help with religion please every ?
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A person NEEDS to decide which god that they will serve. You cannot serve two gods at the same time, its like trying to work for two different bosses at the same time. Which boss do you mak ehappy? And especially a christian and a muslim god, who contradict each other so much? \n\nLook around, ask questions of verious religions. The Jehovah's witnesses have a fantasstic book called "Mankinds' search for God" that give a great description and details about mannnnny other religions. It helps to be able to look up and see what other religions practice. Ask one of them for a copy of it. You could go to a Kingdom Hall and just ask for one, they won't mind at all.  It is a helpful resource. AND unlike how other people put down other religions and badmouth them, this book is neutral and factual, its the facts ma'am , just the facts! LOL
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Try visiting an Episcopal or Unitarian church. I liked Methodist too. Just visit on Sunday and see what you get from the different places. In fact, visit them all with an open mind. It is very enlightening about human nature.
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You've got theology, and then you've got religion.  Are you searching for a religion or a theology?  Do you want a set of guidelines to follow, or do you feel a need to worship?\n\nIf the former, check into Buddhism's nine-fold path.  Far superior to the ten commandments, they are all anyone needs to live a good life.\n\nIf the latter, sit down and decide what you believe in.  There are websites that will rate your answers to questions and tell you where you fit in.\n\nOr how about simply believing what you believe, and doing what you feel is right, and not mucking that up with organized religion?  There's no reason you can't worship your conception of god all by yourself.  If you're looking to connect with others who feel as you do....that may not be possible.  Just be yourself!
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You will need to check all directions and guidance from what the Bible teaches anyway so one of the best things you can do is to read and study and familiarise yourself with The Bible - a bit like the Bereans in Acts17/11.\n\nGod through the Holy Spirit is able to guide and lead and open your understanding, especially through The Bible. Just ask Him, and watch and pray.\n\nHaving said that it can be very helpful to have someone who can help spiritually and I strongly suggest you pray to God Himself to provide you with someone suitable. He is well able and it would be a good spiritual excercise to place it in His hands and wait on Him for His answer while you look.\n\nIn addition, if you are able to meet with other Christians that can be very encouraging and helpful and probably it is best to take time to get to know them to find out who is trusworthy and Biblically sound.\n\nMay God's provision prevail.
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Find a Spirit filled church. One that uses the Holy Bible (only) and one that urges relationship and not "religion."\n\nReligion is how man tries to reach God/Jesus.\n\nRelationship is how God reaches us through Jesus Christ.\n\nGrace to you and God Bless...
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The best advice I will give is to live your Christian life openly. Don't be judgemental or intolerant. As my youth pastor used to say "you may be the only Bible some people ever read." So keep that in mind as you go about your day. Stay focused on practicing your religion. Take the time to listen to your family members about what they believe and how they experience God. Just listen. There is a great value to listening, so many people forget that. A lot of people have more respect for people who take the time to listen and get to know what they believe. If you don't understand something they are saying, it is okay to ask for clarification, but don't judge or put down their beliefs. Just listen. Keep doing this. Eventually they'll start to ask you what you believe if they're curious. If they've been watching you and how you live and go about your life, they may start to get curious. When beginning to start to tell them what you believe (when they ask...remember no one likes to have someone tell them information they haven't asked for) make sure you make it clear that this is what you believe. What I mean is, don't make references to what they believe. Just state what you believe. This keeps you from showing signs of intolerance, disrespect, or that you are judgemental. Continue to take the time to listen to them. Ask them about their beliefs, why they believe it. Ask them about their spiritual experiences. That sounds odd, but all of us have them in some form or another. Sometimes we can explain them through our religion, and sometimes we cannot. You are getting personal with them and building trust between them and yourself. Be willing to answer questions about yourself, but never feel like you have to defend your believes or offend others. If all goes well, they will start to inquire more and more, they may start to go to church with you, they may want to read the Bible and that will open even more questions for you to answer from them. Don't always be so quick to answer questions. Sometimes you'll be asked questions that if you answer right away you might later regret answering the way you did. If you feel like you need more time to ponder a question, be honest and let them know that you'd like to think of how to give the best possible answer to their question. Most people will be understanding. DO NOT GET INTO RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS. I can't stress this enough. Most religious arguments are not actually about spirituality, they are about ego. Be strong enough to step away from them.\n\nThis is my advice to you as a former Christian missionary turned Hindu (coincidently). What I have told you I have found to be much more effective at helping people in their spiritual life and helping them look more closely at what they actually believe. As a Christian I'll admit that I did get into trouble with my church who was more interested in gaining more members for revenue than it was about truly helping people spiritually (I took the words of a pastor there to heart when he said that "a hospital is a place where people go when their physical bodies are sick to get treatment, a church is a place where people go when their spiritual bodies are sick to get treatment.") I also still am friends with a great many Christians. They are all very tolerant and respectful of other people's beliefs. It is not that they do not want to 'save' people, they just have realized that being judgement, intolerant, and condemning people or even trying to provoke fear in them doesn't really seem to very effective. Respect, patience, and tolerance seem to work a lot better (remember tolerance means that you acknowledge their religious beliefs, it does not mean that you accept them).\n\nAnd most importantly, pray for your family. Be thankful for them, but also ask Christ to help you. Take time to not just pray in the sense that you do all the talking, but also take time to sit
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http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html\n\nQuiz that will ask numerous questions and the relative importance to you of each issue, and return results of what religions your current beliefs are most in sync with.
