Am I christian?, A delema i have been waring myself with.... Options

[the-sydney327]

Ok let me explain. I Beleive that there is a God. But i dont think that he/she/it is "personified" in otherwords i dont think that god (here on refered to as he) looks like a human or even talks. I beleive that god is a vast force of knowladge. I also beleive that the holy spirit is like a wisp of gasses (im not saying it is, but im saying its like it) and it is the thing that helps us when we truly need it. Also i think that Jesus did many great things and lead mankind to help us beleive in god, but i do not believe that he "died for our sins". And i dont beleive in hell. I think that we are re-encarnated after each life and we get a little bit of the knowladge we had in the previous lives. and our slates ar wiped clean everytime. We get as many chances on earth until we have earned our place on heaven. I think this is why our population is slowly rising each year. And i also think thats why the earth is so filled with evil. Its like hell. but not realy.
So obviously i have thought about this all ALOT! and ive come to these conclusions so far.

BUT....

Am i christian?

And if not what am i??

[the-sydney327]

Hmm...so i geuss im not a christian? hmm but i know im not budist, and i have goten some of my ideas from budism and hindi but my roots lie in christianity...wow now im even more confused. Hah, maybe ive created my own religion....'Sydneyism' Thanks for the input you guys!

Id still like to hear more peoples opinions. Even if you have no idea, i really want to hear as many peoples opinions on this as possible

[sweetangel2128]

Hmm...so i geuss im not a christian? hmm but i know im not budah, and i have goten some of my ideas from budism and hindi but my roots lie in christianity...wow now im even more confused. Hah, maybe ive created my own religion....Sydneyism XD Thanks for the input you guys!

Id still like to hear more peoples opinions. Even if you have no idea, i really want to hear as many peoples opinions on this as possible

Oh no problem!

However, I have to disagree that you said your roots lie in Christianity...most of the stuff you mentioned on your beliefs have nothing to do with Christianity at all. Now, if you mean because you believe that there is A God, that doesn't make you a Christian, actually you would probably be called a "Theist" which is a person who believes in God or a God in general. A Christian is someone who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ, if you don't believe in what the Holy Ghost really is or that you think God is merely knowledge or that Jesus did not die for your sins, you cannot claim you are from Christian roots because Christians believe in just that - Jesus dying on the cross.

[the-sydney327]

Oh no problem!

However, I have to disagree that you said your roots lie in Christianity...most of the stuff you mentioned on your beliefs have nothing to do with Christianity at all. Now, if you mean because you believe that there is A God, that doesn't make you a Christian, actually you would probably be called a "Theist" which is a person who believes in God or a God in general. A Christian is someone who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ, if you don't believe in what the Holy Ghost really is or that you think God is merely knowledge or that Jesus did not die for your sins, you cannot claim you are from Christian roots because Christians believe in just that - Jesus dying on the cross.

What i mean by my roots lie in chritianity was that i was born and raised christian, thats all. But im maybe i am a Theist. That sounds sorta like me, but im still hoping that maybe there are other people out there more like me. Maybe there arent!?! Who knows, but really what i want to focus on is that i have faith, tho it may not be in christianity, but i am verry ritualistic and i thank god everyday for the head on my shoulders. just not in the conventional way.

[sweetangel2128]

What i mean by my roots lie in chritianity was that i was born and raised christian, thats all. But im maybe i am a Theist. That sounds sorta like me, but im still hoping that maybe there are other people out there more like me. Maybe there arent!?! Who knows, but really what i want to focus on is that i have faith, tho it may not be in christianity, but i am verry ritualistic and i thank god everyday for the head on my shoulders. just not in the conventional way.

Well, my boyfriend doesn't have a label. He believes that there is a possiblity of God but a possiblity of Evolution too. He doesn't dwell on it, doesn't read the Bible, pray or go to church. He has no wish to be a Christian. He does have a lot of knowledge and loves talking about the scrolls and the history but he doesn't hold a religion but if he was to be put into a catagory he'd probably be an Agnostic..he's unsure of the existance of God.

You sound like either a Deist or a Theist or maybe your nothing, you just have your own believes. You don't have to label yourself or be in a religion.

Oh so you grew up in a Christian home? What happend? lol...anyways I didn't grow up in a Christian home but a home where I was taught that Jesus and God existed...when I hit 22 or 23 i started attending church for almost 2 years but quit now I'm thinking about going back again =]

Wasn't Ben Franklin a Deist? Hey, you could be like Ben Franklin.

Who knows, but why does anyone have to label themselves or put themselves in catagories. I mean I don't see Christianity as a label but just a personal relationship with Jesus.