Religious Beliefs: The Eight Aspects Of Religion

In all religions, there consists of eight aspects of religion such as sacred stories, sacred structures, sacred symbols and religious ethics, but four of those really show how these religions were built upon with the four aspects include of beliefs, sacred texts, religious rituals and also religious experiences. These main aspects of religion have a major influence on people lives with their beliefs and how they view the world. Importantly these aspects show how they provide for what each religion is built upon, and also by adding the religious views and beliefs. Examples of these aspects are viewed in every utmost religion.

Beliefs are one of the religions main aspects out of the other three main ones which are a major part of religions

With almost every religion having sacred texts and scriptures. Many people that read the sacred texts see the texts as a word from God with the texts also can be literal and metaphorical, texts are also seen as guidance to the religion. Sacred Texts in religion is very important because without there wouldn't really be a way to show what is the right and wrong in that religion. Examples of sacred texts are the Christianity holy bible with it having an old testament and new testament, Islamic having the Qur’an, Buddhism having the Tripitaka and Judaism using the Torah. More example would be scriptures of Jesus and the many things he did. These examples of scriptures or sacred texts a major influence in religion and also people individual

A religious experience is defined as a feeling of the presence of something greater than yourself, also an attempt to communicate with God, something that isn't defined by any of nature's law and also by God is changing you when you give yourself to god. With the experience of these the also are type of these experiences such as mysticism, conversions, and visions, with mysticism being a new awareness of the reality, conversions by convert to a different religion or having no faith in a religion then later having one, and then visions with many individuals believing they've seen a vision of God giving them steps. Examples of religious experiences is with Jesus having his father by God telling Jesus on what to do and what the future holds, another example in Christianity would be when Angel Gabriel visits Mary and tell her the good news of God's message to her which was she was going to have a baby being Jesus, there also is another example with Muhammad’s first revelation he was visited by Archangel Gabriel who revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad.

These four main aspects have played a huge roll in major religion throughout the years. The four main aspects are produced religions that thrive in which it influences many individuals on their beliefs. These aspects have individuals to be within contact with their God or Gods with