Zone1 can you have two different faiths at the same time?

[Zebra]

i dont think so

do you?

 

[Mack The Finger]

I tell everyone who asks' me what I think...I think what you think.

 

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

You can believe in elements of or whole multiple faiths, but that still counts as one faith or system of belief.

It is basically unofficial Universalism without actually officially following Universalism.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

i dont think so

do you?

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I agree with you.

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[shockedcanadian]

i dont think so

do you?

In essence,.no. Where there is overlap in opinion or beliefs I suppose you can share values and principles which are close.enough as to be indistiguishable, such as the 10 Commandments.for.instance. Ultimately though, if we follow the monolithic view, anyone who believes in one G-d, all those of each faith regardless of its.tenets; are praying to and worshipping the same entity. You cannot worship a false G-d,.the Commands,.rituals and history can be unique, they ultimately share a belief in the same creator though.whether they acknowledge it or not. Without sounding self righteous, there are ALOT of people who claim to be religious who don't act the part. The better question might be "do you actually follow the minimum obligations G-d demands of your.one religion"?

 

[Zebra]

i think you cannot be a member of the Catholics and the Protestants together

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

i think you cannot be a member of the Catholics and the Protestants together

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I remember a story of a Protestant who wanted to convert to Catholicism, but had difficulty praying the Rosary because she couldn't accept "Holy Mary, Mother of God".

My Lutheran friend feels the same way, that Mary cannot be the Mother of God, because she is the Mother of Jesus.

Then I listened to the Lutheran Sunday service on the car radio, and the pastor explained beautifully why Jesus, as a third of the Holy Trinity, is indeed God. I need to call that pastor and see if he can connect me to a recording of that sermon -- it was on the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

I wonder if my friend is leaning towards Catholic -- if so, I'm so pleased to see it. She has started posting about Padre Pio on Facebook, which thrills me. Up 'til now, she hasn't seemed to have any interest in any of the Saints.

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[Muhammed]

i dont think so

do you?

My wife is a Catholic. But I taught her how to meditate (that's right folks I am a genuine Guru) and since she is always looking at the spiritual side of things, she's kinda taken up Hinduism as a side religion.

 

[DennisPTate]

i dont think so

do you?

I am part of the Messianic Gentile or Messianic Jewish movement.

But similar to how the Apostle Paul took his disciple Timothy and got him to be circumcised, [I assume due to the fact that Timothy would be working with a high number of Messianic Jews, disciples of Rabbi Yeshua - Jesus and of Cephas - Peter, that if Timothy had not take a major step toward being an observant "Jew" he could not have been accepted.

Under other sets of circumstances the Apostle Paul advised Messianic Gentiles to not even get circumcised, [to some degree at least this could be because the Apostle Paul knew that unless Gentiles were willing to begin to observe the six hundred and thirteen or so specific commands that Jews tried to obey, it is better that they not even begin, and remain much like a modern "Noahide."]

Acts 16:
"And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Ico′nium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily."

Oh, I should mention that Bruce F. MacDonald wrote a second book entitled, "The Prayer of Silence" if I remember correctly? Rumour has it that Messiah Yeshua - Jesus taught his disciples to "meditate."

 

[DennisPTate]

My wife is a Catholic. But I taught her how to meditate (that's right folks I am a genuine Guru) and since she is always looking at the spiritual side of things, she's kinda taken up Hinduism as a side religion.

Rumor has it that before He began his famous ministry in the Roman Province of Judaea, Rabbi Yeshua - Jesus went by camel and by foot to India, Nepal and even Tibet.

Are you interested in the case that can be presented that Messiah Yeshua - Jesus made that trip. Rumor has it that the disciple know as "Doubting Thomas" or Judas Didymus Thomas, [the Twin], also went to India and eventually was martyred there.

Do you think that this tradition is worthy of a separate discussion and poll?


Perhaps the most impressive book that deals with this topic is the near death experience account of near death experiencer, Bruce F. MacDonald Ph. D. Here are five paragraphs from him that is part of the case that Messiah Yeshua - Jesus and perhaps even John the Baptist, were mentored and taught in their youth by the Essene Jewish community? These five paragraphs are from the view of one of Jesus' inner circle of disciples hearing Messiah Yeshua - Jesus say some of the things that were NOT recorded in the four gospels.

"You do not understand this life, he said on a later occasion, so you do not understand what you can achieve. You think that you were born and die and have only the time in between to live. The Sadducees do not even believe in the resurrection. And the Pharisees and Essenes believe you are saved or damned on the basis of what you do here in this life.

