I don't know what religion I am.
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Thread Topic: I don't know what religion I am.
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I think I'm either a pagan or an atheist.
I mean... Paganism makes so much sense. You don't really have to praise a certain deity and it was around longer than Christianity. In fact, Christianity stole a lot of Pagan holidays.
You can ask for help from a certain deity though, but you don't have to praise them.
Another thing I really like about Paganism is they're all about bringing peace and tranquility for the earth? And that's what I'm trying to do. I want the earth to be healthy.
But then again, maybe I'm an atheist? Idk, sometimes ANY religion seems sort of ridiculous to me, and nothing really makes sense. -
I actually think I'm more of an atheist. The pressures of religion are too much for me, and I'm TIRED of people telling me I'm some sort of gross sin.
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I guess it depends on whether you believe there are actually many gods/spirits controlling the universe that you have to please, or whether everything just happened by chance and there is no such thing as God.
I understand what you mean about religion being too much pressure. I used to feel that way too. I grew up in a baptist church and there are a lot of expectations and demands that I was constantly striving to achieve but also failing to meet. There were many times that I would cry alone in the bathroom because I felt so isolated since everyone else seemed to be so perfect but that was something I could never be.
The difference for me though was that I believe that God is real and that the Bible is true as it's the only thing that gives a reasonable explanation for the way things are, which made it impossible for me to truly accept any other religion.
However when my understanding of God and the Bible changed, all the pressure of religion disappeared.
Some people think that the Bible is a book of rules and commands to live a perfect life before God or you go to hell, but what it really says is that we can't follow all the rules so we should instead put our trust in Jesus.
We are all sinners, and none of us can become righteous on our own, but when Jesus died on the cross he sacrificed himself in our place: so that we could be forgiven of our sin and not go to hell after we die but live forever in heaven.
God doesn't love us because we can serve him perfectly, he loves us even while we are miserably sinful. Romans 5:8 says "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this while we were still sinners Christ died for us."
I think one of the truest summaries of Christianity is that it isn't about following a religion but restoring the relationship between you and God.
When I realized that God loved me and accepted me regardless of my failings, I didn't have to compare myself to the standards of others or constantly strive to be perfect because Jesus already did all the work on the cross. I still try to live my life according to the Bible: to love others and to obey God, but I do it knowing it is the right thing to do and makes God happy, not because I feel like I have to, or because I will be punished if I don't.
I don't know what your life has been like, and I don't know how serious you are about this, but before you write off the idea that God exists I sincerely hope that you reconsider what might happen if you are wrong, and search your heart deeply to see what you truly believe. <3 -
Do you actually think someone is going to read that?? Lol
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I read it lol
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Can your god only scare people into following them, because that's pathetic
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