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Why do you follow your religion?

Muffled

Muffled

Jesus in me
InChrist said:
I don’t look at praying as a “religious” thing anymore more than just talking to a loved one or friend. I consider it relational communication.
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I suppose that would be true if you were not talking to God. It is talking to God that makes it religious.
 
IndigoChild5559

IndigoChild5559

Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
firedragon said:
How do you reconcile between let's say "Trinitarianism and Monotheism"? Both cannot be true right?
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Trinitarianism does believe in only One God. The opening line from the Creed is "We believe in One God." It most certainly is NOT a case of "three gods." So yes, it is a form of monotheism. However, it is a muddled monotheism, like water that is mirky from mud.
 
Muffled

Muffled

Jesus in me
Link said:
The more you become familiar with Quran, the more it becomes evident no one can speak or write like this but the Lord of the worlds. It's doors open upon other doors. It has ways leading to more ways. It's endless in changing form to the heart that is guided, and never stops being amazing. Always something to notice in it and learn from it.
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I believe like the Bible it can vary a bit. It is quite clear whenever the word "Say" appears that the angel is speaking; other than that we have to hope that Muhammad heard from God directly.
 
firedragon

firedragon

Veteran Member
IndigoChild5559 said:
Trinitarianism does believe in only One God. The opening line from the Creed is "We believe in One God." It most certainly is NOT a case of "three gods." So yes, it is a form of monotheism. However, it is a muddled monotheism, like water that is mirky from mud.
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Yeah. There is always a but, or a however, and then a jump through a hoop, or two.
 
IndigoChild5559

IndigoChild5559

Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
firedragon said:
I didn't say you said it made sense. I am saying one has to jump through many hoops to say that it's monotheism.
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Not at all. Like I said, the opening line of the Nicene Creed says point blank "We believe in One God." Anyone who reads basic English knows that's monotheism.
 
firedragon

firedragon

Veteran Member
IndigoChild5559 said:
Not at all. Like I said, the opening line of the Nicene Creed says point blank "We believe in One God." Anyone who reads basic English knows that's monotheism.
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See, just because someone claims something, that does not make it absolute truth. I am sure you will not keep the same standard with everything everyone in their religions say right?

Cheers.
 
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truth467

*Banned*
Starlight said:
Why do you follow your religion?

I answer my question first:blush:

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
My religion is new age and omnism. I follow new age because I believe it is logical. I also follow new age because I think all religions have something beautiful and holy about them. I can't choose between the different religions, I can't do it. I love songs and worship from different religions. I feel belonging to many religions.

New age beliefs is that God's presense is everywere, that God's presense is also in the soul. Both the souls to human and souls to animals is divine because we are God's children. All souls is from the same source, who is God. And God are love. Because of that our souls is also love. Because of that all people are one. New age belief is also in reincarnation. I believe strongly in reincarnation. New age belief is that God has no religion. God is beyond religion

New age beliefs is also the belief in omnism. Omnism the belief that no religion is the only truth, but that truth is found within them all.
Omnists do not believe one spesific religion, if that was the case then it is not logical.

An analogy that support omnism is this:

Four blind men who discover an elephant.
Since the men have never encountered an elephant, they grope about, seeking to understand and describe this new phenomenon.
One grasps the trunk and concludes it is a snake.
Another explores one of the elephant's legs and describes it as a tree. A third finds the elephant's tail and announces that it is a rope.
And the fourth blind man, after discovering the elephant's side, concludes that it is, after all, a wall.
Each, in his blindness, is describing the same thing: an elephant. Yet each describes the same thing in a radically different way.
This was written by David Horner The Blind Men and the Elephant

Also almost all religions share this: belief in God, hell/heaven/reincarnation, holy souls or prophets, to be loving to others, prayers, ethical rules

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John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. So is this a lie?
 
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truth467

*Banned*
Isaiah 45:5
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
apart from me there is no God.
( Jesus in the old testament ). Is this a lie?
 
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