So you judge and condemn others and forsake love in order to enter heaven. Yet I tell you that the Father has many heavens and many homes for you. This is not your only life, and these are not the only things you have to learn. You will have lives in other times and places.

Do not judge the gentiles? You may have been a Gentile. Do not judge the prostitute You may have been a prostitute. Do not judge the Roman or Greek? You may have been those.

"The Father wishes you to know the life of the world in all its conditions so that you may be able to love those in all conditions. He wishes you to learn poverty and wealth, weakness and strength, sickness and health so that, in all these, you may seek Him and find Him.

Is He the Father only of the righteous? No, he is Father of all and Mother of all. All may come to God and find the love appropriate to their condition. Are you poor? Learn to love your fellows. Are you rich? Learn to give of your surplus to those who have nothing. Are you in a place of power? Learn to use your power for the good of others. Learn the love appropriate to the condition you are in and all conditions will become blessed. (Bruce F. MacDonald Ph. D. page 117,118, The Thomas Book, Near Death, a Quest and a New Gospel by the Twin Brother of Jesus"

The Thomas Book Near Death, a Quest and a New Gospel by the Twin Brother of Jesus: MacDonald PH D, Bruce Fraser: 9781608608195: Books - Amazon.ca

The Thomas Book Near Death, a Quest and a New Gospel by the Twin Brother of Jesus: MacDonald PH D, Bruce Fraser: 9781608608195: Books - Amazon.ca

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[hadit]

i dont think so

do you?

Not if you take either of them seriously.

 

[DennisPTate]

Not if you take either of them seriously.

Yes, it is challenging to be a part of two religions but any group of religious people can adopt somebody from another religious group and consider them to be an "Honorary member of their group or religion."

For example the majority of residents of the State of Utah could adopt Mr. Charlie Kirk and they could honor his memory in a manner that would be similar to how the Jewish people are predicted to mourn over the death of the predicted "Moshiach ben Yosfef or Messiah son of Joseph - {Ephrayim]?"

The Rechabites always considered the Prophet Jeremiah to be an honorary "Rechabite" even though he did not copy all of their customs.

The "Mourning of Moshiach ben Ephraim" refers to the mourning for Moshiach ben Ephraim (also known as Moshiach ben Yosef), who is believed to die in a final battle before the arrival of Moshiach ben David. This mourning is prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in Zechariah 12:10, which says that the people "shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only son". This mourning is a central theme in Jewish tradition, signifying the sacrifice of the first messiah figure, whose death is considered a precursor to the final redemption

Zechariah 12
10;“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of compassion and supplication, so that, when they look on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a first-born. 11 On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rim′mon in the plain of Megid′do. 12 The land shall mourn, each family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; 13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shim′e-ites by itself, and their wives by themselves; 14 and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.

 

[pal]

i dont think so

do you?

I am a believer to a small extent. I know what things mean. I am more atheist than religious. Easy words explained.

 

[Zebra]

Not if you take either of them seriously.

definitely

 

[The Irish Ram]

Not if you take either of them seriously.

Does that fall under this scripture?
Rev.3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth.

 

[The Irish Ram]

i think you cannot be a member of the Catholics and the Protestants together

I was envisioning Muslim/Jewish. That would be a disaster. But while the Catholics and Protestants have different dogma, they also have a common creed. Jesus. I wouldn't have to compromise my beliefs to worship in a Catholic Church.

 

[BreezeWood]

i dont think so

do you?

a guiding faith ...

the heavenly goal for judgment and admission to the everlasting to triumph good vs evil is neither a religion or belief than events that in the end are ones own self determination they resolve for themselves.

 

[Zebra]

you can be a member of diffrtrnt clubs, but not of diferrent parties or religons.

 

[hadit]

The reason we have multiple Christian denominations is simple: Jesus didn't give us a lengthy, detailed list of things to do and how to do them, He gave us simple guidelines and expects us to walk in a living, breathing relationship with Him, to be guided in every situation by His Spirit, not by a list of rules. That means my worship in America and the worship of a Christian in sub-Saharan Africa can look completely different and both be completely legitimate. Jesus needs to be relevant in every culture throughout all time.

Think, Jesus said the most important commands are to love God with all you have and to love your neighbor like you do yourself. Get those right and everything else falls into line.

The problem comes in when somebody thinks they alone have it all figured out and tries to claim that their church is the real church, theirs is the only one that Jesus thinks is real and everybody else is wrong because they don't follow the same list of rules and regulations the first guy thinks are important.

 

[Cougarbear]

You can believe in elements of or whole multiple faiths, but that still counts as one faith or system of belief.

It is basically unofficial Universalism without actually officially following Universalism.

Universalism or Unitarianism?