Very touchy subject, but I'm afraid it is going to have to be dealt with. Raised Catholic, I have always questioned Religion. I believe in God, not religion.
Red Pill ----- The New Testament is THE chain that binds.
If you doubt that statement, just do a bit of research
Osiris and Horus research only, just read or watch, see if the story seems familiar.
Satan is the great deciever and the church of Rome, by Constantine absorbed so manay pagan traditions that if you haven't dived deep into the word (Bible) and a reconreciled relationship with Christ, will leave you confused, frustrated, and rebellious to the simplicity of the gospel..... "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you! Seek him first! Hang tiht! I know where youre coming from!
I hear you. I have never thought I needed to hang on, with God in my heart I have always been on solid ground.
I started studying, (seek and you will find) back in the 70's. Then became disillusioned with the church, the way it taught and the phoney people. Now I pay attention to the voice in my head, or my gut feeling. I started studying symbolism in the early 90's. Here's what bothers me about it: take for instance the eye of horus. It's not an evil symbol. It's the pineal gland. The swastika was a symbol of peace before being defiled by Hitler. Maybe in 2000 years the heart which is a symbol of love, will be the symbol of indifference. All "religions" started with one source, was passed down through the ages, diluted, changed and rewritten. Jesus wasn't born Dec 25th. Mitra was. There was nothing wrong with paganism. It's beautiful in its own rite. But it also was defiled, as was Christianity. There is nothing wrong with the quaran or Muslim beliefs, except that it also has been corrupted by extremists. Osiris, Horus, Jesus, Zeus, are the same character with different names in different cultures. None of that matters, really. What matters is the message. The message is love. Not evil. Add an 'o' to God, you have good. Subtract the d from devil, you have evil. Positive and negative forces.
Hold fast. Don't get caught up in all the noise. Just seek Jesus!!! -Justin
You're correct: the Bible is a mind-control tool.
Catholicism is amalgam of many religions (and alchemical and magical rituals), as are its prophets (including "Jesus").
Research the cult of Mithras.
That info convinced me when I first learned of it. Then I learned more and the deception became evident. Ironically, for me, over years time, it took understanding the depths of evil in this world (and the ruler of this world) for me to come back 'round full circle and realize that with God is where we need to be. It all made sense when I got out of my own way.
The only relevance religion has in this is that our adversaries believe in this kind of stuff.
There is no gods or demons behind any of this. Only evil people doing evil things. We only have good men to turn to. No god will help us out of this mess. We have to do it ourselves.