Yes there was a lot of rubbish I read. It wasn't all written by one person, just as the Bible wasn't all written by one person. Most often contradicting stories, not unlike the Bible.
Their view of God was interesting. God being The All, kind of like the container, ineffable, unidentifiable. I can understand why they might say the God of the OT was an archangel. Doesn't sound like the God I know either.
Does your God send evil spirits to torment people? Does your God give children tumours?
It's almost like, God is Love, God is Evil, depending on which side you take. But since Jesus was more about love, people who follow the old God and not love, are not truly Christian.
To me, the New Testament was a replacement of the Old Testament, as a fulfilment of the law. But to many you have to see both as equally important. I somehow find that hard to observe, as do many intelligent scholars who observe the differences.
Samson and Delilah for example, having studied it, it is now obvious to me that it was a story, and not fact. And yet around me Christians would speak of such as if it was a factual event. On closer observation it's a story/fable. If anything the motivation for the story, was not to cut your hair short. Simple as that.
I stand up for being open minded and being able to make up your own mind on something. But even Hitler would agree that you should burn the books that are heretical to your own belief system. And even the strict Muslims would agree with controlling what people do and evening chopping off the limb that deceives them (which happens to be Biblical too). People aren't allowed to make up their own minds it seems. A bit like 'bad parenting'.
God is in my heart, God is in all our hearts, regardless of which organisation of truth, and then translation of that truth, and then doctrine of that truth, designed by men you follow. They want you to believe God is never in your heart until you submit to their religion. Each religion has a submission statement.
I say be loving towards others and to yourself, love your neighbour.
Their view of God was interesting. God being The All, kind of like the container, ineffable, unidentifiable. I can understand why they might say the God of the OT was an archangel. Doesn't sound like the God I know either.
Does your God send evil spirits to torment people? Does your God give children tumours?
It's almost like, God is Love, God is Evil, depending on which side you take. But since Jesus was more about love, people who follow the old God and not love, are not truly Christian.
To me, the New Testament was a replacement of the Old Testament, as a fulfilment of the law. But to many you have to see both as equally important. I somehow find that hard to observe, as do many intelligent scholars who observe the differences.
Samson and Delilah for example, having studied it, it is now obvious to me that it was a story, and not fact. And yet around me Christians would speak of such as if it was a factual event. On closer observation it's a story/fable. If anything the motivation for the story, was not to cut your hair short. Simple as that.
I stand up for being open minded and being able to make up your own mind on something. But even Hitler would agree that you should burn the books that are heretical to your own belief system. And even the strict Muslims would agree with controlling what people do and evening chopping off the limb that deceives them (which happens to be Biblical too). People aren't allowed to make up their own minds it seems. A bit like 'bad parenting'.
God is in my heart, God is in all our hearts, regardless of which organisation of truth, and then translation of that truth, and then doctrine of that truth, designed by men you follow. They want you to believe God is never in your heart until you submit to their religion. Each religion has a submission statement.
I say be loving towards others and to yourself, love your neighbour.
