Elements of Religious Traditions Paper
Elements of Religious Traditions Paper
There are many different religions in the world but they all seem to have at least one thing in common. This unique aspect in similarity is the relationship that can be established with the divine being if we choose to follow or lead in their way of life. Many religions seem to establish the idea that God or gods are here to guide us through our lives as our supreme rulers and enforcers of the law. But, in contrast the presence of a divine spirit is to give man the final decision on the choices he must make to continue in a path of righteousness. The relation of god and man in western religion is denoted by the freedom of choice given to him by God. God gives every man the freedom to choose him or reject him; he permits mankind to be tempted by sin in order to challenge the loyalty they have for their supreme.
When it comes to time, religions that focus on creation such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism tend to see time as linear, going in a straight line from the beginning of the creation of the universe to its end. To be unrepeatable and limited, time has become an important factor. However in other religions such as Buddhism, the measurement of time is cyclical. This describes the universe in never ending changes that repeat each other over great periods of change, such as the rebirth of certain things and individuals. To these types of religions time is not as important or too real since, in the end, the universe is moving to some final point; at the same time, appreciating the present may be more important that being oriented to the future.
Many religions see the physical world as the place of temptation in which the human being must overcome in order to reach the spiritual realm and be in eternal existence. This view is known as dualism, where nature is unrefined and polluted as in comparison to the spiritual world. Christianity, Jainism, and Hinduism have this type relationship with the colliding view of the
There are many different religions in the world but they all seem to have at least one thing in common. This unique aspect in similarity is the relationship that can be established with the divine being if we choose to follow or lead in their way of life. Many religions seem to establish the idea that God or gods are here to guide us through our lives as our supreme rulers and enforcers of the law. But, in contrast the presence of a divine spirit is to give man the final decision on the choices he must make to continue in a path of righteousness. The relation of god and man in western religion is denoted by the freedom of choice given to him by God. God gives every man the freedom to choose him or reject him; he permits mankind to be tempted by sin in order to challenge the loyalty they have for their supreme.
When it comes to time, religions that focus on creation such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism tend to see time as linear, going in a straight line from the beginning of the creation of the universe to its end. To be unrepeatable and limited, time has become an important factor. However in other religions such as Buddhism, the measurement of time is cyclical. This describes the universe in never ending changes that repeat each other over great periods of change, such as the rebirth of certain things and individuals. To these types of religions time is not as important or too real since, in the end, the universe is moving to some final point; at the same time, appreciating the present may be more important that being oriented to the future.
Many religions see the physical world as the place of temptation in which the human being must overcome in order to reach the spiritual realm and be in eternal existence. This view is known as dualism, where nature is unrefined and polluted as in comparison to the spiritual world. Christianity, Jainism, and Hinduism have this type relationship with the colliding view of the