(November 14, 2017 at 9:48 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(November 14, 2017 at 3:54 am)KevinM1 Wrote: As an outsider to religion, the line for me becomes incredibly blurred when theists start talking about their relationship with their god. Are they merely ascribing fortuitous events as a sign that their god's telling them they're on the right path? Do they actually, literally hear what they presume to be their deity?
It's just strikes me as incredibly odd. And, in any case, I find master/servant relationships troublesome.
No, we don't "actually literally" hear voices in our head. When we say we have a relationship with God we mean that we pray to God, we try to learn about Him particularly through the life and teachings of Jesus, and we try to live by His principles.
I wouldn't describe it as a master servant relationship. We think of Him as our Father.
So? And other people pray to Allah, other people pray to Vishnu and other people pray to Buddha.
Humans used to pray to Ra, others prayed to Apollo and Zues. And?
