Ok, I will make the first attempt at answering the thread starter.
I choose to follow Jesus because:
1. What I believe He has done for me by His sacrifice for me.
2. What He has done for me to remove the desire for drugs in my life.
3. What He has promised in scripture that He will do for me in the future.
I know it sounds a little selfish that all my answers are about "Me", but if we are all honest with ourselves...arn't we all selfish?
__________________ WHEN JESUS SAW THE MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE, HE WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY WERE WEARY AND SCATTERED, LIKE SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD.
There is many reasons why I choose to believe in God! I am a christian. But i will share a more common sense in this world theory as to why I follow the Lord! Bare with me as i am not the greatest at explaining things!
Ok, besides the obvious things that will typically be said, such as... Jesus died for our sins, forgiveness, faith..etc... Here is the other reason. I see it this way, what do i have to loose by living here on earth in the best way possible! Being kind, loving, trusthworthy, generous, read my bible, search for inspiration, attend church and hear a message that should only inspire me to do better, be faithful, not kill, not cheat or steal, love my neighbors....generally be the best i can be!! I have nothing to loose by living my life in such a way! Just say for arguments sake that there is no God or Heaven, what do I loose in my life here on earth if i strive to be a God follower and a great citizen? I don't believe i would regret living a good life at the end. I do though believe that i will be judged one day..so i strive to grow a personal relationship with God. I hope that made sense to you! Have a great day and if you respond I shall read it and post again!
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While I believe that I understand your view here, I don't believe that everyone in this thread will understand what you mean by this. Why do you believe that he did sacrifice himself? How is this important to you, what does this mean to you? If you believe something that may be different from the views of other Christians could you explain this? What are the things about your particular stance on Christianity that make your belief what it is?
What has he done? How has he done it? More elaboration is what I am looking for.
What has he promised in scripture? Explain.
In many ways I think that religion and practice of a religion are very frequently due to selfish reasons. I think that is a major difference between us and Christ, I think his motives were entirely altruistic with no selfishness in them.
These answers are good, but I am looking for more elaboration in responses. I want to understand why you are the religious person you are. I hope that a productive discussion of these reasons will help all of us come to have a better level of respect for each others views. I also hope that those of differing faiths can come to understand each others reasons for believing how we believe.
Thanks for your post marcu. If you feel that, after reading my questions of Justbyfaith, that you could provide a more in depth response feel free. I do not have any comments on your post at this time, if others do I hope they will post them.
I hope that other beliefs will be presented as well. While I am interested in Christian beliefs, I am more curious about other beliefs than I am about Christians. Why is a person Taoist, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Confucionist (sorry if I butchered that one), Jew (besides birth), Shinto, Jain, Zoroastrian, and any other that may present as well as atheist and agnostic.
I am also interested in the sub-sect of your religion, if you are Methodist Christian, Catholic, a sub-sect of Islam, a particular area in Hindu, are you a Mahayana Buddhist or Theravada, etc.
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Jun 21st, 2006 02:30 AM
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