Examples Of Religious Beliefs And Beliefs

Religious beliefs effect choices in life and the way we live. Things we might have to gain or give up in order living according to our beliefs and values. Even if we had neither beliefs nor values, we probably would not be who we are today. These two factors can change our lives in both negative and positive ways. Living according to our beliefs and values can change who we are because our beliefs and values effect who we are. Does our religious beliefs and values change who we really are if so what price do we pay throughout this process.

Our spiritual journey starts in our childhood when religion is introduced. In many cases, our spirituality is introduced not only in our childhood but can also be discovered in adulthood. Ideology is a way of thinking that reflects the social needs and political doctrines of an individual or group. There are many different people and different circumstances that results in a variety of different ways of thinking, values and beliefs.

Our beliefs grow with us from childhood. From the moment you are born the family influence begin to impact your way of thinking. A child is like a sponge that absorbs ideas and beliefs. Beliefs are taught to a child on a daily base, such as just listening to the parents and their opinions from everything including politics and social problems and even opinions about how others behave. In the family is where a child takes there first steps to learns their moral values. It is from their parents that a child is taught right and wrong. In many cases this is through religious training. Religious beliefs or the lack of religious beliefs has a great influence on a person's beliefs and values. A person does not need to have a religious background in order to have values or...

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...n in the desert. He doesn’t just sit in the cave to live only for his own beliefs and values he is trying to get his message across. He doesn’t expect people to live the life style he choose but he does which that money one day will be obsolete.

Everything has a value if you give it one and ultimately depends what you value and what you belief. Suelo learned to accept who he was and got past his homosexuality and choose not to make that important rather focus on his life like Jesus did and followed his heart. His beliefs and values pushed him to become the person who he is today the man who quit money. Although he lost all the materialistic things and more, in his eyes he never lost not even a dime. He gained his unlimited happiness he gained much more then what we see and lost much more then we think all because we do not see through his eyes but through our own.