Susah sekali Final Exam CB kitaaaaaa… jawaban gw kali ini based on my faith yah. I can’t really think in logical way neh kali ini. Hiks… terus, kalo ngelantur terus, mohon dimaafkan… tapi yang pasti, keywordnya udah gw taruh semua di dalam jawabannya. Hehe… I’ll keep looking for the best answer. Jadi ini sama sekali bukan final draft. Ini half-first draft. Coretan2 dari pikiran gw. Apa yang terlintas dari pikiran gw saat ngeliat ni soal. Enjoy!

1.Do we really need a religion in our lives? tell me why in logic reason
Really need it? No, I don’t think so. I agree to say that we need it. Why? Well, I believe in Jesus not because I’m a Catholic. I proudly say that I faith Jesus so much. I’m not really that proud being a Catholic. You know what, when I was a child, I was wondering whether I can go to two different churches in the same day. And last time, I feel completely joyful when I visit two churches in the same day. There are differences between Christian and Catholic church indeed, but they actually complete each other, and I hope I can go to both of them on Sunday for the rest of my life. Haha. Feels really great to meet God.
Anyway… we don’t really need religion. What we need is faith, not the religion. Religion is just the vessel. You can say that religion without faith is nothing. But somehow, there are people in the world who need guidance. That’s why we have religion, for it’s more organized, people then can be guided more easily.
(so, yeah, what can I say, being fanatic is just so stupid. I would really laugh if a Christian say bad things about Catholic, or the opposite. Well, I faith Jesus. Do you faith your religion or your God? I don’t even mind having no religion. I faith Him so much)

2.How do you know that God will answer or listen to your prayers? give me the examples to give evidence on it.
Damn… this is my whole life questions, and he just simply put it in the Final Exam…
Ehm… truly, I don’t know. Simple stubborn answer would be “I faith Him”. Faith means believing. So I believe that He would answer me. (“That would be 80 marks for you” said Mr. Anjar). Another answer from Rus, is personal experience (“That would be 80 marks for you too”, said Mr. Anjar again).
Honestly, personal experience is the real reason why I know that God will answer or listen to my next prayer. But if you explain this to the non-believer, it wouldn’t make any sense for them:
Fanatic believer : I know God always answer my prayer
Realistic non-believer : How do you know?
Fanatic believer : He always answer my prayer. Last time, I got stuck in my exam, and I pray, suddenly, my mind was opened, and I remember all I have studied. It’s a miracle or what?
Realistic non-believer : Well, last time I got stuck in my exam and I relaxed myself for a while because I realize that I’m to nervous. After that I remember all I have studied. It’s just the same case as yours. You are nervous, and you always seek calmness by praying to your God. That’s why when you pray, your body relaxed and you can think more clearly. I don’t need praying to God. I can do it on my own way.
Fanatic believer : Oh, my God, you’re such an atheist. Please forgive his sins for not believe in You, my Lord. Amen.
Realistic non-believer : ?
Atau2, jadinya kayak gini:
Seorang cendekiawan kristen berpendapat bahwa Kitab Suci harus dianggap benar sampai hal yang sekecil-kecilnya. Pada suatu ketika, ia disapa seorang teman sejawatnya. “Menurut Kitab Suci, bumi diciptakan kira-kira lima ribu tahun yang lalu. Tetapi kami telah menggali tulang-tulang untuk membuktikan bahwa kehidupan sudah ada di planat ini sejak ratusan ribu tahun yang lampau.” Langsung ditanggapi oleh si cendekiawan. “Ketika Tuhan menciptakan bumi lima ribu tahun yang lalu, ia sengaja menanam tulang-tulang itu di bumi untuk menguji apakah kita lebih percaya pada pernyataan ilmiah atau pada FirmanNya Yang Kudus”
dueeng…
Jadi, saudara percaya sama yang mana?
Another answer from ommie, because He promised. That is. In the bible, He has promised. We believe in bible, for what He said, that He promised to stay with us until the end of time.

Arrgggh… yang di bawah ini lebih encouraging dan meyakinkan

You learn to trust God by obeying him in small ways.

At this point in your faith-walk, you
probably agree that God is the supreme
ruler of the universe, powerful enough
to overcome any problem or defeat any
enemy. “Everything comes from him;
everything happens through him;
everything ends up in him.” (Romans
11:36 MSG)

And if that is true, then our struggle
to take a step of faith is not over the
issue of whether or not God can deliver
– he clearly can do that.

The real the question is: Can we trust
God to be sensitive to our needs (or
what we perceive to be our needs)?

Perhaps the resistance you and I exhibit
when we’re faced with a faith-step is
because we seriously doubt God will look
out for our best interests – “Yes, I
believe God can work this out, but will he?”

And this often lapses into the speech of
behavior that says, “I know I can work
this out, but I’m not sure God will – at
least I’m not sure he will do it the way
I want to see it done.”

The incredible thing is this: God
patiently understands your hesitancy, so
he made the first move toward
establishing a loving, trusting
relationship with you. He didn’t wait
until you could be trusted to receive
his love, and he doesn’t insist you
become trustworthy before he trusts you
with precious gifts. (Romans 5:6-8)

This means that by taking small steps of
faith, obeying God in small ways, “We
find ourselves standing where we always
hoped we might stand – out in the wide
open spaces of God’s grace and glory,
standing tall and shouting our praise.”
(Romans 5:2 MSG)

So what?

