You know even though I think the WT doctrine is mostly all garbage now, I still do believe that the Bible is inspired from our creator. The flaw in my understanding of it in the past was because I was interpreting it through the filter of the WTS.
Recently I have started clean slate and read the Bible without the WT filter (easier said than done, your mind has a way of reverting back to what was programmed in there). When I read the gospels, it has such a simple yet profound meaning now that I have overlooked in the past despite having read the same passages hundreds of times before. It has a lot more meaning for me than it ever has in the past. The simple conclusion that I have come to after approaching it this way is that being a true Christian involves recognizing Jesus sacrifice and loving your neighbor as yourself. That's all we can do. There are no rules, regulations, organizational structure, prescribed activities, hierarchy involved. Everlasting life is not earned by deeds and works but is a free gift when we recognize it.
Has anyone else had the same experience? Has anyone found new meaning in the scriptures when you've removed the filter?