Tonight i finally finished my research paper on the lack of dependency upon religiosity within modern Western Culture. As a follower of Christ's teachings, i understand the nature and challenge is it to live a Christina life. However, i also see the the lack of interest among those who see that their life is fine and God thus has no place in their lives. This brings up a good point, is it only when tragic events and devastation's befall our life that we see a need for a spiritual outlook? Precisely so, those things that limit our understanding on the nature of existence, drives ourselves to seek answers in all forms of knowledge. But the likelihood of individuals to see that Christianity offers an individual with tools that combat the trials and tribulations of life has become deluded. No longer are we seeking answers in this manner, today we have psychologist, in which there job title has become more of a therapeutic listener.
My greatest fear is that we as a society will become so washed out from a spiritual outlook, that the notion of a Godless culture will enable much more strife, and negate any personal reasoning of the individual. The meat of my paper was foretelling the contrary which is Atheistic belief, for any good argument comes from an individual who emerges themselves in the oppositions viewpoint. For that, i was extremely challenged in my beliefs, but as i recounted with a friend this weekend, it will take the heart of the individual to be guarded through prayer and time invested in the Bible when challenging our own beliefs in a subject matter as this. Ultimately, as my discussion concluded we should not be swayed so easily by the material we read or study, for it truly takes discernment from the individual to mature their understanding of any subject that they happen to divulge into.
What I hope to get out of this study, is that our society will see the need for a religious lifestyle no matter how involved it may be, but at least some acknowledgment from our young minds. Especially those who find themselves in a position of ease, such as the College Student. For it is he/her that is most vulnerable, consumed by their thirst for knowledge and susceptible to be easily manipulated from professors who hold degrees in various subjects. It has to be that the individual will take with caution the information that is being fed to them and pursue to seriously understand and study the subject matter for themselves. This I know may be a tough task to tackle considering the math and science fields of study, but i direct this notion not only towards those who are pursuing a degree in Theology, but some of the basic subjects such as philosophy, psychology, and anthropology and so forth.
After doing the research regarding my stance on religiosity, I have come to find a new enlightenment in my understanding that could not have been addressed merely by listening to others accounts of Christianity's validity, but it had to be from my own personal pursuit to find truth in religiosity. This is what i urge others to do as well, for it will be of great value to know that the understanding that one has come to, has been through their personal study. If the opportunity presents itself, take hold of it and thoroughly invest the time to reach a conclusion on the nature of Christianity until sufficiently appeased.
Emmanuel Sandoval
God Bless You
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