how do you know your idea of god is the right one?

I believe in a triune God Head, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believed about God at an early age because that was what I was taught by people I respected. When I became a teenager I knew without a doubt that the God of the bible was the right one when the Holy Spirit started to convict me that I was a sinner in need of a Savior and that Jesus was that Savior and if I would admit my sinfulness, make a conscious decision to turn from them (Repent) and by Faith trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior that I would be saved for all eternity. I now knew the plan of Salvation and desired the security of it but I had some pet sins that I wanted to hold on to. I struggled with this for the next four years becoming more depressed all the time until I finally bowed before God, Repented of my sins and trusted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I was born again that day and at age 81 I have never been depressed again. That is how I know my God is the right one. God bless

because somebody elses idea would be 100000x worse. we all go through things in life. all i can is "if the shoe fits" a guy with a size 15 can't fit in 10's a guy in 10's can fit a 15 but it wouldnt be right.

Both of us have our own bond with God but we are just stronger or weaker in some areas..

Not sure if this is a serious question.

I do not KNOW, but many years of investigation and questioning has never revealed any evidence to indicate there is a god.

So my view of god is that god simply isn't, as evidence indicates.

My view could be changed considerably in light of new evidence,

So far, none...

If I am in error, I am certain I will learn exactly the facts when I get to heaven. In the meantime I will carry on with my belief to the best of my ability, always willing to learn when I learn new things. As Paul said: "For now we see in a mirror, darkly, then face to face. Now we know in part, then we shall know in whole."

(*SIGH*) Sadly, This, or similar, kind of question is asked - AND ANSWERED - many, Many, MANY times already, but most of the people who ask this kind of question don't really want answers, they just want excuses to continue living a sinful, immoral lifestyle, and they need to justify their immorality.

But let's put the hook out and see if the question has been asked in sincerity this time.

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In the Bible, Jesus claimed equality with God. He also said that He is the way, the truth, and the life, and that no man comes to the Father but by Him.

Then He said that if you REALLY want to know if His teachings came from God (implying the existence of said God), then "OBEY THESE COMMANDS (follow these instructions), and you SHALL know (one way OR the other)" (Referring to the Sermon on the Mount, beginning in the 5th chapter of the gospel according to Matthew)

This is an objective "litmus" test that Jesus gave, and He said nothing at all about having faith or believing. If you really want to know if Jesus really IS the Son of God (the God who is there), (er – DO you really want to know?) then read and obey the Sermon on the Mount.

If Jesus never existed, then nothing will happen.

If Jesus was a liar, then nothing will happen.

If Jesus was a lunatic, then nothing will happen.

If Jesus was just another ordinary man, then nothing will happen.

If the Bible is nothing more than the writings of some crazy bronze-aged, goat-herding cave men as the atheist mockers keep insisting, then nothing at all will happen.

In other words, to the atheists who claim there is no evidence, PUT UP OR SHUT UP! Actions speak louder than words, so put your money where your mouth is! Take the challenge Jesus gave and prove Him wrong!

(Note: For anyone who flat out rejects this test, I have to remind them of some other words Jesus said. Jesus said that the reason people reject God is “because they are evil (their deeds are evil), and they love darkness (i.e. they love their sins and immorality), and they hate the light (i.e. they hate Truth)!” The only reason they don't believe in God is because they don't WANT to believe in God, and for no other reason, and their mind is set in concrete, and their theme song is "Don't confuse me with Truth; my mind's already made up!")

In his famous book “Mere Christianity”, C. S. Lewis makes the following observation: “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic--on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg--or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great moral teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to."

Because it's logical.

They do not for it is after all just a belief.