How To Recognize A Spiritual Salvation Path

By Donald Wood


Most Christians believe an individual must accept Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior to be saved. While this is the case, others believe this is not the only Spiritual Salvation Path and that there are many roads which lead to a spiritual life. Then, there are others who believe the spiritual aspect of life is a an ongoing journey for truth in the search for a higher power or powers.

Most devout Christians have a distinct belief system in Father, Son and Holy Ghost. In addition, most also subscribe to the belief that the devil, or Satan can tempt one to sin against God. Sin, is often defined based on a number of different ideologies within different sects of the Christian faith.

Regardless of whether one is religious or otherwise, when it is time for the world to come to an end, that will happen. As many have predicted the end of the world over the past several years, and it has yet to come to pass, there are also more skeptics now than ever before. As to whether we are living in the end of days based on religious beliefs, no one can know for sure until judgement day occurs, if that is in fact the case.

Only those who have a belief in Jesus Christ, and these stories of the birth, death and resurrection will join in eternal life. All others, or so it is believed will perish in a lake of fire. Of course, there are many different beliefs as to the existence of heaven and hell. For many, these are simply various aspects of life on earth.

Whereas, those whom often claim to be Spiritual though not religious often subscribe to a number of alternative belief systems. While there may still be grievances against others for some lifestyle choices, most often bigotry, discrimination and homophobia are absent. It should be noted, that there are some sects of the Christian faith which are more accepting of difference than others.

Still, most people in the Christian faith often see anyone involved in paganism or Wicca to be working with the devil, which just is not the case. Of course, it can often be hard to change the minds of people whose minds are closed. As such, only those with an open mind can come to understand the inner-aspects and workings of these alternative religious paths.

For, the most devout Christians still believe to live such a lifestyle remains a sin against God. As such, to participate in a way that would promote such behavior is also a sin. As such, even the most welcoming of congregations are not always as welcoming as the church would have one think.

As such, LGBTQ individuals may want to seek out a truly welcoming congregation by asking questions before attending a service. For, if one knows in advance there is still any aspect of discrimination, it is often best to go elsewhere. Then and only then, will any church start to realize that partial acceptance is not acceptance and that the policies are still discriminatory, bigoted and homophobic in nature.




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