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This may help.\n\ngood luck; Righteousness for rightness.
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I will attempt to give you my thoughts as I understand what you are asking.\n\nExplanatory:  We all have basic questions in our lives we need to answer, namely how did we get here, what is my purpose for being here, and what happens when I die?  Religion attempts to answer these questions.\n\nEmotional:  No matter what school of thought you come from, one would have to admit that we all have some need inside of us all that we attempt to fill.  For some, religion helps fill that need.\n\nSocial: All religions, regardless of focus, emphasize brotherhood, unity, and teamwork.  Even for working on the "inner self", you at least are compelled to affiliate yourself with like-minded people.\n\nAll these, by the way, are most easily and best met by following Jesus Christ.
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try assembly of God or maybe vinyard websites i know ,I'm partial,its hard to be unbiased.look in you local paper in the religion section if they have one
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I'm sorry for what happened to you as a child. I feel that many, many, many organized religions hide behind the word of God. They all preach the word but do not care to live by it. God is real sweetheart, and you seem to be a very strong person. Keep your faith in HIM and he will carry you through. It may not seem like it to you because of all the evil in the world today, but hold true to HIM. In the end Jesus will call out your name. Good Luck and don't give up on God, for God has not given up on people yet.
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Praise God,welcome to the Family! My advise would to be DAILY in the Word(the King James Version Bible),pray daily,not just in church,keep your eyes on Christ,not on other christians,not on the world,dont care what others say unless they are quoting from the scriptures,you can NEVER go wrong by listening to the scriptures. Go to www.chick.com to continue your Christian growth,they have a lot of good christian reading material that you CAN TRUST.God's greatest blessings to you!
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Maybe instead of worrying about a particular religion, you should focus on a relationship with God, and let him lead you.  Don't get me wrong, i belong to a church, but i study the bible and ask questions and follow my heart.  Go to several, and find a place where you fit in.  Personally, i think "religion"  is man-made most of the time (men's rules, not God's).  Best bet is to read the bible, get one that has modern language if the king james is too hard to follow....good luck, sugar...
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http://jamaat.net/muh-christ/intro.html\nthis can help you
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Try finding out what religion you most identify with by putting together what you believe is true (void of influence from any ideas other people put in your head), and their relative importance. This test can let you do that: http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/\n\nOtherwise, I'd suggest a Neopagan religion. Many Neopagans take an eclectic take on faith, and piece together ideals from many different religious philosophies to define for themselves what is reasonable, rational, logical and sensible. I, myself, am an eclectic solitary Wiccan. Here is a site full of various Pagans of various paths from all around the world: http://www.witchvox.com/
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Study different religions and choose one that makes sense to your mind and leads your heart to do good works and love of others.  Find a body of believers in that faith who are living it out and get to know them to see if it is good. Don't expect it to be perfect. Nothing with humans in it is perfect. But if it is good and you agree with the teachings and practices, you may have found a home.
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If you are having a crisis of faith, try talking to a priest or someone else in the church. They may have answers to your question that you never thought of, or that make more sense. If that doesn't work, try educating yourself on other religions as well. Maybe you will find your answers in another faith or belief. I don't mean just Christian religions. Look into Buddhism, Wicca, Taoism, etc. I myself am Wiccan. The most important thing is not to lose faith in whatever you believe in, and to remember that everything that comes to you in life, good or bad, is a test and the gift of an opportunity to better yourself.