Choosing the One Right Religion

[Elderman]

“HOW am I to know which is the right religion? There are hundreds of different religions and each one claims to be the right one. I don’t have time to study every religion in order to choose the right one. It would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack!”

[venator]

Elderman is a robot.

It "replies" to certain cue words - clean and kindness in the last two "replies"

let's try sime more - next post..

[venator]

cleanliness kindness godliness religion

[venator]

i will tell you

right one

[venator]

Come on, Elderman, I'm waiting...

[sidkid]

Religion was invented by the powerful to control the masses. Don't know who wrote that but it works for me...

[Redheadthere]

Why choose a religion? And I say that as someone who believes in God. He doesn`t deal in religions not even Christianity which is just as mind controlling as any other so called sect.

[Elderman]

JTH, Obviously not the usual mainstream-catholic, protestant ,ect

venator, You can wait.

[venator]

Hmmm - just when I'd decided you're a robot, you come back with what appears to be a reply of sorts. The jury is still out, then ...

[MarkRae]

> You are obviously a person of strong views and insight, and could be trusted with the codification of our creed.

Strong views, certainly. Insight, debatable.

As for the codification of a new creed, I doubt I'd have much interest in that...

[venator]

A major common factor of nearly all religions is that they have a class of people who make a living out of it - some becoming extremely rich!

[venator]

Sorry to hear that, Mark, the FCoA will have to struggle along.

When we make our first million online converts, and overtake the Universal Life church, you may regret turning down this opportunity!!! <[:-)>

[MarkRae]

^^ Unlikely...

[jackthehat]

Nearly there, Elderman.

How about telling the truth and shaming the devil?

[venator]

Mark - would you have said that the author of the Lensman series, and other SF works, could have cooked up a cult/religion which makes millions?

Unlikely

[MarkRae]

Whether they could or couldn't is beside the point - it's not something which would interest me...

[venator]

Ok Mark, I give up. it's passed some time while we wait for Elerman's next pearl of wisdom.

and sorry, it was Doc smith, not L Ron Hubbard who did the Lensman series.

Are you there, elderman?

[Elderman]

venator , Can’t you pull a better face than that, you look evil.

[Truthabounds]

“Man cannot live on bread alone.” (Matthew 4:4, The New English Bible) These oft-quoted words touch upon a human need that many have lost sight of today. They indicate that we have a spiritual part to our makeup that needs to be satisfied. That is why the one speaking those words, Jesus Christ, also said: “How blest are those who know their need of God.”—Matthew 5:3, NEB.
Only religion can fill our “need of God.” Only religion can answer our basic questions regarding the origin, purpose, and meaning of life. And only religion can give real meaning and substance to our lives. But not just any religion will do all of this. Jesus told a Samaritan woman: “The true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth.” (John 4:23) Worshiping ‘with truth’ means more than following time-honoured traditions and rituals. These often give adherents little more than a temporary feeling of well-being, while leaving them spiritually hungry.

Most religious organizations have produced bad fruitage. It is not the fact that groups are organized that is bad. But many have promoted forms of worship that are based on false teachings and are largely ritualistic instead of providing genuine spiritual guidance; they have been misused to control the lives of people for selfish objectives; they have been overly concerned with money collections and ornate houses of worship instead of spiritual values; their members are often hypocritical. Obviously no one who loves righteousness would want to belong to such an organization. But true religion is a refreshing contrast to all of that.

[jackthehat]

Did we ever clarify which branch of Christianity you are promoting, truthabounds?