Well it has millions but also one true God, but not always. So ehh????Hinduism is major and has millions.
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Well it has millions but also one true God, but not always. So ehh????Hinduism is major and has millions.
Well when you find that religion be sure to let me know.We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?, I'm assuming.
God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?.
So what is religion then?
Can anyone help me with the/an answer please?
Thanks.
You may be onto something there. It might have been better to say many instead of most.Wrong.
We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?
God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?.
So what is religion then?
Well it has millions but also one true God, but not always. So ehh????
Most of them. There's some evidence of a triad of goddesses worshipped as one and other triads (like the 3 different forms of the Sun/light - Helios, Apollo and Dionysus). But people who claim that the Christian Trinity is a rip off of Paganism make exaggerated and false claims. Christianity was definitely influenced by Greek philosophy but the Christian Trinity is pretty unique in world religion. It's not true polytheism because the three have the same essence (sort of like having the same soul) but they're also not simply manifestations of a single entity since they are three Persons.Which Greek/Roman religions do you know of that didn't have a trinity?
Did you read the paper by MLK I sent you? Maybe you don't like that one. I understand. How about a Wiki page that lists no less than 3 dozen pagan trinities? I don't think Wiki is Christian, so maybe you'd like this one better:Most of them. There's some evidence of a triad of goddesses worshipped as one and other triads (like the 3 different forms of the Sun/light - Helios, Apollo and Dionysus). But people who claim that the Christian Trinity is a rip off of Paganism make exaggerated and false claims. Christianity was definitely influenced by Greek philosophy but the Christian Trinity is pretty unique in world religion. It's not true polytheism because the three have the same essence (sort of like having the same soul) but they're also not simply manifestations of a single entity since they are three Persons.
I'm a polytheist, myself.
If you're talking about Abrahamic religions (i.e. Judaism, Christianity and Islam), yes. If you're talking about other religions, then no.We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?, I'm assuming.
Since religion is a system of faith and worship, God doesn't need one.God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?
It's a system of faith and worship. It's a defined set of guidelines for how we see God and how we relate to Him.So what is religion then?
I read the Wikipedia page and I'm also going off my own knowledge of Greco-Roman religions.Did you read the paper by MLK I sent you? Maybe you don't like that one. I understand. How about a Wiki page that lists no less than 3 dozen pagan trinities? I don't think Wiki is Christian, so maybe you'd like this one better:
Triple deity - Wikipedia
It is also fitting, considering the subject matter.33 > 330000000 != 1 very poetic
It is also fitting, considering the subject matter.
I don't think it is even logically possible for humans to validate the proper number of identities for transcendent deities, even in the abstract.
We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?, I'm assuming.
God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?.
So what is religion then?
Can anyone help me with the/an answer please?
Thanks.
We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?, I'm assuming.
God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?.
So what is religion then?
Can anyone help me with the/an answer please?
Thanks.
I think most, virtually all, people who "know" what the Bible says have not actually ever read it let alone studied it. The extent of most people's knowledge comes from the churches. When I was younger I parroted the things I learned in Catholic school. Most of it didn't make sense, but I went along with it like most Catholics. Most Protestant religions are not much different.I read the Wikipedia page and I'm also going off my own knowledge of Greco-Roman religions.
I'd rather know what my bank balance is than guess. And that's a stupid bank balance. I'd be cautious about guessing things that may have eternal effects. I'd rather know. But that's just me. Many people are OK with guessing. Probably more are than not.My guess is that for every person who believes in a god or gods that god or gods exists in the mind of the believer.
I agree, and I dare say that such is exactly the ideal situation.My guess is that for every person who believes in a god or gods that god or gods exists in the mind of the believer.
I have no idea what this has to do with what I said. I think only Oneness Pentecostals believe the Son and the Father are the same. Trinitarians say nothing of the sort.I think most, virtually all, people who "know" what the Bible says have not actually ever read it let alone studied it. The extent of most people's knowledge comes from the churches. When I was younger I parroted the things I learned in Catholic school. Most of it didn't make sense, but I went along with it like most Catholics. Most Protestant religions are not much different.
Then I met someone who convinced me that the Bible says something quite a bit different that what the church institution teaches. I began to study it for myself. I wasn't going to let mainstream (orthodox) Christian doctrine influence what I read. Suffice it to say I discovered that the churches do indeed teach mystical impossibilities, fairy tales, and basically a bunch of lies.
I guess the point I'm making is that before someone rejects the scriptures that ought to at least spend some time studying them for themselves. You may need someone to get you started, but you should never ever believe what someone tells you about the Bible. The question should be, what does the Bible say about such and such a thing?
There is a record in the Book of Acts that address this idea head on.
Acts 17:11,
These (Bereans) were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.The Apostle Paul was telling these people things about the scriptures. The folks in Thessalonicia had thrown him out of town because they thought he was nuts. Never mind they never really checked for themselves the things he told them. They felt no need to actually investigate any of the things he said. They just "felt" he was wrong and that was that. The Bereans on the other hand, at least checked the scriptures for themselves. There are very few "Bereans" in today's world of religion.
I don't blame anybody for thinking the churches are messed up. Like I said, you don't need a PHD to know a son can't be his own father, but somehow the churches have convinced 99% of Christians that a son can be his own father. Never mind the fact that it makes language meaningless and the whole idea is nonsensical.
It doesn't take long before an honest study of the Bible will reveal something quite a bit different than the churches. But without an independent investigation of the scriptures people will be either gullible or turned off to the whole thing. Personally, I think the latter are wiser. Nonetheless, and honest individual will read and study the book for themselves or stay quite on what they really don't know.
I'd rather know what my bank balance is than guess. And that's a stupid bank balance. I'd be cautious about guessing things that may have eternal effects. I'd rather know. But that's just me. Many people are OK with guessing. Probably more are than not.
I agree, and I dare say that such is exactly the ideal situation.
We all agree that there is only one God? Most religions, if not all, will say yes?, I'm assuming.
God has no religion. All agree I'm sure?.
So what is religion then?
Can anyone help me with the/an answer please?
Thanks.