Wednesday, 27 September 2017

The Beliefs Of A Spiritual Salvation Path

By Donald Wood


When it comes to belief in a higher power or powers, there are many different belief systems. In addition, there are those who are Agnostic and Atheist. Agnostics believe in a higher power though are uncertain as to the nature of a specific deity or belief system. Whereas, Atheists have no belief in a supreme deity or specific Spiritual Salvation Path.

For most Christians, there is only one way to eternal life and the gates of heaven. For most, this is through acceptance of Christ, as personal Lord and Savior through a specific prayer one must recite at the altar of an associated church, often followed by baptism. Whereas, others believe that Christ died for all and that everyone has been forgiven of sins committed in this lifetime.

Those subscribing to the Christian faith also believe Christ was born the son of a virgin, died to save the world from sin, then returned to the right hand side of the father. Then, at some point apparently according to the Bible, when man thinks not, Jesus will return to earth to take those whom have accepted the Lord and Savior home.

However, others believe there is a specific route one must take to experience salvation. In this regard, most believe one has to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to experience eternal life and enter the gates of Heaven. In addition, most following this line of belief also have a strong believe in Satan or the devil as well heaven and hell.

Individuals whom have experienced bigotry, hatred and homophobia in the name of religion often dispute these belief systems. Even some in the Christian faith have now seen how these ideologies have caused churches which are part of the faith to suffer. As such, many have changed ways and are more accepting of those living alternative lifestyles.

Still, most people in the Christian faith often see anyone involved in paganism or Wicca to be working with the devil, which just is not the case. Of course, it can often be hard to change the minds of people whose minds are closed. As such, only those with an open mind can come to understand the inner-aspects and workings of these alternative religious paths.

In most cases, those attending Southern Baptist churches are the most devout. In addition, these are often the individuals who preach that certain members of society are going to hell. In large part, pastors in these churches have also been known to denounce other religions as part of ongoing sermons.

Individuals involved in any form of alternative lifestyle or religious belief may want consider seeking out a true welcoming congregation. For example, there are many churches within the Unitarian Universalist organization that are very open and welcoming to both LGTBQ and pagans.In fact, there is actually a CUUPS group at some Unitarian Universalist churches, CUUPS standing for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment