Wouldn't life be simpler & make more sense if people just believed in God,instead of believing in Church dogma

Question

and Biblical verses that can be interpreted a thousand ways? Isn't worshipping God an experience that you can feel, while church dogma is an experience in inanity, pride, hate and childishness as the dogma separates you from a true experience of the power that we attribute to God?

Answer 1

I think you read my mind! I completely agree with that. I am spiritual and believe in God in my own way but do not feel that i need to go to a church to tell me how to be faithful. The church seems to be set up by greedy people who think they can run religion and take your money and manipulate people. Faith in a higher power is an experience within ones self and church organization of this phenomenon only limits the depth of the experience.

Cheers to you!

Answer 2

The Bible is not supposed to be interpreted but taken literaly.

http://www.kingdom-gospel.com/interpret.html

(some of the following is from: http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/dispen/literal.htm )


"Scripture interprets Scripture."
--John Calvin

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Dr. David L. Cooper, the founder of The Biblical Research Society, was proficient in the Biblical languages. He studied Greek under Dr. A. T. Robertson. Dr. Cooper is known for his “Golden Rule of Interpretation” which is as follows:

When the plain sense of Scripture

makes common sense,

seek no other sense;

Therefore, take every word

at its primary, ordinary,

usual, literal meaning

Unless the facts

of the immediate context,

studied in the light

Of related passages and

axiomatic and fundamental truths

indicate clearly otherwise.

[This rule was published regularly in Dr. Cooper's monthly magazine, Biblical Research Monthly.]

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If God be the originator of language and if the chief purpose of originating it was to convey His message to humanity, then it must follow that He, being all-wise and all-loving, originated sufficient language to convey all that was in His heart to tell mankind. Furthermore, it must also follow that He would use language and expect people to understand it in its literal, normal, and plain sense. The Scriptures, then, cannot be regarded as an illustration of some special use of language so that in the interpretation of these Scriptures some deeper meaning of the words must be sought. [Charles C. Ryrie, Dispensationalism (Chicago: Moody Press, 1995), 81.]

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The Clarifying Statement on Dispensationalism, published by the New England Bible Conference, says it this way:

The Bible must be interpreted literally which is the way language is normally and naturally understood. We recognize that the Bible writers frequently used figurative language which is a normal and picturesque way of portraying literal truth. The Bible must be understood in the light of the normal use of language, the usage of words, the historical and cultural background, the context of the passage and the overall teaching of the Bible (2 Tim. 2:15). Most importantly, the believer must study the Bible in full dependence upon the SPIRIT OF TRUTH whose ministry is to reveal Christ and illumine the minds and hearts of believers (John 5:39; 16:13-15; 1 Cor. 2:9-16). The natural, unregenerate man cannot understand or interpret correctly the Word of God. The things of God are foolishness to him, he cannot know them (1 Cor. 2:14), and his mind is blinded (Rom. 3:11; 2 Cor. 4:3-4).

Answer 3

It would be much easier to believe that there were many Gods and Goddesses that took part in the patterning this infinite mess of mass and energy we call the universe. Dogma is just the rules made by humans that are playing at being a god.

Answer 4

You're right, and I'm glad you see it that way! God is very real and within... But only you can define exactly what that means for you... For me, I uphold my highest virtues to light, creation, love, happiness, forgiveness, etc...

I don't think Jesus wanted people to form a religion to worship him... I believe that he wanted people to find the God within themselves, and he lived his life to be the example of how. It's a shame that many have forgotten the real message.

But I think we are in an age of spiritual enlightenment! A bubble of air underwater can only rise to the surface; so, too, can our spiritual selves only rise up to enlightenment!

I see more people who believe this same message, every day... And that's how I know that everything is _______...

Answer 5

Eh. Yes and no. Some people need religion to be good people I think... But in general I agree... way too complicated, Your relationship with God should be personal, not through a preacher, preist, or other forum.

Answer 6

It would be much simpler and make much mroe sense if people just tried to live by the 10 commandments - Im not remotely religious but they make sense to me.

Answer 7

wouldn't it just be easier if you did the right thing without having to go to church...just believe in the fact that there is a god

Answer 8

did man make god or god make man, do you think that bible story having you asking more and more do you ever feel like the more you know the less you know? why did they give him the name god was it pictures in Africa and remeber bible was written from some one from england or where ever james from (hieroglyphics) you still go by king james which is wordly known as a homosexual.

Answer 9

Yup. That's about it in a nutshell. I'm glad I'm not the only one who realizes this. You give me hope!

Answer 10

SSSSOOOO much simplier, I TOTALLY agree with you!! I've always felt this way as well.