how do you know which one is right.......?

Question

i know i beleive in one savior and that he was and is the Messiah and that he has came on earth once and that he will one day come back again and rule. but there are sooooo many realligons and there are a lot that belive the same thing that i just named right there. im a Baptist. and i believe the KJV bible. but theres not just one kind of baptist how do u know exactly what you believe and what u should believe?

Answer 1

Read the Bible.... make sure you have a translation you understand easily.... and compare everything to what the scripture says.... some churches are off base and you are wise to be skeptical..... in good churches there are variations on the gifts, stlyes of worship and some other things, but if the gospel message is the same, that's what really matters. Paul said 'study to show yourself approved, a workman that doesn't need to be ashamed and rightly divides the word of truth".... read and pray... His word will never lead you astray

Answer 2

By the fact that you talk about the KJV of the Bible it shows that you are involved in a very narrow group of Fundamentalist. The KJV of the Bible is old and out of date. Over 1500 words have changed there meaning since it was written. It is a translation not the original text. The new translations are made from over 4000 Greek documents compared to the 400 they had in the time of the of KJ day. Even the KJ version was updated in the 1700's.
I suggest that you build a personal relationship with God and Jesus and set aside all those details of what is right and correct which are stressed in your church. When you die and go to heaven Jesus will not ask you a doctrinal test like did you believe in the KJV as the true word of God. How about those who are in different cultures reading the Bible in their own language? Drop the lingo and get the Message Bible which you can understand. Talk to God and then listen. He will talk to you in your mind especially when you are resting in a relaxed time. Try it.

Answer 3

I believe that the world has many people with different environments and different ways of living and God needed to give each one their own teacher/Guru/messiah to cater to what they needed at that point in their lives.
There's different religions because God came to everyone with a word of wisdom, a rule to follow to keep the people safe in terms of their own surroundings and ways to make them understand life after death, sin, and being good.
There are no wrong religions, but each religion is missing something-Something they can gain from another religion.

It's like we are all in the same house, just looking out different windows. The window that God gave us to see him. Some then see the backyard, others see the side yard, some see the front-but is any window wrong? Nope.
It's when man made interpretation comes in and splits people up and makes things violent that it becomes wrong. Man sometimes interprets a text, whether the Bible, the Quran or the Guru Granth Sahib, in a biased way and it soon has an alternate agenda.

Christianity didn't split because God said it should, it split because we all still have a different idea of what God wanted from us-And that's okay!
God doesn't care what religion you are in or if you have the wrong idea on some things-God only cares that we live good lives, just lives, and help others.

Answer 4

You follow your heart until you find what is right for you.

With that said, I believe that truth is how things really are—not how things are theorized to be, or speculated upon based on observation. Science and religion are not truths. These are human cognitive abstractions that help a free-willed thinker find some balance in an existence where they are unsure (live by faith) of themselves.

Any religion or god that does not support the law of allowing the free will of another, and does not teach its followers to do the same, does not support the essence of existence.

By the words of Christ, we will judge ourselves. We, alone, know the true intents of how we live our lives. The churches of humankind (organized religion) teach doctrines and precepts that specify that a person must perform certain mandated ordinances and practices of the respective church. However, a person is judged, not by how they obey a church, but by how they obey the words of Christ. And though many people profess religion and belief in their God, they fail to keep the one law upon which all others are predicated: Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.


For me, the peace of knowing what to believe came when everything made sense--when all of my questions could be answered and I could find balance and happiness.

Answer 5

As a Christian, (like any other believer in other religions), I believe my God, my Christ, is the one and only true way to live by. How do I know? I was raised in a Christian home, and as an adult, I still choose Christ. I read my NKJV as well, and have faith that the word speaks truth. As far as denominations, that's all man-made, dictating how we worship. Denominations aren't a factor that makes you a Christian, as long as you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior, and follow the principles. Continue to adhere to your bible, friend, and pray that you stay grounded in your beliefs. Be blessed, friend.

Answer 6

I am agnostic which means that am a skeptic or questioner rather than a believer; I do not know whether or not a deity is the inciter of the Cosmos. No one can tell you what to believe or counsel you upon what to believe! If you are content with what you currently accept as doctrine as you indicate in your question, then why wonder whether there are alternatives to your brand of theism? I think that peace of mind may be the goal of philosophical quests; if what one embraces as true affords solace, then it has fulfilled its purpose in one's life.
Religions, however they are rationalized by preachers and writings, are nonetheless based entirely upon faith; no one can know absolutely that his or her religion is the "Truth"!

Answer 7

I don't think there's any one right religion. I think you're on the right track...

What you should believe is something that is only between you and God. A lot of religions will try to indoctrinate you and brainwash into believing what they say is correct. God is the only one who knows what's right for you. So try to find a way to strengthen your connection to God.

What I believe may not work for someone else. It only works for me. I attend a church with a lot of like minded people so I am confident in my spirituality.

Good luck and try not to get led astray

Answer 8

Read your Bible and find wisdom!
Romans 1
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

Answer 9

what I believe is very unique to me, thanks to my individual experience and life

religion is like a person

each has own belief, and is the author of that and only that belief

no two perspectives are identical

there is no "one" religion that people can say they believe identically to the next person

religion is the response to another's courage to live own life and make own choice and gain a wonderful journey, but the mistake is to tell another to do the same for similar result based on greed, pride and envy

Answer 10

You should believe that which feels right to you, the doctrines that you hold close to your heart and would wish to follow, because YOU think they are correct and true, not because of what others say. Nobody can tell you what you should believe except yourself.