Confused about the lord.. [Spirituality & Religion]

@Justenjoyit thank you

I have been doing that since my early 30s. Always doing the fair positive thing and over time it has made me a happy person 😊

@Justenjoyit I'm sorry, it takes more than that to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Jesus said so in His Word. He said NONE are "good". In other words, naturally we cannot meet God's holy standards. So that's why Jesus had to die on the cross so we could come through him to be saved.

@LadyGrace I have my own religion, not from some made up fantasy which has been taken over by people who want money and power.

@Justenjoyit That's not[i] always[/i] the case. Not all are bad.

When it comes to "religion", Jesus said not to lean to our own understanding but to lean on God's word. Religion is empty , without God. Religion is described as man-made philosophy. Not all who feel they are "religious" are saved. even the devil believes there's a God, but he's not going to heaven. We cannot get to heaven by being good or doing good works. God also said try to do it your own way and it will not lead you to salvation or heaven. It's in God's word. It does say that.

My religion has made me a happy person within myself and I have become the real me. I belive if you belive in some ones elses religion
You can not become yourself because its not you. You are just following what some one else believes.

@Justenjoyit I understand what you're saying, and I truly am happy that you're happy with that, but I don't follow religion OR what people tell me. That's the whole idea behind the Bible. What do you do with what Jesus told us? He told us the only way to heaven is to follow Him. We are all cut off from God the Father by our sins. Please tell me how you have access with the Father, without the mediation of Jesus, so you can have your sins forgiven. Good can't hear your prayers without Jesus, our only Mediator, as Jesus told us in His Word. Why do you think Jesus died on the cross?