Faith And Worship As Perceived By Believers

By Anita Ortega


Faith is the situation in which one has total trust in a person or something. Most of the human race has a supreme being that they base their belief upon. Different types of beliefs exist in the world. Faith and worship is almost one and the same thing.

There is the Muslim, Christian, and Hindu among others and these are the main types of belief across the globe. In addition, some people do not base their conviction on any god and they are the pagans. This type of belief is based on the perception that something is in existence even if it cannot be seen or touched, that is why it is a conviction.

In the case of religion, worship is the art of showing respect, being submissive and giving praise to a superior being. Songs can be used to express adoration, they sing the choruses to their gods, a practice that expresses honor. This is done as a form of thanksgiving for the good in their life and for god sustenance.

Sacrifices and tithes can also be used to express love and admiration for God. This involves sacrificing one belongings as gifts to the gods. This too is a way of appreciation. Tithes are also offered. This is just a mere 10%of a person, belongings. They do this as a means of showing thanksgiving because of their property. By doing this, they expect that they will keep on attaining blessings hence owning more than they had.

Different faiths have different worship venues. Churches are used by the Christians. Muslims use mosques while Hindus use the Temple. Shrines were used by the traditional African societies to conduct devotion. Sacrifices in form of animal slaughter and libations would be poured in these places so as to please their gods.

These two are correlated. It is not possible to worship when one lacks faith, the two must be practiced or carried out simultaneously . In addition to that, curses also exist. A curse is a form of punishment to those who go astray. It comes in many forms. People may suffer illnesses, poverty, natural disasters, bareness and even death. To get rid of these curses individuals have to right the wrongs they made so as to obtain forgiveness and have their happiness restored.

Individuals have reliance of life after death. They have the belief that when they die, their maker has placed for them a resting place where they will have peace that last forever. Different versions of such a place exist across the different faiths, in that each type of religion has its own visualized version of the resting home. The believers work hard to live according to the way of life set for that particular belief so that when their time in the world is done, they may join their maker as a reward for living a good life.

There are elders, those who have extreme belief and are called upon to lead the believers in their journey of believers. They organize prayers and make sure that the whole congregation is guided appropriately. It is important for people to have faith and have true belief in a supreme being because it gives one direction and a sense of belonging and a purpose in life.




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