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You're right, I don't know what I expected, I thought that there would be at least one religion that is right and proven correct, but I guess such answer doesn't exist....You mean to say that you are surprised to have not returned to find a new fusion religion that unites polytheism with monotheism and legalism with grace, light with darkness?
I think it is unlikely we will all become Freemasons, start embracing dualism and worshiping the “Great Artchitect” as Jahbulon*
*"In Craft Freemasonry, God is the Great Architect of the Universe. The name of the Great Architect is revealed in the rite of the Holy Arch as JAHBULON. This is a composite name comprising the Hebrew God JAH (Yahweh), the Canaanite fertility deity, BUL (Baal, who had licentious rites of imitative magic), and ON (Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld)."
The Bible certainly doesn’t suggest such a consensus is going to be reached (this side of the Lord’s return)You're right, I don't know what I expected, I thought that there would be at least one religion that is right and proven correct, but I guess such answer doesn't exist....
It actually isn’t...you keep asking the same question in different ways hoping for a different response and disappointed that you keep getting the same replies to your leading questions.I think it's very important more complex question that people frame it as.
Essentially, those who want to remove the need for the work of the Cross deny the barrier of original sin. As Islam doesn’t believe in it, it makes the hurdle of God’s righteousness seem achievable and rejects the Biblical diagnosis of the human condition:-It actually isn’t...you keep asking the same question in different ways hoping for a different response and disappointed that you keep getting the same replies to your leading questions.
Is fear of hell a good motivation to practise religion?I am at a point in my life where I don't know what to believe or who to follow. Every religion states it's the only true religion, I am in fear of choosing the wrong path (religion) or going to hell. What are your thoughts?
If not..its a good reason to look into it.Is fear of hell a good motivation to practise religion?
No, religious practice should be based on a free will, not hate or fear of punishmentIs fear of hell a good motivation to practise religion?
Fear of punishment is a good motivator though...No, religious practice should be based on a free will, not hate or fear of punishment
Is fear of loneliness a good reason to seek a partner?Is fear of hell a good motivation to practise religion?
I would say not, if a person is not capable of being happy alone no partner is ever going to resolve their problem,.Is fear of loneliness a good reason to seek a partner?
Put another way, do you think God may be gracious enough to accept a soul who seeks Him out of fear of Hell rather than a thirst for righteousness?I would say not, if a person is not capable of being happy alone no partner is ever going to resolve their problem,.
Interesting question, I can't give a definitive answer. By the way, do you think that God may be gracious enough to accept those who understand Him in different ways and subscribe to a different belief system?Put another way, do you think God may be gracious enough to accept a soul who seeks Him out of fear of Hell rather than a thirst for righteousness?
I think it would be fair to say that God knows us through and through, our hearts, motives and intentions. He knows what he have heard and rejected and what we have never understood in the first place. I wouldn’t want to judge anyone as it will be God who will do that!Interesting question, I can't give a definitive answer. By the way, do you think that God may be gracious enough to accept those who understand Him in different ways and subscribe to a different belief system?
What I do know is the importance of Bodhicitta in Mahayana Buddhism. This is what distinguishes the Mahayana from the Hinayana.
Also, I would distinguish "fear" of the potentiality of being lonely - to actually being lonely - as being two completely different things.I would say not, if a person is not capable of being happy alone no partner is ever going to resolve their problem,.
Yeah I agree. I think I would also place some importance on forms of Buddhism and Hinduism though, particularly for philosophical reasons. Buddhism addresses perception of the identity of things and our internal role as created beings, Hinduism addresses time and the nature of history.Islam is the only logical religion with Judaism coming in second. They're both one of the few religions that strictly adhere to the worship of only ONE GOD.