· God is trustworthy in everything
(Psalm 33:4) – He is love (1 John
4:16b), and therefore patient and kind;
he’s never rude or self-seeking; he’s
not easily angered, and he keeps no
record of wrongs; he does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the truth; he
always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres; he never
fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) He is
always fair (Deuteronomy 32:4), and he’s
never failed to fulfill one of his
promises. (Joshua 21:45)

· Meditate on God’s faithfulness – When
you struggle to trust God, meditate upon
his faithfulness and love. Remember
that, for now, we “know only a portion
of the truth, and what we say about God
is always incomplete. But when the
Complete arrives, our incompletes will
be canceled.” (1 Corinthians 13:9-10,
MSG) “Trust in the Lord with all your
heart. Never rely on what you think you
know. Remember the Lord in everything
you do, and he will show you the right
way.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) God is calling
you to grow up in your faith and to
trust steadily in him. (1 Corinthians
13:11-13, MSG)

· Take your fears (lack of trust) to him
– God’s perfect love casts out all fear,
and that means you can safely tell him
about your doubts and fears. He isn’t
angry when you struggle with your faith.
Imagine a father watching his child take
those first baby steps. Like a father
overjoyed that his child is learning to
walk, your Heavenly Father encourages
you to take small steps of obedience.

Panjang yak, dapat dari Liz di friendster. Hahaha… thank you2.

3.How do we know what we believe in (faith) is true? explain it thoroughly!
Jawaban PPKN yang baik adalah “Karena sesuai dengan hati nurani”… ahaha. I’m not quite sure either. The keywords say, religion understanding, God never form a religion, religion is human made, and there is no general true in this world.
Well, firstly, how do you know what is true and what is not true? Our definition of true actually is when everybody say it is true, then it is true. Most of people say that killing is bad. Then bad is cannibalism. Although, several million years ago, people did ever eating each other (MT). People say this religion is true, then it is true. People start joining the rituals, following the guidance from the religion based on the word “true”.
I’ve realized this before I decided my religion. It’s not that simple. People can’t really decided on what is true. The one is good when it doesn’t hurt anybody. The religion is true when it doesn’t hurt anybody. How do we know that it wouldn’t hurt anybody? The religion is true when it creates sincere feeling to its follower. How do you know that everybody got the feeling? You are making generalization. When you get the feeling, you assume everyone get it too.
…… ngelantur deh. Anywaaaaaaaay, what the keyword means is, what your religion have taught is not always right. People makes mistakes all the time. Hemm… for example, my teacher has ever taught me not to marry any guy that is different from my religion. What the heck? Stupid indoctrination got my friend anyway. She decided not to have any religion, for she is afraid of falling in love to different religion guy. “nanti ikut suami aja deh”… wuaaa… gegeee… kalo orang married dikelompokkan berdasarkan agama, yawes, gw ga bakal ikut agama apapun. Ikut suami gw aja ntar. Buset dah. See? What my teacher taught is not always for the sake of us, but the sake of the religion itself. [--> hasil diskusi dengan temen gw: “biasanya neeh, kita dikasih tau kayak gitu, soalnya takut kita pindah agama kalo kita married sama yang beda agama, gitu” <-- gw denger dari beberapa sumber, dan emang masuk akal sih -___-;]
so, if you ask me, how do I know what I believe in is true? Well, I don’t know 100%. I choose what I believe in based on my faith, my logic mind, and my experiences. And I’m only 19, so I may not experience as much as my teacher. But I may think more than my teacher. ^^

4.Is it possible for us to be united when there are some people who are fanatic in their religion? give me the whole of your idea!
Yeaaaah!!! Everything is possible. We would need:
1.Tolerance
2.Tolerance
3.Tolerance
Well, that is at least the social attitudes indoctrinated to us since we were in the first elementary school. “kalo tetangga sebelah sedang merayakan hari raya. Kita…”
a. mengucapkan selamat hari raya
b. lewat aja sambil liat-liat, siapa tau diundang makan
c. main PS di rumah, soalnya kan libur sekolah
d. jawaban a pasti dibenerin sama guru, jawaban b dan c pasti disalahin. Padahal kita selalu ngelakuin yang itu. Benaar?
That is the tolerance… I remember the chapter “Toleransi umat beragama”, “Tenggang rasa”, “Menghormati dan menghargai”, weew… ahaha. What a memory.

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with
all your strength and with all your
mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as
yourself.’” (Luke 10:27 NIV)

Well, there are several ways of loving your neighbor. Please choose the right one, which is being tolerance to them all the time, just as you love your mate or your parents. Treat them well, and you shall be happy ^^
Sabar aja deh, nanti kalo yang fanatik2 ga jelas itu udah mulai sadar, nanti juga mereka malu sendiri.

Aduh… sekarang baru jam 14:20, gw tidur dulu deh. Ntar baru mikir lagi… masih beberapa jam menuju Final… hoahem… zzzz