Why do you need religion in your life?
I am not concerned about what your religious beliefs are. I am just trying to understand why someone needs religion.
Would you not being part of a religion cause you to act in a bad way?
I am not concerned about what your religious beliefs are. I am just trying to understand why someone needs religion.
Would you not being part of a religion cause you to act in a bad way?
Anonymous
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Self control.
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I need religion in my life because I want it, and it's my choice:
- My relationship with my Gods is deeply fulfilling and touching
- They give me what I need, when I need it: strength, comfort, guidance, support, etc.
- My religion's values are something deeply rooted within me and have not steered me wrong
- the tenets and ethics have given me some excellent lessons and food for thought
- the rites of passage are touching and mark transitions to help me through them
- rituals are beautiful, meaningful and deeply moving
- practices lend me an outlet for my spiritual expression, and have been an excellent way of helping celebrate that which I hold as sacred in life
- The lessons have helped me learn and grow as a person
- traditions have been joyful and given me fond memories
- they've also been a great source of tradition for my family, a bonding experience
- I've found a great satisfaction and joy in taking part in my religious community
I mean, it's like a deep, rich cultural experience. It touches about every aspect of my life. I don't care if there is an afterlife, I don't believe in the whole reward/punishment system. I just know that it is a lifestyle that has worked for me.
Anonymous
its good to know
Anonymous
I don't.
Thanks for the two points. I needed them.
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"needing religion" is how you lump everyone together who espouses a belief in God. It is flawed in this way: there is only the God of the Bible and He gave His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. Then Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day to provide victory over death and sin. There is no other belief system that is valid or compares with what Jesus did. But this has to do with a "relationship" between God and the believer because God actually indwells that person. Why do we "need" Jesus? Because God has created us to serve and love Him but our sin has caused us to be estranged from God. That is why the "need" - to be made right with God and to establish God's purpose in our lives.