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Quote by: nerdvincent  What is your reason to believe in god?
Discuss. I'm hopefully waiting for worthy reasons. |
I APOLOGIZE, THIS IS REALLY FREAKIN LONG, I TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHY I BELIEVE IN GOD IN A SHORT WAY, BUT I COULDN'T.
Hmm, I don't believe for any of those reasons in the poll. I was considering "it's comforting to believe in a supernatural diety", but even that's not right, because now that I believe, there are more things that terrify me now that i never thought of before.
Like, will I ever be worthy of God? Will I have the strength to do what's right?
If I fail now that I believe and claim to know God, it will be far worse than if I had failed when I
didn't know God. Because now I may be learning WHAT to do, but I don't know if I'm strong enough to actually DO it.
So why do I believe? I'm having difficulty explaining, but I will try.
1. I look around and see us all in a perilous situation. Corrupt politicians of our Western nations are rapidly eroding our freedoms and bankrupting us in the name of war and terrorism. It's like the leaders of our Western, Democratic countries are using us for their own personal financial gain from the war machine -- and perhaps purposely weakening us for a desire for economic collapse/chaos that leads to them ruling a dictatorship as well. Experts are calling for a great economic recession in the U.S. And meanwhile Communist China is growing ever stronger. How is it going to end?
The corrupt unfair trade laws of globalization are supressing the third world, and thoroughly preventing their advancement and democracy. The Vatican is pure evil and has committed many atrocities, and continues to amass wealth and whore itself out to equally corrupt politicians. Groups like scientology are taking advantage and scamming people, and even spying on and trying to infiltrate our governments.
But I see people doing good in this world too, and I wonder how it's going to end. What's going to happen to us. So many people live in blissful ignorance of what's going on around them. But I think we need to wake up and take note of the severity of the situation we are in. It's sobering, and makes me believe that there are bigger forces at work here, between good and evil. I read the book of Revelations and it talks, for example, of the "Whore of Babylon", which I believe refers to the Vatican. It's a fascinating read, and there's many parallels between what it says and what's going on in our world.
2. I've been living my life selfishly. I'm in a competitive college program, so that I can graduate and earn lots of money. I'm kind to the people I love, but I do little for anyone else. I've looked to drugs to 'find myself', material success for my self worth.
But after reading Jesus' teachings, I see that these worldly things mean so little, and don't hold the answers. I've been focusing on me, me, me, and the things that don't really mean anything. It makes so much more sense to me now, that the meaning of life is to help others. Becoming rich and successful will never be as great an accomplishment as helping someone, taking a bit of time in this fast paced life to really care and make a difference in someones life.
Say f*** the rat's race, and
change my priorities. I've still figuring out how to do that.
It's not like I'm going to drop out of school, I need money to live. But I'm no longer looking for answers in drugs, or basing my self esteem on how the world measures success. My demeanour has changed. I feel less competitive, and more compassion for people. I'm not anywhere near perfect!!! But I am trying my best, and learning.
3. I'm going to copy and paste my answer from another thread here, because it's one of my reasons...
I think faith is a gift from God. We can't find God on our own, he enters our lives if we sincerely ask. Even if you aren't sure if you are just talking to yourself when you ask "God, if there is a God, please help me understand."
Keep searching for that meaning. The bible says that the Holy Spirit was put inside each of us, and I believe that it is what drives us to ask questions and search for the truth. We are not simple animals here to compete in a rats race and then die. We are so much more than that, and deep inside, we each know it.
We each have that feeling inside us that we are something more, and I think that we should
trust it, not dismiss it as irrational thinking. Life isn't just about what's logical. What we feel inside is real, it's trying to tell us something. Don't be such a slave to logic that you lose your sense of natural childlike
wonder. I think it takes more blind faith to believe you've got it all figured out, and nothing exists in the universe beyond what you can see and taste and touch.
I love this quote by Shakespeare,
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. "
Well there you go, I tried to explain, you probably think I'm thoroughly crazy by now. 