What would you say I am, which catagory do I fall under? I don't go to church, I don't considered my self religious to the holy ghost or the holy spirit type of deal.. How ever I'm non athiest because I do believe in my heart that there's a higher power which I believe is in my heart. I'm doing really well in my life and I do say little prayers within myself and I also look at the only preacher that I admire on TV Joel Osteen. But I'm not so taken up with all the religious drama about religions.
2007-10-27 08:53:51 · 34 answers · asked by candy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
VERY intereseting choice of words: you say little prayers "within yourself".
Luk 18:9 ¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus WITH HIMSELF, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luk 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU THINK YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO NEED A SAVIOUR.
2007-10-27 09:08:23 · answer #1 · answered by revulayshun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To what religion did Abel belong to? None! At that time, it was just God and Abel. To what religion did Cain belong to? Well, Cain worshiped God the way he felt God should be worship; therefore, Cain created a religion. Religion is our convenient way to try reach God. But ultimately, religion should not exist. We should just have a good relationship with God, since Salvation does not happen in groups. Salvation is an individual reward from our Heavenly Father. We must obtain accurate knowledge of bible truth, apply the Bible teachings into our lives and help in spreading the good news of God's Kingdom. The rest is up to Him.
Get out of Babylon the Great!
2007-10-27 09:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by Aeon Enigma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me as if you're a Unitarian. I think many people who profess a religion give it a bad name. Far too often, I see people who seem to have forgotten the parable of the Good Samaritan. If you choose to live a life according to the norms a civilized society has, I think you are doing much better than people who sin continually and then go all holy about it just because they have "been forgiven."
2007-10-27 09:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do obviously affirmatively believe in a higher power, so atheist and agnostic are right out.
You pray, which would be utterly pointless if you were deist.
The holy spirit is too essential to Christianity to presume you're actually Christian.
That makes you a theist with non-denominational Christian tendencies.
2007-10-27 09:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by The Arkady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spiritual person, (who is non- religious and beyond religious dogmas ).Spirituality starts where Religion ends. Heart is the seat of Divinity
2007-10-27 09:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by TARBA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you follow Joel Osteen, then you bought into the concept of "prosperity preaching".
GOD bless
2007-10-27 09:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic
2007-10-27 09:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Smart
2007-10-27 08:58:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you are a spiritual person
I was challenged to read the whole bible (king james version) about 10 years ago. I read the whole book I am no longer christian. The atrosities the god of the old testament created, allowed or promoted was too much for me to continue to believe that could be the same god of love the preacher professed to exist. I believe in a god of unconditional love that created our souls with free will (not humans) in his likeness. many souls could not bear to leave fathers side for the loss of love. many souls went out and returned to share their adventures. Some souls rebeled wanted to be a god themselves. This place (earth system) WAS CREATED FOR THE SOUL TO MAKE ITS FINAL CHOICE. Do they really want to be a "little God and live in dominion=lordship over others. or return to father of love/fellowship/joy/sharing/ab... bliss.
What if heaven and hell are exactly the same except for one difference? What ever you picture in your head heaven to be, imagine hell to be the same except for one difference. Everything you can do in heaven you can do in hell except for one difference. The difference is love or dominion. If you choose love you are in heaven, you are sharing love/joy/fellowship, absolute bliss in all you do.
If you choose dominion you are in hell, everyone will be dominion bent, acting without regard to anything but personal pleasure, personal gain, exercising power over others. Everyman for himself in all that is done. Everything else is the same.
Now which path do/will you choose? LOVE or DOMINION
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P.S. Doesn't hell feel a lot like earth?
2007-10-27 10:32:33 · answer #9 · answered by happy_kko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic.
You believe in the possibilities of a god, but have either not been taught, or not been receptive to the teachings of organized religion.
You are on the fence, and that's a hurtful place eventually.
2007-10-27 08:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