How did you pick your religion?

How did you pick your religion?

I'm not sure I have, but I'm pretty happy with the one I'm working with now (my own brand of eclectic neo-paganism). I "picked" it because it most closely matched what I already believed and felt. I was fascinated by what I learned about it. Also, since studying and practicing it, I've had some special and profound experiences and felt... well... "whole" and healthy now while I didn't before.

How did you decide that christianity or whatever religion you have was the one true religion and all the other ones where lies?

That's a trick question because it uses faulty logic. You're jumping to the conclusion that since I've chosen to follow one religion that I must think that it's the "one true" religion and all other religions are false. That's a nonsensical assumption... you're jumping right from "I believe that X is possible and that's what I'M going with" to "I think Y and Z are total BS for EVERYONE." My belief in X has nothing to do with Y or Z or anyone else's religion. I think my faith is right for ME because it works for me. I also accept that each human being is unique and each mind is going to make a little something different out of the chaos thrown at it. If something else works for others, then I can't really argue that they're "wrong." Instead, I prefer to focus on my own faith and not worry about what other people believe... that's their business. If it brings them the same kind of joy and healing that mine has brought me, then I hope they continue to benefit from their religion. Good for them. But really, I'm more interested in me.

How did you rationalize this choice?

Experience. Observation. Logic. The emotions and gut reactions I have to my practice. The joy I get from it.

-Scarlet

I was born into Protestantism but right around the age of 14-15 I grew dissatisfied with it because it wasn't giving my the closeness with God that I longed for and seemed to value "adaptation" to the modern world over obeying the word of God. So I researched just about every religion there is. The More I studied, researched, read, and prayed the more I understood that Orthodox Christianity had been my true spiritual home all along. I believe that some manner of truth exists in all faiths, some more than others and while I believe that mine is the complete one and that it is the path my soul is meant to take I am the last person who will disrespect others for finding themselves just as at home on a different path.

i never made the decision because the human mind is too limited to understand how this universe was truly created and how everything fits into place, we speculate and idealize what always seems to be so convenient for human beings alone. Anything that seems too convenient to me has red flags all over it. but no im not atheist, agnostic or religious... I'm just patient, and i hope (not believe) that if i spend my life doing what i can to help people that maybe one day the universe will give me an answer in return, or maybe i wont even need answers by then. And maybe there just aren't any O.O

I was raised as a baptist, however I never knew a lot about God or did not know that he has a name. Someone finally showed me in the bible at psalm 83:18 that his name is Jehovah. So I asked my jewish friends, and my baptist friends and my catholic friends to check their bibles too, and it was there! Once I saw his name I started to do more research and there were so many things that the churchs were not telling us, and I saw so much hypocrisy. So I started studying with the Jehovahs Witnesses which is a christian religion, and I finally learned to understand the bible. I compared there bible to my bible and I found out that both bibles had the same meanings within the scriptures, however, they seemed to me to be the only religion that is actually doing what Jesus requested of us. To continue to preach and teach the people about God's kingdom. If you are interested here are some scriptures for you to check with your copy of the bible.

First of all, I was not a cradle Christian, I am a convert. I did not receive baptism from my parents as my father who was an atheist wanted me to choose my religion. So my whole family never talked about G-d or religions to me. In a way, I did not choose my religion, I was chosen by G-d. He revealed himself to me when I was 9 for the first time. Not in a flashy way but as a gentle voice and told me to pick up a book and that it would change my life. The book was entitled Heroes of all times. When I opened it the page was on J'esus' crucifixion. That shocked me and made me interested in the person of J'esus. So I started asking question about him so my family was very surprised and gave me an old catechism which used to belong to my dad (he passed away when I was 3). I found that G-d was a real support and my rock. If the circumstances and places were changing, my mum was living in Africa and me sometimes there sometimes in France with my grandparents. If my mum did not write too often to me and my brother and my grandparents were very strict on us, I knew, I was not alone any longer. That's how I cope through physical and mental abuse. This was my 1st conversion

At 15, I decided to investigate other religions as I was disappointed with the lack of experience then and even after praying for the Holy Spirit, I thought the Bible was dead letter! So I tried Hare Krishna and Buddhism for 2 years. I got attached to Krishna, for a while. But I was very disappointed here again because I felt I was neglected or rejected by this deity. And in the end I became depressed over it. Then my mum brought a picture of J'esus (she usually never does this sort of thing, what made her do it only G-d knows!) and she put it in her wallet. So when I saw it, I asked her to keep the picture because it was a nice picture. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=merciful+jesus&hl=e...

The same evening, the L'ord used this picture (that never happened to me before or after) and made it come alive before my very eyes. Then He asked me where was I going thus. That converted me instantly as I could not believe He could do things like this before. Beside where I was going was depression... After that I came to realize how truly alive He is. I received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit later on which changed my way of perceiving and understanding everything.

I learned about other religions too: Judaism was very interesting and I got to learn more about it in Israel, but even though the Father is the same G-d in the Mosaic Law as in the New Covenant, without J'esus you do not get a personal relationship with Him, only a country relationship, or a community's relationship which is sad. But then J'esus said it so: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." John 14:6.

For me, life makes more sense with Him than without Him. Without Him, life is nihilism and does make sense whatsoever. Beside I came to love Him and to become attached to Him through His tender care and healing of my past. I have no regrets.

the one man that fulfilled all 60 prophecies, not enough? 300

has been eye-witnessed to have risen by 500 people (no such thing as mass hallucination) expert in law and evidence Simon greenleaf

and the love I felt when it broke through my hurt, and fear.

the name? Jesus

When I Saw This, I IMMEDIATELY Knew That christianity Was For Me...

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3rk7kp/

To answer your question briefly ... I don't have a "religion" I have a personal relationship with my Savior, Jesus Christ.

I was born into a family of Catholics and practiced that "religion" for many years. I knew from an early age there was a God and His Son died in my place. I would talk with the priests and nuns asking them questions until one day I was asked to leave and not come back. I was unofficially excommunicated from the church.

I thank God because it was then that I started my search for the one true God. Back in 1974 I was living in Florida at the time. I was divorced for a few years and started dating a young man who was a protestant. He kept "witnessing" to me but he wasn't making it clear and understandable to me. After a few weeks of total confusion, I stood in the middle of my living room floor and cried out to God. I asked Him to show me the way.

I think it was the next day I went to a little Bible Bookstore that was within walking distance. I had been crying and was a mess to look at I guess. The owner of the store came over to me and asked if she could help me. I told her my dilemma and she escorted me over to the display counter where she had been sitting. She pulled out a little New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs and showed me the way to God. She took me down the Roman Road and explained everything to me. Afterward, I just looked at her and asked, "Is it really that simple?" I knew all the facts ... the head knowledge but I wasn't transferring that knowledge to my heart through faith and trusting Him totally.

I have since learned that I would never have been saved had God not known I would trust Him when He called me and I placed my faith and trust in Jesus Christ and Him alone. He bore the penalty for my (the whole world's) sin in His body, He died and was buried, and on the third day He rose again victorious over sin, death, and Satan. That is what each one of us can have through Him when we believe in Christ alone for our salvation. Salvation is by God's grace and our faith not of works.

Eph. 2:8-10 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Here is the gospel message one must believe in order to receive the gift of eternal life.

I Cor. 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the GOSPEL which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are SAVED, IF you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

I'm eclectic and I just go with what works for me. If that happens to be something in any religion I pick it up and use it. My religion is only truth for me.

im still waiting for a religion based on the fact that nothing can be proven or disproven.