Science and the Teachings of Jesus
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Your mistake, as well as most in the world, is to assume that a state religion actually represents biblical Christianity.....and....to assume that any extra biblical source contains valid information about Jesus....from the age of 12 the following verses apply until around the age of 30 when he comes on the scene preaching and for his immersion........He did not go to India to study nor did he book a flight with Qantas to Australia..........
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
As far as I am concerned, the bible itself is a "state religion". Any belief system derived from it, whether it be personal or shared/widespread, is still an institution with the Bible/scriptures being at the root of it. If it were the case one is to strictly derive a "personal" relationship with God through "christ", then the need for any institution of any kind would not be present.
Instead, we have multi-billion dollar industries based in this one book.
Not to entirely discredit the bible; I actually think it is extremely well written if you read it as an internal narrative and recognize it for what it is: essentially an internal road map of the full human experience.
This is why I don't like discussing the bible; I read it differently than most; whereas they read it literally, I treat it as strictly a "narrative", because that's how the entire thing started, and as Shakespeare said: "All of the world is a stage" and I would add to that; according to Jesus, and just about every other yogi, you are the act relative to your own experience.
Instead, we have multi-billion dollar industries based in this one book.
Not to entirely discredit the bible; I actually think it is extremely well written if you read it as an internal narrative and recognize it for what it is: essentially an internal road map of the full human experience.
This is why I don't like discussing the bible; I read it differently than most; whereas they read it literally, I treat it as strictly a "narrative", because that's how the entire thing started, and as Shakespeare said: "All of the world is a stage" and I would add to that; according to Jesus, and just about every other yogi, you are the act relative to your own experience.
Not really, the law of the pnuema, or forced air (wind), which is walking in the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air.
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: Genesis 6:3
If not mistaken, didn't Paul write "henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive"
lol I'm sorry, have it your way, your nonsense is not for me, thank you. Go play somewhere else please or deal with me more if you like, I don't mind, it'll be fun.
This whole discourse tells me that you have not actually given the bible a proper evaluation without bias and or a tainted, skewed view....This book is not the work of one man and or a Shakespearian play.....It was written over a period of 1600 years by some 40 odd authors. It contains the verbiage of Kings, priests, slaves, Roman soldiers, tax collectors, fishermen, thieves, Pharaohs, the rich, the poor, lepers, demon possessed, angels, Satan and every other gambit of human background. It accurately predicts the rise and fall of world kingdoms and even names the leaders of some 2 centuries or more in advance of their coming and exactly what they would do in their reign. It is full of overwhelming proof of divine influence and even speaks to modern flight, modern weapons, nuclear war, genetics, more than 4 dimensions, modern mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and has hundreds of prophetic utterences that have come to pass exactly as they were given without error.
Not only does it contain narrative, but it also contains allegory, metaphor, symbolic, prophecy, parables, poetry, acrostic psalms, prayers, and the words of a donkey while being written in three languages and containing language beyond human comprehension.
ABOVE all....It contains the divine words of the one true God concerning the human condition and the eternal destinies of men based upon said choices in this life.......
What I have said here does not even scratch the surface concerning the validity of the word and the value without price that can be placed upon the pages and pages of wisdom that can be gleaned from the truth found therein.....it is tragic that you devalue it to the mere works of men which states multitudes about your bias and lack of honest evaluation.
Not only does it contain narrative, but it also contains allegory, metaphor, symbolic, prophecy, parables, poetry, acrostic psalms, prayers, and the words of a donkey while being written in three languages and containing language beyond human comprehension.
ABOVE all....It contains the divine words of the one true God concerning the human condition and the eternal destinies of men based upon said choices in this life.......
What I have said here does not even scratch the surface concerning the validity of the word and the value without price that can be placed upon the pages and pages of wisdom that can be gleaned from the truth found therein.....it is tragic that you devalue it to the mere works of men which states multitudes about your bias and lack of honest evaluation.
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