does religion dictate you (beliefs, choices, choice, creation, hell)

[~Amin~]

Originally Posted by Scholar24

Does religion dictate your choices? How much does it dictate your everyday life?

No, the way of God guides me to what is best for me.

[whereismynotecard]

Well... I don't think you can call my beliefs a religion... but I kind of just do what I want... But I suppose I might do this because I have no religion to keep me from doing so... So perhaps my lack of religion allows me to do whatever I want, but I don't think I'd really say it dictates what I can and cannot do...

[Izdaari]

I wouldn't even say that I have a religion. I do have a church -- but my church isn't my religion, it's my community of fellow believers. Instead of a religion, what I have is a personal relationship with God the Father, the Logos or Word (who was Jesus Christ during His human incarnation), and with the Holy Spirit.

Does that relationship dictate my choices? As someone said, direct is a much better word. I don't follow any religious Law, but I am spiritually reborn as a new person with desires that are more in tune with what God wants me to become, and the more I become that new person, the more my desires are in tune with God's will for me. Often I fall short, but I don't feel guilty about it, I just pick myself up and try again with God's help.