Lucifer, and it is very God and Jesus centric. If you have not taken a serious look at this book, then you might just want to. It's not a religion, but it covers a great deal of religious history throughout the world.

The Urantia Book is a compilation of papers dealing with many of the questions of life, science, evolution, history, creation, God, the cosmos, the universe, the planet, and all sorts of things. I have yet to find any of it proved untrue, even though some reject it before they even read it - but I think this is because of some idea that they don't need it or it is challenging to the intellect.

But it is a provable fact that religions of the world have evolved right along with mankind. God has been the same all along.

Check it out, you can read it online for free - and do searches in the papers if you want to. But a read from p. 1 to the end is the best picture of the book's purpose and intention:

http://www.urantia.org/papers/toc.html

This book helped me to see with a widened view of the world. And I once prayed for God to "quicken" me, which means to give me the knowledge I needed. Wow, what an answer! It's beautiful.

God is awesome.

Answer 3

I am a Christian, and while I would never say that my faith is "better" then the faith of anyone who is Hindu or Muslim, I will say that my faith is better "for me". I know that other Christians will probably take the opposite stand that I am taking, and say that even if they were raised in a Hindu or Muslim or Jewish society, that they would still be Christians, but quite frankly, most of them are kidding themselves. Most of our faith comes from the way we were raised. While there are Christians in India, Irag and Israel, they are in the minority. To be honest with you, I would probably have stuck to whatever faith I was born into and raised with.
I also may offend some of my fellow Christians by saying this, but I truly believe that my God is also the God of people of both the Jewish and Muslim faiths. We all can trace our roots back to Abraham, therefore we share the same God. However, the covenants that our people have made with God are different. Who am I to say that the covenant that my Jewish or Muslim brothers and sisters have with God is wrong? The true test to me of any faith is not necessarily whether you believe that Christ was the Son of God, or that he was a prophet, or that he never even existed. To me, the test of a religion is in the way it expects people to behave. My faith teaches me that I shall love the Lord with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, and all my strength. That and to love my neighbor. I can not ever feel that any faith, even one that I disagree with on some points, can possibly be bad if it teaches a love and respect for God and for all of humanity.
Again, is my faith "better"? For me, yes. For everyone in the world? No.

Answer 4

"Cultural Norm" does not make something Right t or wrong. There are many historical incidences where following the cultural norm meant participating in the hideous.

In the United States there is no cultural norm. The US is the first national entity in the history of mankind to maintain various cultures within its domain and still remain one national entity. I think that is what has given rise to the variety of religions. (Even though many Christians are now trying to convince us that the founding fathers intended it to be a Christian nation).

Answer 5

Unlike all other religions, Christianity alone possesses a founder who transcends death and who promises that His followers will do the same. All other (false) religions were founded by men and prophets whose end was the grave. As Christians, we take comfort in the fact that our God became man, died for our sins, was killed, and was resurrected the third day. The grave could not hold Him. He lives and He sits today at the right hand of God the Father in heaven. The living church has a living Head.

Answer 6

Dear 3,

i think that faith is first of all personal. And although culture may play a role in what faith we're exposed to as youth- i think people have an indivdiual responsibility to search out what they believe- and have a basis for it- not just believe because this is what my parents believe, or everyone around me believes- but actually really study the basis of that system of belief.

Many people believe in God but don't want to follow His standards and instead follow their own standards- which basically means they are not truly following God - but they are following themselves and their own conception of God.

i don't think people think their faith is "better" but that is what is truth to them. The key is what is the basis of that person's truth- is it just a personal opinion or is their something substantial behind it.

Hope that helps. Kindly,

Nickster

Answer 7

I am catholic but I believe that everyone has the right to practice any religion they want. The only ones i do not like are the ones who use abuse as a so-called way to be devoted. I truly believe that no matter what the religion, those who are truly devoted are praying for peace, enjoying life, and going to a better place once we have passed. For people to use religion to start wars, arguments, fights etc. is not really a peaceful way. I do not have any hatred toward Muslims, Buddhas, baptists, etc. I have a deep dislike for the one who don't practice what they are preaching. (This is so true for the priests of my religion!!!)

Answer 8

There is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ weather you like it or not or believe it or not!
I do not believe you should follow the cultural "norm" I think that everyone should search for the truth with an open mind and an opened heart.

Answer 9

I've always been interested in all faiths, though I practice (or try to ) christianity, I believe that somehow all faiths intermingle and God has put them here for us all to reach peace. I love reading about other beliefs I think its fascinating. I respect other beliefs also and try to look for the good in each. Because we can all point out the bad things in our faiths we can pick each other to death, and of course there are those who fight to the death over their belief, that is not what I meditate on, like I said there is good in the world. And peace can be found in different ways for all.

Answer 10

it's not a matter of just cultural faith or spirital [independence] through "vainglorious" words of a storyteller. As for me, i always had faith in the one thing i could never know in a perfect accordance. However, my faith was made perfect through my sufferings through a deep "cut" which brought about the deepest pain i had ever known, why? because once i was such a [rebellious] child of pure culture and humanity.

Answer 11

yes i would follow the same culture that i am right now. I am christian and i love God and i do believe in faith.