I like the point you are making. I see lots of people who say they are spiritual, which basically means that they say they believe in God, and follow Biblical ideals that suit them, but refuse to actually commit to a religion, which means that they can basically do whatever they want and still say they are spiritual, because they make up their own idea of what is holy.

However, I do not like the term religion, at least when referring to Christianity. Religion (nowadays at least) has negative connotations associated with oppressive control and following strict rules, and is not so much concerned with a relationship with God, which is what Christianity is all about. In that respect, I would rather be spiritual than religious.

Good post!!

SaM

Sam,

Very well said!

Let's not forget that Christianity is not a "religion".

I am a Christian, but I do not attend regular services, much to the dismay of other Christians; but my response to those who see me as an infidel is, "I attend the same church as Jesus Christ did".

- Thom

Good point Thom. Amen.

Thank you Sam. One can argue, however, that those who consider themselves spiritual but not religious believe in some of the same beliefs that Christians take credit for, while not being a Christian. They may also follow similar beliefs and be agnostic or atheistic. So sad that those who claim to be Christians and religious are so often oppressive. Amen.

Very good point. Relationship is real. Membership is not.

Thank you. Amen.

I believe in spirit in the religion. I'm a Christian spiritualist. I believe in God and the supernatural, angels and demons and all. To fully understand any religion you must be spiritual enough to break down conventional walls, it's really the only prosperity, you can only find peace in the spirit.

Do your beliefs deny those who believe differently? Part of being Christian, religious, and spiritual is accepting others. Too often those who claim to be believers practice exclusion rather than inclusion. Amen.

Spirituality is not a choice. We are all born with a spiritual appetite. Some nourish this appetite it while others ignore it.

Spiritually famished individuals prefer to ignore the topic of God and religion because to do so would be to acknowledge their malnutrition. They fail to realize however that spirituality has nothing to do with religion.

Good post and well written. Keep it up!

Interesting thought that all humans are born with a spiritual apetite. I like the analogy of the spiritually famished and the spiritually malnutritioned. Take that one step further and look at the corrolary... if the spirituality is well fed, and has nothing to do with religion, are the spiritual then Godless?

Thank you for the comment. Amen