Being involved in church affairs for the past couple of years has given me so much of experience and knowledge on the community. Change of residence and the society I was interacting with gave me a perspective on how people involve God in their lives in different places. It almost gave me proof on my standing towards God and Religion.
A very organized person I know has been in a major role of a church nearby to my place. He, in his comfort zone believes that the best way to become closer to our God is through strict discipline and correct practicing of rituals. Probably because he had a great mentor who possessed this idea. Another person who used to be a pastor has a very open attitude for rituals and practices. He is very keen to get involved with people, help them through counseling, conduct seminars and workshop etc. Some of the youth I know of are mainly using church related activities to get them selves involved with others which is a very good thing.
The way I see is, God is relative to our feelings. By no means that I'm saying that God is only a concept. What I am saying is, We create an image of God based upon our own image (yes the opposite way), but far more superior. People with open attitudes towards rituals does not want God to be a strict disciplinarian, or the other way around. With this perspective, can anyone of us say that the right way to worship, or practice faith on God is one particular way?
A very organized person I know has been in a major role of a church nearby to my place. He, in his comfort zone believes that the best way to become closer to our God is through strict discipline and correct practicing of rituals. Probably because he had a great mentor who possessed this idea. Another person who used to be a pastor has a very open attitude for rituals and practices. He is very keen to get involved with people, help them through counseling, conduct seminars and workshop etc. Some of the youth I know of are mainly using church related activities to get them selves involved with others which is a very good thing.
The way I see is, God is relative to our feelings. By no means that I'm saying that God is only a concept. What I am saying is, We create an image of God based upon our own image (yes the opposite way), but far more superior. People with open attitudes towards rituals does not want God to be a strict disciplinarian, or the other way around. With this perspective, can anyone of us say that the right way to worship, or practice faith on God is one particular way?
Same goes for the religions. There are so much of christian branches that exist today, no one can say that the correct religion is Catholic, or Reformed or any other. Some of us have stick to our own ideas so much that, sometimes they think the others do not have the right to even exist.
This idea was not influenced by any person or group, on me. It became a thought, after observing so much of activities that was taking place around me.
So you have the right to choose and take sides. what I'm doing here is opening your eyes to the obvious truth.
This idea was not influenced by any person or group, on me. It became a thought, after observing so much of activities that was taking place around me.
So you have the right to choose and take sides. what I'm doing here is opening your eyes to the obvious truth.
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