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[–] 14212904? ago
"Men create Gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life." --Aristotle
A man's belief and faith are his own to reconcile. I have found many of my own through finding answers outside of religious indoctrination/influence. I have learned spirituality is inherent to all living things and all is connected. Some religions are very close to this truth, just as some are very far off. Thus, I am not here to dissuade anyone of their own beliefs but to shed light on another possibility that may not have been realized. Nothing more, nor less.
The questions you ask are already known to you. Listen to your spirit, as it knows more than you allow it to tell you.
[–] 14215614? ago (edited ago)
I agree with you nearly 100%. Paul taught, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. “For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; “Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us“ As you said we should seek after God, and as Paul said in Acts 17, he is not far from us. We are all brothers and we are all children of God. https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/acts/17.23?lang=eng
Paul was a prophet, who declared truth that he found and witnesses of the divinity of Jesus Christ. If others find truth they should share it boldly. In our day this is needed. We have a prophet again on the Earth, sent by God to declare His truth that I believe he has confirmed to me through my spirit. He sends us prophets to bring his children back to his presence. God will force no one to heaven, I know this to be true of my own self. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lCLuPk7ZKVg
[–] 14217679? ago (edited ago)
You recite from Paul who states what what I have found. He is correct in every measure, by my own experience and journey. I know, and am certain, there is a Creator: whether the name "God" applies, I cannot truthfully say, as his description and name is different depending on where you are in the world and what religion you view. Thus, I settle for "Creator", not as a given name, but both as a noun and verb that is all-encompassing.
I needed no man-made temple, trappings, or finger wagging to reveal the truths I now know. But to each their own, as the saying goes.
So we are full circle: You do not need religion to know spirituality that is inherent in all things.