My Spiritual Beliefs

My faith is very complicated,and very weak at this time in my life. I was raised as a Christian, and thought I was a Christian, but never made moves or took actions as a Christian. I come from a horrible background, but survived it and learned a few things along the way. Because of my past, I would love to put up a brick wall with all the negative feelings, thoughts and actions and move forward. That is what God wants,  and I know that  is best for me.  I would enjoy being apart of Oral Roberts University to practice and learn   more  while being more involved in Christianity. In my opinion, Christianity is life, and a life change. In which  I  need. I have began to study and read the bible. Since the bible is the word of God(1 Thessalonians 2:13)  I must read, study and obey it.(Acts 17:11). For the past few months,I have been devoted to praying more. I pray when i wake up,  especially when I am  in negative situations and even when I am happy to give thanks.I pray throughout the day, for forgiveness of my past, I give thanks for my past, for letting me live a little longer to have a chance to learn from such a horrible experience. I say a prayer for my love ones , the weak and the lost. And when my day is done I pray for myself and others to be able to have another chance and to see another day. I would love to find a healthy church that teaches the entire bible. My goals are not only to pursue a degree, but to pursue a change in life. I hope to be in a positive

After having read the chapter and the PowerPoints, one aspect of Native American Religion that interests me is the spirit world. I am curious as to how it connects to a vast majority of their religions practices, since the Native Americans were polytheistic or contained multiplicity of gods within their religious practices. I was interested in how they connect this world as “Earth Mother”, who provides bounty of the Earth (Hopfe et al. 2016). The position of High God is also connected, but separate from the concerns of the Earth. These different spirits have allowed the Native Americans to not consider a High God as a personality, but rather a divine or sacred power that is revealed in humans, nature and the spirit world (Hopfe et al. 2016).

Frankly, the faith I have acquired slowly. There wasn't an epiphany nor a traumatic event that caused me to have a more optimistic approach to life. I am a Non-Denomination, Christian with beliefs that in times of struggle I questioned. Nonetheless, even

Though many have the some of the same teachings, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity all have different afterlife's. I will start of first with the afterlife of Hinduism, in the Hindu religion there is a “heavenly paradise enjoyed by the souls of those who died with a ponderance of good karma but who must still undergo at least one more stay on earth” (ABH 456).They are allowed to stay in this heavenly paradise for only a certain amount of time before they have to go back to earth to perform the rest of their duties. After the person has finally achieved perfection back on earth, instead of going back to paradise they become reunited with the the Brahman, also called the soul of the universe.

I believe that I should rewrite my scripts so that I can successfully follow and complete my goals for my English 1A course. “By revising our outdated scripts, we can get back on course and dramatically change the outcomes of our lives for the better” (Downing 185). Therefore, I believe that I need a new core belief in order for me to create a different set of thought, behavior, and emotional patterns. In other words, it is essential for me to replace my old core belief with a new one if I want to refrain from being anxious when the day of the test comes.

The model pertaining to spirituality and its value related to healing endures much cynicism from individuals who cannot accept the concept. From the beginning of their educational path, nurses and physicians are taught to focus on the disease, diagnosis or treatment. This “tunnel vision” becomes problematic for the hospital to allocate the resources needed to develop the individualities needed to develop a healing hospital environment. Chapman (2007) states that the “cynic is deaf to the occasional loving and caring of others” (p. 39). In this author’s experience, patients are more cultured

There are two instances surrounding my church and its community that I feel shaped my spiritual meaning. To me, a Godly person, especially a pastor, was the one person that could never do any unthinkable act, but I was proven wrong. I remember one day sitting in Sunday School coloring and my pastor walks in. To me, he was so friendly. I did not make friends easily, but he was easy to talk to. This formed an imaginary picture of a man that was not so friendly. Soon he was gone, but no one ever spoke of him. A few years later I had found out that he was caught cheating on his wife with a member of the congregation. This was the first instance in which my spiritual meaning was formed, because this was the first instance that the goodness of God

Many beliefs influence our lives today. In fact one of the most well-known movie series today, was influenced by a belief, called Norse Mythology. That movie series is Lord of the Rings! Many of the main characters and items come from Norse mythology. Such as, the elves, the enchanted rings, the dwarves, and other realms. Most people only know one or two deities from Norse Mythology, like Thor and Loki. While most people in the world are more familiar with the beliefs of the Ancient Greeks, Norse Mythology is one of the most overlooked, interesting, and diverse forms of mythology in the world.

Throughout my life, my theological convictions has been a substantial input in my daily life. My faith has impacted my life and as I head to my future, my footsteps will go along the journey I have already set upon. I am always had an interest in learning about other individual’s faiths and by learning about them I will continue to grow my faith.

I am a Christian and I believe in the Holy trinity: God, the Son, the Holy Spirit.

The fundamental belief of Christianity is that God is the Creator of all things, yet He is intimately involved with every aspect of our lives (Ps. 139:1-5). Many Christians believe that God loves them and cares about their future, yet they do not act like it. They do not acknowledge Him in their actions. However, if a person truly believes that God is active in their daily life, they should study the scriptures to understand the depth of His love for mankind, and accumulate an accurate knowledge, integration, and implementation of these passages.

Every human has their own belief system; these range from simple ethics and morals to organized religions to the more extreme end of the scale. Religion and Gods appeal to such a wide audience for several reasons. This essay aims to theorize what I believe draws people to believe in God and religion, specifically western faiths. Firstly, it allows people to overcome basic existential fears, such as mortality and uncertainty. Secondly, there are learned factors. People are most comfortable sticking to the same belief system they were raised in, or that is most accepted to their community. Thirdly is the idea that some people have fallen so far off the wagon, so to speak, that they turn to religion for motivation and guidance to get them back on track.

Is it fair to say that opinion is based in the assumption of knowledge? Are philosophers not putting forth their opinions about life and what they think the truth is? Isn’t philosophy based on the opinions of their studying of human nature? Are philosophers stating truths or are they stating opinion? Can we truly know that what we critical thinkers think is true and does it have merit or is it only our reality that allows us to differentiate between opinion and what we call truth, knowledge and wisdom? I would argue philosophers and critical thinkers are still in the allegorical cave.

Describe your religious/spiritual/philosophical beliefs at this time in your life and how you formulated these beliefs.

God and love are two words that I find intriguing since their definitions vary depending on who is defining it and their experience. The meaning of these words had raised my curiosity. The faithful beliefs that God and Love exists, the skeptical say those are just myths while others spend their life looking for them in the wrong places.