How can a specific god be "right for you", but not for others?

Question

Is that just the nice way of saying believe what you want, you are still wrong?

Answer 1

Maybe, but it's also the truth. I'm not religious and see religion and specific 'god' figures as reflective of the culture's traits and values.

I think it's pretty obvious that the god that is 'right' for a person is reflective of the way a person was raised, the society in which a person developed, etc.

People who believe in something else are generally going to tell you that you're wrong. They feel they must, because if you're not wrong... that makes them wrong. If they're wrong... then the entire philosophical and spiritual foundation they've been building for their entire lives will seem faulty.

That's not really acceptable for people whose lives are largely guided by faith, so the automatic response to someone with a different faith is that the conflicting faith is right for that specific person, but not for the other.

Answer 2

I'm not sure that a specific "god" may be right for you, but wrong for others. My belief is that there is only one God. However, I do believe that different people have different ways of experiencing God, and different ways of expressing their worship of God.

That is why, to me, Christianity is a very open and tolerant religion. Obviously, not all Christians believe this way, and I certainly understand how the actions of some reflect poorly on the Christian religion as a whole.

Anyway, short answer: One God, different people = different strokes for different folks.

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Answer 3

I have to answer that what question with a question. Do you think there is more than one God. Different religions have different names for God (Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, etc.) But those are names given by men. God is God, the beginning and the end. The creator of all things. Different religious denominations do have different beliefs. For , example Muslims believe Jesus was not the son of God, but merely a profit, no greater than Moses. You have to search for yourself and find the truth. Pray and do your research, read the bible and true light will shine.

Answer 4

Because truth is not an absolute. Truth is a matter of perspective. Fact is absolute. This has been proven over and over during perspective psychology tests. (Usually involving a man in a gorilla suit with a red shirt on or something like that). You take your perceptions as truth without question, what you see, what you feel, what you know, all these things are truth. They are colored by your own experiences. Another person will not share all of your experiences, therefore your truth is not theirs and vice versa. In that, a god that is truth to you may not be to someone else. It's actually a very easy concept to comprehend. What blows my mind is that of all the gods in this world that are worshipped by man, only ONE of them can be the real one....that is what doesn't make sense to me.

Answer 5

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well, that's a good one

in my beliefs, there are four Gods, four real Gods.
1. God the Father
2. God the Son
3. God the Holy Spirit
and the last one
4. God of Hell, Satan

there are many angles, some good some bad, and some people call them gods as well, usually the bad ones.
its all in the interpretation, or how ones sees it.

there are many who say i am wrong for different reasons, still, this is how i see it...

i pray to Jesus, God the Son.

Answer 6

What we call 'God' is right for everyone. However, the method you use to relate to God is individual. Some people prefer a very structured religion; others prefer one that is less structured or that has a different set of rules.

Answer 7

That is what I don't get. You would figure that if someone wants the freedom to make up their own god, or go with a group that has done the same, that they would be understanding of all of the others that are "created" the same way.

Answer 8

I'd be impressed if a religious zealot said something like that. Usually they stick with the "my god is the only god" and everyone else's is just wrong.

Answer 9

No, not at all. It's a way of saying, " I respect your spiritual journey. I am no judge of its correctness nor should I be. My path is what feels right for me. It works a positive force in my life. I want that for you too and I realize my path may not give it to you."

Answer 10

We are made in God's image - imagine the diversity this statement brings up - each and every one of us is a unique, diverse, individual being....just like each snowflake. When we understand God, it can only be by our own experience and knowledge - so all descriptions are valid in their own way.