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As a Christian, do I know for a fact that my religion happens to be the "right one"?
How can I honestly sit here and tell the world that I know for a FACT that my religion is the "true religion?" I can only base my assertion on my feelings, and those can't be externally verified. I feel comfortable saying that my faith and my relationship with Jesus is right for me personally.
I don't want to be labeled a heretic, but I honestly believe that there is some truth in all religions. Notice I said SOME truth.
Anyone else agree?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
I agree, it is about what you feel to be true in your "heart" or spiritually, personally I think that a Buddhist who does good in the world might know Jesus better than a Christian who is, say for example a murderous Mobster (Al Capone was Catholic) but knows that relationship with the divine by a different name, in this case Buddha.
Religion to me is spiritual, not about the dogma but what is in our hearts, I think that the overall message of Christianity speaks to me of spiritual truth, and that is the point, not everything in the Bible has to be 100% accurate, the point is what it speaks to our hearts in full context, religious texts are not history books or science books, In buddhism, there are stories about buddha battling Demons and teaching the gods, most Buddhists don't believe these Elements as literal.
The Bible has more in common with other religions like that than we like to admit, example, the Bible says that around 4 million Israelites settle the promised land, along with an untold "mixed multitude" of these who were with them but not of Israel, and that they had to fight mighty nations already living there with enough numbers and power to pose a serious challenge to this group of 4 million or more people, history and archeology indicate that there was not anywhere near that kind of mass population in what is now Israel and palestine at the time.That was how people told stories in thous days, they exaggerated the grandness to drive home a point, the Bible has spiritual truth because it is a morality tale, Christians and Atheists alike tend to miss the point by taking things to literally.Atheists dismiss the whole thing because they see inaccuracy, Christians sometimes just accept it without looking closer at the deeper meaning, which is the real point of religion.
So there it is, I am a heretic.
- mahlerLv 45 years ago
The Apostles taught that Jesus used to be God and the vast majority of Christians supported this perception actually it used to be deem orthodox in the course of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. The Arians had been the competition they did not base their teachings from the Apostles however instead from the Ebonites a heretical sect in the course of the first century that denied Jesus' Divinity as God. The Arians originated from Alexandria in which the Ebonites originated they usually taken the title Arian from a Catholic Priest in the course of the third century named Arianus who started this heresy. And to position this naturally the Arians had been excommunicated from the Catholic Church the only Church that Christ centered and this can be a reality.
- 8 years ago
The fundamental basis for all religions, the existence of one or more deities, is unproven and probably unprovable. Therefore, asking for confirmation of individual religious tenets is senseless, since they are built on a House of Cards. You can't prove that your particular religion has any validity when you cannot prove that the basis for ALL religion is true. That would be like proving that you were calling your imaginary friend by the correct name.
- Bored nowLv 78 years ago
It is the biggest annoyance to me that so many Christians do not recognise that it is called "religious faith" for a reason. If it were a provable fact, we would all be believers.
"My faith has been tested" - not the "facts have been contested"
"My faith means the world to me"
etc etc etc
Source(s): atheist - Anonymous8 years ago
You question which means you start to examine your surroundings or lets say ''you are blessed'' in Christian perspective !
Source(s): Atheist ! - Anonymous8 years ago
Basic concept of Christianity is God bore a son who was himself and he allowed himself to be sacrificed to free humankind of their sins.
- ?Lv 48 years ago
Well they do have morals etc, but I ask this: How do you know you're not fooling yourself?
- Anonymous8 years ago
no because all religions are made up.
Source(s): get well soon.