2007-09-14 18:19:38 · 16 answers · asked by How Soon is Now? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If anyone responds with verses ill laugh
2007-09-14 18:25:32 · update #1
Joseph Smith said a lot of things... none of them came true.
2007-09-14 18:27:25 · update #2
Sorry about that last comment I didnt mean to cut on Joseph Smith.
2007-09-14 18:36:47 · update #3
I believe mine is true because through it I came to have a personal experience with a Living God who actually does things in my life.
I am a born again Christian.
2007-09-14 18:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My church has the only prophet on earth that is alive today. That's what makes me believe. And they have a lot of things I agree with.
Is it just a coincidence that Joseph Smith had a revelation that tobacco and alcohol are bad for you and over 150 later the entire nation says that tobacco and alcohol can kill you?
2007-09-15 01:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is more than one thing. First of all I was drawn by the Holy Spirit and given a thirst to read the Bible and through reading it, God opened my eyes to His truth. Once you have experienced His Holy Spirit you have no doubt.
From the Old Testament alone, more than 2000 specific prophesies have been fulfilled.
No other so called Holy book compares.Most of the 333 prophesies concerning the Messiah were fulfilled by the birth and life of Jesus Christ and the rest will be fulfilled at His second coming. A mathematician, Peter Stoner, had his graduate students calculate what the odds would be of any one person fulfilling just eight of these prophesies. He found the chance was one in 100,000,000,000,000,000 !Only a God who knows the future could have revealed these prophesies to those that He would have record them in His Word.
In spite of what is being taught today, the truth is we can reconstruct most of the life of Jesus Christ through non - Christian writers of the first century. Even Celsus who despised Christianity, never considered claiming that Jesus Christ did not exist.This is what can be learned from the writing of Celsus...
He was born of a virgin in a small village of Judea;
He was adored by wise men;
His birth was followed by the slaughter of infants by order of Herod;
He took flight to Egypt, where Celsus supposed Christ learned the charms of the Magicians;
After returning, He resided in Nazareth;He was baptized and the Holy Spirit descended on Him as a voice was heard from heaven;
He elected disciples;
He was a friend with publicans and other low people;
He cured the lame and blind;
He raised people from the dead;
He was betrayed by Judas;
He was denied by Peter;
In addition Celsus refers to several details of Christ's passion, crucifiction, and resurrection.
Twenty seven books of the New Testament, nineteen Pagan writers, and three Jewish writers testify to Jesus Christ's historical reality. When I hear people say that Jesus or the Bible is just a myth I just realise that they are simply unaware of the facts.I recommend The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel and or Skeptics Answered or The Gate Of Hell Shall Not Prevail by D. James Kennedy, and The Signature of God by Grant R. Jeffrey. May all your thoughts be taken captive by the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2007-09-15 01:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by BERT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Heathen, I don't believe that any religion is "the true" religion. Instead, I believe that all pathways lead to the center. It is up to the individual to chose the path that fits them the best. Anything else is not ture. People who need to believe they belong to a "true religion" are essentially trying to homogenize everyone. I am glad we have religious freedom in America.
2007-09-15 05:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by duaneb_59 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While I am a believer (I believe in a Divine Creator), I don't believe in any religion. Why? Because I believe they are all flawed. All of them have a nugget of truth, and a lot of weird rituals which amount to nothing.
I prefer to skip the middleman and go straight to the source, so to speak.
2007-09-15 01:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a Muslim. I have looked at all professional anti Islamic made up arguments against it. And it shock my faith.
However, when I looked at books and Quran, all these arguments were found to be invalid or untrue.
So, thats why I believe my religion is the true one.
2007-09-15 01:27:53 · answer #6 · answered by Ahmed A 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no "true" religion earth wise. Everyone can only try and experience what feels real, because emotion is the biggest step of faith so far....yet so easily persuaded.
In blunt terms....
On earth, no one can "know" what the true religon is. They can only go out for what experiences they have that feels real, because emotion is the biggest thing that "creates" faith, but you should be careful in emotion because they are so easily persuaded into other things.
2007-09-15 01:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Becasue i only cares what my-self think in the name of believe, based on the teaching of the first of buddha, one has to find its own way. Religion is believe, believe is from the heart not the calcuating head. And everyone is unique, so is his or her heart.
2007-09-15 01:33:04 · answer #8 · answered by 24 years o natural Philosophier 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one that makes the most sence to me! I dont think there is "one true religion" I think all have some level of truth.
2007-09-15 02:21:07 · answer #9 · answered by Saturn554 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all stems from the catholic church, but there is no true religion. It is the faith in that which we believe in that will lead the way.
2007-09-15 01:28:37 · answer #10 · answered by DaBastard 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