Why should I believe in your religion and faith? (ritual, Creator)

[tomspug]

Originally Posted by Fish-Hunter

Thank you for the help and suggestions. I have personally read the Bible several times. I know many people have read the Bible and are not Christians. Some people have sincerely seeked God but are still not Christians. Why do you think that happens? Doesn't the Christian God want everyone to become Christians?

God doesn't want people "in" a religion. God wants people "in" a relationship with him. Even I, a Christian my whole life, still struggle with that, because selfish impulses always try and convince me to live life by "my rules" and "my understanding", but there are those times where life takes a turn and you don't know where you are heading, but God does.

I didn't mean to imply that reading the Bible meant 'conversion'. I only meant that people who seek God WILL find Him eventually. Just because God doesn't do it on their time doesn't mean it's not going to happen.

[BFD_Zayl]

Originally Posted by Fish-Hunter

Could you please share what you believe? Thank you!

The Ars Falcis
this is one of the best websites that help explain my beliefs, most websites are bunk, but this one is authentic, I recommend you read through most of it, although I will warn you, it is one doozy of a read, and will take awhile to complete, other then that this necromancy thread will do you good.

[camanintx]

Originally Posted by tomspug

The reason people come up with those theories is that an infinite existence of the universe is the only position an atheist can take, not because there is any scientific data that backs that position up.

Wrong!

Can Everything Come to Be Without a Cause?

[whereismynotecard]

Nihilism

This is what I believe... I'm not telling you that you should believe it too, but I thought you might be interested to know...

[Fish-Hunter]

Originally Posted by tomspug

God doesn't want people "in" a religion. God wants people "in" a relationship with him. Even I, a Christian my whole life, still struggle with that, because selfish impulses always try and convince me to live life by "my rules" and "my understanding", but there are those times where life takes a turn and you don't know where you are heading, but God does.

I didn't mean to imply that reading the Bible meant 'conversion'. I only meant that people who seek God WILL find Him eventually. Just because God doesn't do it on their time doesn't mean it's not going to happen.

When you say we have to seek after God, it implies that God is hiding from us. Why would the Christian God hide from us? I know the Christian Faith is one of grace (unmerited favor). It seems if we are required to seek after God, we are working by seeking after Him. There appears to be lots of work involved in seeking after God. Does that make Christianity an apparent contradiction?

[UltraViolet]

Why should I believe in your religion and faith?

You shouldn't.
What you see and believe should be your own.

Ooops!
That IS my "belief"!

But if you prefer to jump on someone else's bandwagon
it's no problem to me.

[Fish-Hunter]

Originally Posted by UltraViolet

You shouldn't.
What you see and believe should be your own.

Ooops!
That IS my "belief"!

But if you prefer to jump on someone else's bandwagon
it's no problem to me.

Thank you for sharing UltraViolet. That's a super-hero type of screen name! I was hoping to find the truth on this website. It seems you are adovcating the popular belief of pluralism. I think truth is more objective than subjective. If we have 6 billion people in this world with different faiths and religions, then all cannot be right at the same time. Do you agree with my conclusion? I want to know the truth if it can be found on this planet.

Religious pluralism is a loosely defined term concerning peaceful relations between different religions, and is also used in a number of related ways:

• Religious Pluralism may describe the worldview that one's religion is not the sole and exclusive source of truth, and thus recognizes that some level of truth and value exists in at least some other religions.
• Religious pluralism often is used as a synonym for ecumenism. At a minimum, ecumenism is the promotion of unity, co-operation, or improved understanding between different religions, or denominations within the same religion
• As a synonym for religious tolerance, which is a condition of harmonious co-existence between adherents of different religions.

I got this definition from Wickipedia.

[Fish-Hunter]

Originally Posted by whereismynotecard

This is what I believe... I'm not telling you that you should believe it too, but I thought you might be interested to know...

Is Nihilism similar to hedonism? I think you shared that our existence is meaningless, and you are here to have fun on your link. This seems like the religion of hedonism. Is that correct?

[whereismynotecard]

Originally Posted by Fish-Hunter

Is Nihilism similar to hedonism? I think you shared that our existence is meaningless, and you are here to have fun on your link. This seems like the religion of hedonism. Is that correct?

I don't know what that is. Do they believe in God or anything??