Faith: The Basics and The Life

Thousands and thousands of books have been written discussing the reasons why some believe and why some do not believe in the existence of the Supreme Being, we call God. Some try to make it a scientific case, while others insist that it is a personal matter of Belief. Both parties might have points that support their belief system. The question that always bothered me was: “should I have an answer to all questions before I make my mind whether to believe in God or not  believe in God?”  With our limited knowledge and span of life, and with Science jumping to new levels by the second, I doubt that any human being can decide for himself in a rational way whether Faith in a Supreme Being/Creator is proper or not. Actually, I see two main conflicting messages around me: 1.        There is order in the world, thus there should be an intelligent creator. 2.        There is chaos in the world, thus there is...

“You can tell what they are by what they do" (Matthew 7:15 CEV). With these words Jesus explained to his listeners how they can differentiate between true and false prophets. For a long time, I heard this verse being explained to reflect the opposite of what Jesus said. Religious guys out there have been using the above verse to judge all others by any mere mistake or “SIN” done by those “others”. But they missed that the mentioned verse comes in a context were Jesus said just a few minutes before “Don’t condemn others, and God won’t condemn you” (Matthew 7: 1 CEV). But what did Jesus want us to do, saying these words?!!! For me, I believe that Jesus wants us to go through our whole “system of Beliefs”, our “prophet” and check the outcome of such “prophet”. Every bad that comes out of our “system of Beliefs” is a proof that there is something wrong with our system that need to change. For this reason, I believe that behavior is the result of our way of thinking. If ther...

Around three years ago I become a Universalist, believing that all people, by God's utmost Grace, will end up reconciled with God in a Heaven-symbolized situation after the Judgement day. Gehenna, originally a literal place in the suburbs of Jerusalem, is a symbol of a persons situation outside the circle of God's love. But every person who did not experience death with Christ, who passed through hell on the Cross for us, will go through the judgement day, in which he/she will stand before God's "White" throne, to experience the purification through Christ at the Throne of God. Then we all, good and evil, will end up in unity with the God of the Universe, in the heavenly wedding between God and Men. Now some people still ask me, and does not your Universalism indicate that all ways will lead to heaven? Does it mean that all religions are equally good, and all roads lead to Rome? How can you reconcile your Universalism with the concept of evangelism, the testimo...

As you go around asking people about their views related to the existence of a higher power/God, you will definitely encounter several types of reactions. These views vary from the highly right wing religious fanatics who think that the subject is definitely above discussion. God Exists and He/She (definitely fanatics consider God as a HE) has set his one and only way, which is definitely their own view, that they already follow. The other extreme would be the one denying any existence of any higher power. For them, the world has been there since the big bang, evoluting from its initial state by mere chance and random incidents and billions of possibilities... In this blog, I would like all views to be expressed freely. No taboo, and no subject forbidden, except those carrying disrespect to the view of others, and with Disrespect, I mean insulting the value of the different views, and using profane language in the discussion. So let us discuss it: What are the ...