If love is everything, what is the purpose of religion?

Mr. Ed

Mr. Ed

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I am confused; what is the real purpose of religion? Does religion lay the foundation for a personal relationship with God, in the Christian faith Jesus forgives sin thereby purifies the soul for God to live within you.

I've wondered if there are other ways to achieve the same outcome as in Christianity? Chances are, I can never prove or disprove this notion because is set as is, therefore to be reborn in different lifetime would mean giving up my present understanding of life and religion and start over again. To what end, I do not know.

I support the theory of the Law of Attraction based on personal experience, Karma is a fact life. Is Karma only true for humans, not plants or animals? Having the ability to make choices in our daily life establishes preferences between what we want and don't our lives to be.

By nature, there is an exchange of positive and negative energy, a sort of radar, that attracts us to people and circumstances we want to be a part of. The opposite is also true, we may think we want something, but if the chemistry isn't right it may not be the right time or never at all.

Positivity attracts negative people and circumstances like a shining light in darkness. Negative people latch onto naturally positive people because it makes them feel good. There is nothing wrong with this, it's the way the world works by sharing and being part of it all.

The world is life and life is the world. The machine is life in conjunction with the world carry out specific tasks when prompted by circumstance that include the beginning and ending of life, natural disasters, sunny days, rainy days, the seasons, fire, global warming, love, violence everything that happens in life the world as a machine compensates and restores balance.
 

Religion is humanity’s attempt to reach out to God or the sacred or divine. It involves human effort to become acceptable to God or to give meaning to one’s life

Christianity is not a religion because it does not involve humanity’s attempt to reach God, but rather God’s attempt to reach humanity. Christianity is centered on a personal relationship between a creator God and His human creation. It’s about a loving God who initiates the relationship by revealing who He is to His human creation by coming to us in the person of Jesus. Through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus a person is given the way to become acceptable to God who is holy and experience the true meaning for their life
 
Purpose? You might just as well ask what it the purpose of the Sun ?
The Sun just is, without purpose, but not without benefit.

Think of religion in that framework and ask what, if anything, is its benefit ?

Some would answer there is no benefit, while others would say that for them it provides meaning for their very existence. We would probably get the same range of answers if we asked what is the purpose of art, or music.
 

Warrigal said:
Purpose? You might just as well ask what it the purpose of the Sun ?
The Sun just is, without purpose, but not without benefit.

Think of religion in that framework and ask what, if anything, is its benefit ?

Some would answer there is no benefit, while others would say that for them it provides meaning for their very existence. We would probably get the same range of answers if we asked what is the purpose of art, or music.
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Exactly warrigal .....spot on ...👍
 
There are many religions besides Christianity. So with the question of “what is the real purpose of religion“, the answer would have to take in consideration all religions not just Christianity. This would include the religions that worship the devil and not “God”.

That leads to belief in a “higher power” rather a specific god or devil, but simply an individual or being who is-real, imagined, mystical, historical, Invisible, or any other state that you might be able to conjure up.

Therefore the answer to “what is the real purpose of religion“, define your understanding of real. If it agrees with my understanding of real I might be able to give an informed answer. Otherwise, taking a shot in the dark.

I would say the REAL purpose of religion, in the USofA is money and power.

The real reason individuals seek out and worship; grouped together in a organization called religion, is to gain comfort among others who think like themselves. IMO.
 
The Purpose of Religion
The purposes of the practice of a religion are to achieve the goals of salvation for oneself and others, and (if there is a God) to render due worship and obedience to God. Different religions have different understandings of salvation and God.
 
Mr. Ed said:
in the Christian faith Jesus forgives sin thereby purifies the soul for God to live within you.
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I cut out all the rest of your post to ask you if you could explain how you came to that statement.

It could be a true statement if all the violence and murder in various parts of the bible that are attributed to God continued on in those that are violent & commit murder.

What's your take on violence & murder being derived from God?
 
Knight said:
I cut out all the rest of your post to ask you if you could explain how you came to that statement.

It could be a true statement if all the violence and murder in various parts of the bible that are attributed to God continued on in those that are violent & commit murder.

What's your take on violence & murder being derived from God?
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People often get God the father confused with JC. I think that’s what happened. While you didn’t ask me this, 😂, I responded cause I am bored and the subject interests me. Not speaking for the OP.

I think the Bible says the only way to salvation for Christians is through JC. But I agreed with you @Knight. I don’t recall anything about forgiveness being connected to purifying the soul so God could live within us. We actually have the Holy Ghost whose name was changed cause apparently in modern times to Holy Spirit because the modern kiddies were scared of the word ghost

Guess God by any other name is still God. A Rose is a Rose is a rose. 😂
 
Judycat said:
Why do some Christians believe it is religiously fine to brandish a gun and a bible together? What the heck does that even mean? I'm saved but I'll kill you? I saw Idaho's Lt. Governor doing that, it's why I'm asking.
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Because God speaks to some people, and not just Christians. All religions have fanatics. All walks of life have fanatics-the true way, the path to heaven-is wet with the blood of innocents. Or so I have heard.
 
It is in the nature of most human beings to believe in a being superior to themselves, and to worship that being and hold it responsible for everything that happens. Much of the Old Testament holds 'God' responsible for events which we now know were not caused by him/her/it. This is what is known as religion.
Just my opinion.
 
Great. another post, which invites counter post and explanations
Watch the circular reasoning go round and round...
 
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