I've chosen the Roman Catholic religion to express my faith. Some others have chosen to be Baptists, or Muslims, or Taoists. Others have chosen to shun organized religion altogether, and that's fine if it's what works for them.
2007-10-10 04:00:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If the body constrains the soul, then religion constrains faith.
2007-10-10 04:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay I think you are a little confused your self. Religion is believing in something, this is also called faith. The words are the same thing for better or worse. I do not think that the way to god is as simple as joining a church. I think the way to god is like he says a personal relationship between you and him. Instead of being a Catholic or Muslim, or Christian, you may just want to be you, because in the end god is after you. Not the Catholic church. The Church existed in Jesus time, but he never went to church, that is because the temple is you, and prayer is your life line to god. To answer your question, I think you may not understand that if you join a religion, that is exercising your faith. Faith is thinking something is when you have no real proof of it. Religion works the same way. We take peoples words and think they are the words of god. God does not need Chruchs they need him to survive. Any time a person can go off an create thier own religion, you have to question the whole thing. One is not better than the other I think each has some virtue of God, ex.. The Christian, worship god in song, the 7 day advantise, do not eat meat, the Catholic Priest do not have sex. I think these are all ways to be closer to god but at the same time, you are denying how and what god made you for.
2007-10-10 04:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by Ice Man 318 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Primarily because of ignorance. With a vague understanding of anything one can be unsure how to define a thing.Religion is the expression of faith. How that religion is expressed is a diffrent matter. Personally, as a Christian I think man's religion has become his attempt to get into God's favor. Because of that, many have suffered from those who think they are better at it than others.
True religion is taking care of the people who cannot help them selves. Orphans, Elderly and sick people. This is the religion that shows the love of God to the people He (God) cares about. It's not about the candles and wafers, bowing, chanting, whips and unusual acts of bodily punishment that so many do among other things.
True faith will manifest in a genuine care for other people and to see them ultimately know God for themselves. That way, if they never become rich or healthy or loved etc in this life, they will be made whole when they see God face to face.
By the way, where you place your faith is important. All religions are not compatible. If tere are contradictions, only one can be right, not all paths lead to God.
2007-10-10 04:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by stjoseph5 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in case you sense closer to Hinduism then you definately could desire to coach Hinduism. there is not any think approximately sticking to a faith you at the instant are not totally confident approximately. this is going to basically depart you feeling unhappy and void. As for Hinduism, that's an extremely non secular and philosophical faith without dogma. listed here are some books to start with on Hinduism - a million. Bhagavad Gita (the main profound non secular text cloth ever) 2. Autobiography of a Yogi (the only e book Steve Jobs had on his iPad 2 which he study as quickly as each year) 3. Be here Now by employing Ram Dass ( existence reworking e book) 4. The Upanishads (countless the terrific Philosophical texts interior the worldwide. The Bhagavad Gita is derived from those texts) 5. Be as you're: the instructions of Sri Ramana Maharshi based on the main dominant Hindu Philosophy it extremely is the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy.
2016-10-21 22:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one speaks of "religion" one is really talking about a system of practises advocated, or demanded, by that denomination as a means of expressing those particular beliefs that that particular group holds. It's a system of rituals, feasts, fasts, group worshiping, and other general behaviours by which you identify yourself with that particular religious faction.
You adhere to all these various practises, rituals, behaviours etc. because you have Faith in what they stand for, and Faith that it is the true path to your "salvation". This believing has to be defined as "faith" because that is what faith is.... belief in something that absolutely cannot be proven. If it cannot be proved, you have to rely on just your readiness to trust in it. But trust is something you feel or you do not feel. If you don't feel able to trust in something with blind faith, then all the pretending in the world will not create that trust. For this reason each person has to find his own path, based on whatever it is that he does feel able to trust in. It is his personal journey, his personal road, and nobody else on the planet has the right or the authority to tell him that he is "misguided" or "wrong" because no matter how passionately they may think it and believe it... they do not "know it". You cannot "know" what you cannot prove. You can only have faith in it. That is all anybody can do unless, or until, the "proof" is available.
2007-10-10 04:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is the password to religion,choosing of a religion does not means person's view of the religion.discussion to one's faith should not be in a society of goodness.We should not hate others religion as such.
2007-10-10 04:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Jayanto M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Religion is a set of rules you follow. Faith is what you actually believe. Not confusing.
2007-10-10 04:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Faith is personal and internal, while religion is the evidence others can see of what you say you believe. No one can truly know anything about your "faith" that you don't tell them personally--but one's religion can be seen and discussed.
2007-10-10 04:03:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... there is really nothing to chose from. Unless you are Roman Catholic, you are going to hell.
:-)
PS: That is not what I am saying... it is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church. They just don't say that in public any more because they can't enforce the political consequences after losing the religious wars. That does not mean they have changed their stance on the issue... they just have given up enforcing salvation with the sword.
:-)
2007-10-10 04:05:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Karl Marx stated the religion was the opiate of the masses. It is easy to be part of a herd mentality than to think things through and make your own decisions about what you believe.
I know what I believe and why, but it is sad to see people sitting in pews on Sundays just because it is 'the thing to do'..
2007-10-10 04:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by momatad 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