Re: Are one's actions more important than one's religion ?
Quote:But religion teaches us that we were created to love and worship God -- anything less displeases God. If we created a world of peace on our own but turned away from God's word in doing so -- wouldn't this be displeasing to God ?
Well sir, I truly cannot answer that question, not being a bibliophile in any sense of the word. I can only offer my own viewpoints and opinions. First, was it god who said we needed religion to love and worship him or was it religion that said we need to love and worship him? And all religious teachings aside, cannot one person, believe that there is a God and by living to create peace and love among his fellow men be, in an essence, loving and worshipping God to that extent? Love your neighbor as you would love yourself. Love yourself as you would love God?
I don't see how creating peace and love among our neighbors would displease god, as long as we also loved and worshipped him. To create peace does not mean we worship our neighbor, does it?
I believe in god, but I don't believe in religion Do you feel that this displeases god? Even though at every chance or moment I have, I try to live by what
I feel in my own heart would be pleasing to god. The only religious teachings I have ever had in my life were taught to me when I was very young...say 3, 4 and 5 years old. In fact the ONLY thing I really remember of those times is a little song:
Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
Pretty innocent, huh? But that is the basic standard that I have followed and believed all of my life. If I follow that one innocent, naive example, how could I possibly displease a god?