Question to religious people: why do you believe?

I grew up in an orthodox jewish family in Toronto. We strictly followed all the laws of judaism such as pray daily, keep kosher and observe sabbath. When I was growing up, we were maybe a 7 on a scale of 1-10, 10 being fanatic. The minutia of rules lived in every moment of every day. There were specific blessings to say when you ate, slept, went to the bathroom. Rules about what women may not do, say, be. Rules for men too, but much less limited.

For me, it was too much. I defected from that world 20 years ago. (It was hard.) My parents and siblings have only become more fanatical as the years go by, they’re all at a 9 by now. We do speak to each other and get along OK.

But I have trouble understanding how they or anyone can truly be happy in that life.

So I ask, why do YOU believe?

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Carazaa · F

Because Jesus is my passover lamb. His blood saved me. He was slaughtered for the worlds transgressions. All the laws in the old testament that Moses wrote was God showing us we need a savior. We can not be perfect. God requires perfection and so God himself came to take our sins on his own shoulders.
God told Abraham to show his faith and sacrifice his son, and he put him on the sticks to burn him, but God provided a lamb instead. God has provided us a lamb as a sacrifice for sin, His own Son!

Jesus was Jewish and he died for the worlds sins. We are adopted into Jewish race when we love Jesus. He is my savior. He answers my prayers, and I love him. He has taken all my sin away so I want to follow him wherever he leads me!
Jesus the creator of the universe came as a lamb the first time (born in a manger)

He is coming back very soon as a lion of Judah judging the living and the dead. We have to have our lamps full of oil so we will be ready to meet our maker.
"Come all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest, my yolk is easy and my burden is light"