Well, of course, to me... it makes perfect sense.
What you describe is exactly what I mean by believing in God. I don't come to any religious beliefs through scriptures or any man-made constructs. I may think of myself nominally as a Catholic, and respect part or whole of their doctrine, but only because of a need to belong and because I find their teachings to be uplifting. I find the life and teachings of Jesus to be equally uplifting. But I don't believe in God because of what they teach. I don't necessarily believe in their conception of God, although I think it would be nice if that turned out to be true. But I think the church is only valid in the earthly realm.
So I guess my "logic" is God, first; a church, second. And I find God, not from scriptures, but because of my own personal conclusion as to the existence of a benevolent force, a maker, a creator, of whose form and nature I will never be able to understand in this life. The beauty, goodness, and majesty I see all around me in this earthly life is the spiritual basis for my God-belief.
Okay --- now does that make sense? |
