Re: a different religious post
This was a very thoughful post on your part. A deep thoughtful one, with no outside influence from Jack.<br />And I am
no theologic scholar, but have my own answers based on the truths of my studies... And I'm old (whole lotta questions thruought my life that I sought answers for). Don't we all ask them?<br /><br /><br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br /> here's my thought... there has to be 1000 different religions in the world (probably many more, but accept my number for now). let's assume one of those religions are correct (one has to be correct, right?).<br /> that means the other 9,999 types of folllowers are wrong. yup, most people are praying the wrong way, not eating meat on friday's for no reason, etc. you have to agree thus far, right?<br />
<br />correct.<br /><br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br />so what happens when the most of us worshipping the wrong being the wrong way die? now you religious types are going to say, "don't worry, god forgives." ok, i'll buy that. so does god forgive all the people following 9,999 wrong religions? if he does, he's a cool dude. but then we're all going to heaven, right?
<br />Don't worry, God forgives.Short answer,Yes. In my faith, "all who seek him shall be saved", and all the other references to the subject in the Bible....They hold promise for us sinners.<br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br />wait.... so it doesn't matter what religion we follow, we're all going to heaven???? that's cool. hold on. we can't all go to heaven. what about those murderers and rapists? they have to go to hell, because heaven is getting pretty darn full. do we forgive them, too?<br />
<br /><br />God created us for a purpose. You will not find that purpose anywhere in this life. Sad, kind of...But we are only here for a split second, and then----We had our chance to become self-aware, declare our intent, and "make our mark" in this life. Some never seem to "make any marks" that leave any sort of legacy behind, but even this does not condemn them to hell.But interestingly, Niether does murder,rape, or whatever other deadly sins they may commit in thier brief time here! That, to me, gives such meaning to this life!<br />We are all sinners. The difference between me and some other sinner may be that he never asked God to forgive him, and accept Jesus (God's son who died for all man's sins) as just that---My saviour. and I did. I'll not see that soul after my earthly time.I'll be with God, and He''ll be in perminent torment.<br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br />yeah, this post was pretty dumb. but did i hit on something? does it really matter what you worship?
Not dumb at all. These are questions that give the basic reason for living briefly...To be asked and answered, and life adjustments made to give us promise to the next place.<br />Of course, you hit on the biggy...The one which the answer too , gives images of people, even grown men, in tears, kneeling on the floor, asking for forgiveness, and just as quickly,
being forgiven by an awesome,loving God! You hit the "biggy" on the head.<br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br /><br /> do you even have to worship? do you really have to go to a building called a church and hang out with your neighbors?
<br />Define "worship". If you define it as going to a building called a church and hanging out with your nieghbors, no, You don't. I go to church every Sunday that I am not so sick with a cold or bug, that I'm contagious...But I worship him. Also, I often like to pick a very calm time on the water to go out and anchor my little boat, and just admire his creation as it surounds me.
That is my other church.<br />
Originally posted by mattttt25:<br /><br /> maybe it all boils down to simply being a good person, as we all know it?
Most good people end up getting saved by the time they are gone. This is probably due to good people allways searching for the good, and hpefully, finding him, and being saved. Of course, not all good people will go to heaven. As God resides in heaven, they have no home to go to, and they have no relationship at all with God.<br /><br /><br />This is just my personal belief, and the cornerstone of my personal salvaton, Matt. My strongest advice would be to keep searching until you find him. Ask those who claim to walk with God,
regardless of what earthly church they go to, even if it's the "Church of the Other Side of the Alva Boat Ramp".<br />I would "seek him", and ask for his forgivness, and accept his son as the one who made that possible.<br />God Bless you, Matt.
<br /> if you look probably 90% of the 1000 religions have the same basic tenants. some have lesser gods or dieties or even angels that are prayed to and worshipped but most hold that there is one "main" god. some of the religions pre-date christianity by several thousand yeras but the basic tenants are about the same.
