Religion are made up of man made rules. These rules includes 'good' works that will lead them to their concept of God.
Spirituality is the term used for those who see God through spiritualism... Mother Nature; Reincarnation; etc.
Christianity is neither. Christ followers come to God through their belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for their sins and rose again from the dead.
Does it make sense when people say 'I'm spiritual but not religious'?
Aly † "In God We Trust" †
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Top Opinion
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FREED Jesus is LORD♥ 2010/08/11 08:56:12
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there is no doubt in a spiritual persons mind that GOD exists and is the source of all and their soul will be with GOD when they pass this world...
and (in my view) there is some doubt in a religious persons mind but they follow the dogma of their religion out of fear of 'hell' and thus they have faith in their dogma and preachers that doing so will 'save' them..
That we all have a spirit is also acknowledged in this chapter, 1 Cor 2:11 "For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God." ASV
I think it is a falacy for anyone to make an assessment as to how much in communion any given person is with the "supernatural" world, even regarding themselves. That realm is only understood by the Holy Spirit from which we may receive guidance and "Comfort" but more than likely not the whole ball of wax regarding the nature of the Kingdom of God.
It makes about as much sense as a atheist who says "thank God".
Good question.
I do believe my mother is in a better place since she passed away this past April after 4 years battling stage 4 breast cancer. I believe God had finally seen that she could go no further and helped her finally rest from the pain, the suffering, and the soul-wearying fatigue that was consuming her.
Did I go to church? Yeah. Every Saturday and every religious holiday up to the point that I moved out of my parents' house in 2005. Did I go to church after that? Yeah. Twice a year. Once on Christmas and once on Easter with my parents. Will I still go to church? Yeah, Twice a year. Once on Christmas and once on Easter with my Dad, sister, brother-in-law, and my 2 year old niece, Jenna.
Did I enjoy being forced into going to church with my parents while I was growing up? Not particularly no. I don't enjoy being forced to do anything. I didn't enjoy being told I had to go to religion classes every Thursday night, or having to go through the requirements for my Confirmation. I didn't like church. I could not honestly see the point in it.
I d...
I do believe my mother is in a better place since she passed away this past April after 4 years battling stage 4 breast cancer. I believe God had finally seen that she could go no further and helped her finally rest from the pain, the suffering, and the soul-wearying fatigue that was consuming her.
Did I go to church? Yeah. Every Saturday and every religious holiday up to the point that I moved out of my parents' house in 2005. Did I go to church after that? Yeah. Twice a year. Once on Christmas and once on Easter with my parents. Will I still go to church? Yeah, Twice a year. Once on Christmas and once on Easter with my Dad, sister, brother-in-law, and my 2 year old niece, Jenna.
Did I enjoy being forced into going to church with my parents while I was growing up? Not particularly no. I don't enjoy being forced to do anything. I didn't enjoy being told I had to go to religion classes every Thursday night, or having to go through the requirements for my Confirmation. I didn't like church. I could not honestly see the point in it.
I did them because I had to. I had no choice. Once I moved out, it became my choice. And I choose to live my life the way I see fit. If God wants to peek in to see how I'm doing every once in a while, that's the Big Man's perogative. Sure when the going gets tough I won't deny I send up a small prayer, or even just dump my problems out into the open. Do I always get an answer? Never have, don't expect one either. And I suspect that if He exists, then He knows that I'd rather figure things out on my own, without assistance. Does talking on the rare occasion help? Sometimes, if for only getting me to hear my problems in my own voice.
It's kinda like proofreading a story. If you're proofreading something, it will ALWAYS work better if you do it out loud so you can HEAR it.
Seeing something, and hearing it are 2 vastly different things.
Blind faith is something for the large part still unknown to me. You may say I'm crippled because of it...I don't see myself as being crippled at all, merely uneducated in the matter.
I do believe in reincarnation though. So though I fear death, I don't despair that this might be my only shot at life, or that I'm not already currently on a second or third shot, unaware of any that may have happened before. My best friend since kindergarten I swear upon all that's holy must've been some sort of tactician or general of an army in a past life. He knows waaaay more about strategy, tactics, and war than anyone else I know, even though he's in the National Guard. He's been that way since I met him 18 years ago.
So yes, it makes perfect sense that a person can be spiritual but not religious. And by proxy can also make perfect sense that someone can be religious but not spiritual.
I see the usual posters who think they know more about believers then the believers themselves have already been on here saying that this is not possible. I can't help but laugh at their gall for saying so.
I am spiritual, have a relationship with God, but detest organized religion.
Psychics or mediums are said to be spiritual and the same could be said for those who have made it their work to investigate ghosts.
Those reading books, watching shows or taking classes for self-help in order to lift their spirits could be said to be spiritual without ever reciting one prayer.
To be spiritual is to have a relationship with 'spirit' and to feel it and live it. That means to be at peace, to be loving, to not judge, and to be kind to all living things (or protective of the weaker).
If you are knocking on doors and handing out pamphlets trying to save souls, chances are you are very insecure about your beliefs on some level and are looking for outside validation.