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do you believe in, but ignnore god?
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| DjConfessions |
well i wouldn't consider myself an athiest, and i do believe there is a god and that jesus existed. i do believe in a heaven and hell and that our actions in this world will put us in a new life in one of those two worlds.
i was grown up with god, going to church every sunday with my family. i was hardcore god (no, i didn't mispell goth) man and prayed every nite. i don't know if that's common these days in the world we live in these days to still get on your knees and pray to god.
however, as i reached my teenage years i became more rebellious to the point where i didn't even believe in god.
well, after i stopped being an to everyone and almost screwing up my life, i became what i am now
basically, i believe in god, but i want to live life the way i want to live. i try and keep in good morals, however i know that some of the things i do are in sin. while i am afraid of hell and such, i feel that my set of morals are ultimately going to place me in the "he led a good life" path. wether that gets me into hell or not, i'm afraid, but at the same time, i'm not afraid to live the way i live now.
there is the god crazy people, the undecided, the athiest, and then there seems to be this category i'm in.
my guess is that with the society we live in now, there are a LOT more people who feel this way than there was 20 or even 10 years ago. with people balancing booze, sex, drugs and relationships, lifestyles, careers, i would think there are people that fall in my category.
i mean, is there still people out there that follow every commandment, not thinking sexually about the opposite sex, abusing their body, or commiting any other "typical" sin we all have grown accustom to breaking? |
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| DJ RJT |
I think I understand where you are coming from, I went through something at least similar...
I grew up going to Catholic school, heading to church every weekend until I was 15 (At which point my parents let me know it was pretty much my decision whether or not I wanted to be there). But everything I "believed" in just felt forced upon me, they didn't feel like my beliefs, so I think I just gave up for a while and decided I needed to figure out for myself what my beliefs are.
Over the years it's become something I still stuggle with. I do believe in God, but I believe in God, to a certain extent, on my own terms. A lot of people have a hard time with that, they think it's arrogant of me to think that I can decide what I think of God, and not the other way around. But it's just what I believe in, and the beliefs I have now are far stronger than any of what I thought I believed in when a "faith" or "belief system" were basically forced upon me.
I guess all I'm trying to say is I can completely understand this kind of struggle, and I, personally, think it's best resolved through personal, introspective thought about what you truly believe in. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjConfessions
well i wouldn't consider myself an athiest, and i do believe there is a god and that jesus existed. i do believe in a heaven and hell and that our actions in this world will put us in a new life in one of those two worlds.
i was grown up with god, going to church every sunday with my family. i was hardcore god (no, i didn't mispell goth) man and prayed every nite. i don't know if that's common these days in the world we live in these days to still get on your knees and pray to god.
however, as i reached my teenage years i became more rebellious to the point where i didn't even believe in god.
well, after i stopped being an to everyone and almost screwing up my life, i became what i am now
basically, i believe in god, but i want to live life the way i want to live. i try and keep in good morals, however i know that some of the things i do are in sin. while i am afraid of hell and such, i feel that my set of morals are ultimately going to place me in the "he led a good life" path. wether that gets me into hell or not, i'm afraid, but at the same time, i'm not afraid to live the way i live now.
there is the god crazy people, the undecided, the athiest, and then there seems to be this category i'm in.
my guess is that with the society we live in now, there are a LOT more people who feel this way than there was 20 or even 10 years ago. with people balancing booze, sex, drugs and relationships, lifestyles, careers, i would think there are people that fall in my category.
i mean, is there still people out there that follow every commandment, not thinking sexually about the opposite sex, abusing their body, or commiting any other "typical" sin we all have grown accustom to breaking? |
well, if u believe in christianity, jesus said, "i am the way, the truth and the light. nobody comes to the father except thru me."
one of the apostles wrote in one of the books, "good works are of filthy rags."
your good morals mean nothing to god. u actually believes god gives a rip whether you "lead a good life"??
revelation also makes a metaphor.
Revelation 3:15-17 (New International Version)
15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
if u are convicted of a crime, does the judge judge according to your own beliefs or that, that is set down by the ruler(s). same thing applies to god.
this isnt that appropriate for the cor, the Political Discussion, youll get not-to-many stupid answers like those that are about to come. |
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| mentalbarter |
i am in the same boat as the thread starter
dunno where that'll leave me on judgement day, but i just dont find the need to worship god. his ego must already be big enough:toothless |
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| Ian^ |
| I don't believe in any sort of god, apart from Andrew Flintoff, slayer of Aussies |
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| Acton |
i used to believe in god and religion and i used to have lots of faith in what i believed in.................
but after the summer i have had, i have seriously lost ALL of my faith and beliefs i ever had. seriously, i used to really believe in god and that kinda , but not anymore. if he does exist he is a fuking wanker and i dont believe any of it anymore, fuk him and his fuking religion the fuking dik hed
done jack for me, so why should i believe anymore |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Acton
i used to believe in god and religion and i used to have lots of faith in what i believed in.................
but after the summer i have had, i have seriously lost ALL of my faith and beliefs i ever had. seriously, i used to really believe in god and that kinda , but not anymore. if he does exist he is a fuking wanker and i dont believe any of it anymore, fuk him and his fuking religion the fuking dik hed
done jack for me, so why should i believe anymore |
I had that 10 years ago mate when my grandad was killed, and never believed since, got me into a lot of trouble in school with religious teachers (I got barred from lessons in the end for what they saw as over-aethistic views) and i still dont believe in it now |
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| Sunsnail |
| Nope, I do not believe there is a god |
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| djkoolaide |
i definitely believe in god, but i don't believe that stuff like, say, pre-marital sex is going to send you to hell. killing someone? definitely. but i think as long as you are a good person throughout life then you will go to heaven.
i mean, you can't tell me ghandi went to hell just because he wasn't a christian. |
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| Orbax |
once youve devoted your life to God, accepted Jesus, you make a Union with God. You are saved and only a rejection of God will break that. However, the COMMunion with God is what makes your life fulfilled. I just recently realized how Ungodly of a life I have been leading and I am joining a church and plan on spending thousands of dollars going on mission trips and what not.
I guess you have to ask when you were happier. I know ive become more jaded over the years, and its harder and harder to talk to God and admit that you are weak and scared and alone and you want Him in your life...
I plan on just jumping in and doing the Work withe Scriptures and missions. I just got alerted to a really cool law firm that is like the ACLU, but not annoying and corrupt, and is a faith ministry that does humanitarian efforts around the world.
Statement of faith and 1 year of law school to apply. Im really hoping that the next few years will bring me close enough to work on this kind of opportunity.
The Love has to go both ways. |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
I had that 10 years ago mate when my grandad was killed, and never believed since, got me into a lot of trouble in school with religious teachers (I got barred from lessons in the end for what they saw as over-aethistic views) and i still dont believe in it now |
sorry to hear that ian. i started to loose faith when my gran died of cancer a couple of years ago, but this summer has just done it for me, it really has |
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| Moongoose |
| I dont belive god exists but in the off chance that im wrong im certain that if he exists he has to be the god that cristians pray to, becouse only a sadistic bloodthirsty like the cristian god would ever watch the thats going on and didnt do one ing thing about it. |
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