Religion

There is a saying;

The faith of a person who believes in something that they can't sense with the human 5 senses are countless times stronger than the faith of those who believe in something that which they can only sense with the 5 senses.

There are various religious believes in this world. The dictionary defines religion as believing in gods or in one God. Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Jewish, even animism. These are just the tip of the iceberg.

There are so many religions in this world to the point where some don't even know which god to believe in and instead call themselves freethinkers meaning that they believe that there is a God, or there is a higher power at work but they just don't know which God it is.

To some, religion is an identity. To them, having a religion defines who they are. Without it they are nobody and people around them know them for their religion. In this case, these people believe in whatever they believe in just because it makes them known to people. They do not take what they believe seriously and to heart. It's just for the sake of personal gains.

To some others, religion is a necessity. It is a must in their lives. Without it, they are lost and hopeless in life. The religion is like a manual on how to live their lives day by day. These people are really strong in their faith of what they believe in. However, there could be bad side effects to this strong belief of theirs. Should they take whatever teachings of the religion literally, it may cause danger to others and/or themselves. I choose not to elaborate on what I mean by that. I only dare say that I have personally witnessed people doing something that is not exactly good and they claim it is for their religion's sake that they do that.

There are also the group that choose to believe in a religion as a guideline to life. They take the teachings of that particular religion that they believe in and apply in life for the better good. These people also have strong faiths but they know the limits and that not all the teachings are to be applied.

I am a Christian. I used to be a Buddhist. However, Christianity was my choice and Buddhism wasn't. It was just because my whole family was a Buddhist that I was considered a Buddhist. I chose to be a Christian. I have my believes and I have my faith.

Some condemn me for it and yet I stay on. Why? Because religion is not something to be condemned. I believe that in every religion, we are called to love one another regardless of our believes. If you actually condemn other religions just because you don't believe that it's real, what does that make you? Is that what your teachings teaches you?

"Condemn those that do not believe in this religion for they are fakes and are not worthy to be a part of your life."

Is that it? Is that what you are called out to do?

Sometimes, we call ourselves religious. We tell ourselves that what we do is right and there is no wrong to it. Well, think again. Denial is strong but we are also called to be humble. Humility is a huge factor that is missing in today's world.

All in all, religion is a choice. It is up to the person what they choose to believe in. We were given the right of free will for this very reason. There may be multiple gods up there and they put up a bet to see how many followers they can get. I do not know.

All I know is, I chose to believe. And I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. Curse me for it, condemn me for it. It's my choice, and you can't really do anything about it. Because I chose to believe.

God bless. =)