i enjoyed the article below, written by dr. steve mcswain, an author, a former pastor and a spiritual teacher.. .
finding god after leaving religion.
thirty-four million americans have given up on organized religion, according to the most recent american religious identification survey.
The mistake that virtually all religions make, including Christianity, is to confuse beliefs for faith and, as a consequence, condition people to think that there are things that they must do, duties that they must perform, etc., for God to be pleased and her presence to be known.
Odd statement there.
-Sab
i'm not giving anything away, but at the same time i'm giving a clue for those seeking the answers.. god's word and on the quest for the truth, is designed in a way, which the path is crooked and narrow.
it's crooked and narrow in the sense of the traps on the way.
if a person is self exalted, haughty, or is inclined to be that way, he will find 'his' truth, which will be a snare, and cause him to falsely judge others.
I have no real accountability for my actions, yet I still try very hard to live a ethical life. How do you explain that? I see the Bible as no different than Hitler's dogma, it just has been more effective in it's manipulation.
I want to do the right thing because I believe that keeping integrity, honesty and love will trump self-absorbtion, dishonesty and hate in the long run.
The Bible USES that truth for it's OWN advantage, which is dishonest. The real global and historical conspiracy here is that the creators of these Holy Books are, in fact, the architects of Morals and Ethics not the other way around.
Trying to point to the Holy Books as the creator is a setback for humanity. It's a detour.
-Sab
my birthday is coming up next week.
ever since leaving the watchtower i aways do something on or round that day with my sister.
we usually go to lunch and do something like see a movie, play golf, or spend the day at the beach together.
Rutherford hated children. And he hated Mother's Day. But he loved to drink booze.
Don't forget facial hair!
-Sab
i'm not giving anything away, but at the same time i'm giving a clue for those seeking the answers.. god's word and on the quest for the truth, is designed in a way, which the path is crooked and narrow.
it's crooked and narrow in the sense of the traps on the way.
if a person is self exalted, haughty, or is inclined to be that way, he will find 'his' truth, which will be a snare, and cause him to falsely judge others.
You realize that you can use that line of reasoning for anything?
Let's say hypothetically that Barak Obama is trying to manipulate the countries population
One could say that he is just testing us to see if we will uphold our own Constitution. When it's all said and done and he has defaced every American Liberty we have. We could hold him up as the Greatest American President because of his tireless efforts to show us the holes in our own system, so they could be filled of course...
I believe the Bible was designed to CONTROL the masses. The belief in God is a start in control but you gotta have a handbook that tells you what his requirements are, what is good and bad.
Control has been a theme in Human history, every civilization has sought it deperately. What we have found out through these occurances is the best way to control a large amount of people across a vast amount of space is design a deity that is always watching and has requirements of you.
Once that belief is established and reinforced by a "Holy Book" the line is set and many are hooked.
-Sab
i'm not giving anything away, but at the same time i'm giving a clue for those seeking the answers.. god's word and on the quest for the truth, is designed in a way, which the path is crooked and narrow.
it's crooked and narrow in the sense of the traps on the way.
if a person is self exalted, haughty, or is inclined to be that way, he will find 'his' truth, which will be a snare, and cause him to falsely judge others.
This phenomenon you are describing of using subjective "truth" to judge others very well could be what the Book was originally designed for.
-Sab
what's two cities in the stream of human history?.
-sab.
EndofMysteries,
The real answer is what I am searching for. The truth.
If these stories in the Bible are fictional then it means a great deal for human existence! Think about it, it changes a large chunk of the populations idea on what IS.
Is the Bible for or against Humanity? Does it need to go entirely? Or can we take the good from it without degrading to witch hunts? Or is it actually the handbook for our existence.
The answer to the question in the OP is directly tied to discovering the above truths.
-Sab
what's two cities in the stream of human history?.
-sab.
Lately I'm being led to believe that it was a civilization
Same question from my OP, just replace cities with civilzations.
-Sab
what's two cities in the stream of human history?.
-sab.
What's two cities in the stream of human history?
-Sab
well, i was just given the new dvd from the convention and i am trying to figure out if i should watch it or not.
on one hand i enjoy uncovering the hypocrisy, it's a good reminder as to why i am faded away.. on the other hand i dont know if i should waste my time watching crap.. thoughts?.
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Watch it plastered, that's what I am going to do.
-Sab
i recieved this e-mail earlier today after making an issue out of the paedophile problem on my facebook page.
obviously, this person is a jw and someone must have snitched to her.. what did you think?.
hope you are well.
It's covered up pretty well within the Organization. So to them you are making wild accusations and slandering the Society.
-Sab
