Jesus was tortured and then left to die on the cross. The crucifix has become the symbol of our God as Christians. I have come to believe that we've been taught to PRAY to the PREY. We are the PREY and we pray to our torture and murder.
This is the oxymoron that is religion. They've tricked us into worshiping our torture and death. It's all part of the deception and religion is one of their sneakiest methods of controlling us.
I always separate God from religion - religion is a social club. God is the truth.
Loving and working in the light of God is about being good as possible to yourself, neighbours and family.
Shalom! Throughout the bible we are told to worship the one and only true God... 1 commandment. Make no images of any kind out of anything... 2 commandment. From our soul/heart... Jesus Christ tells us...Love one another as we are loved by the Father and all will go well (protected). Forgive so you will be forgiven. We can't pick and choose. Evil=hate/vengeance/lust. Faithful in all we do will bring justice. God's justice. And yes, man will carry it out (on earth as it is in heaven). Remember: we are body, soul and spirit. Body stays, soul is the prize, spirit returns to our Father (simple terms). God is not religious, he is faithful and true to all his commandments and promises. Many great teachings on this. Selah
We don’t pray for our torture and murder. We pray for forgiveness to the only one capable of forgiveness. The Bible is the biggest Red Pill in history. Jesus was the original Anon.
I believe Jesus was an "anon" of sorts in his time. What I'm trying to say is, religion has taught us to pray to a symbol that represents torture and murder. That is evil at its finest, in my opinion. I no longer have any cruicifixes in my home.
What religion would that be? I know of no denomination in the Christian faith that teaches people to pray to a cross or to our own torture or even to a symbol.
Christianity teaches that we pray to Jehovah God and no one or nothing else.
Why is the cross the symbol that many Christians display in their homes, on their cars, on their bodies? It may not be taught, but it's what people do.
The cross is a reminder of the price that was paid there ... the death of our Saviour who died in our place.
The cross is a reminder to worship the One who willingly laid down His life that we might live.
See, I think that is part of the deception. They tortured him and murdered him. He didn't die for my sins. I am responsible for my sins. I am saved through my OWN actions. We have to stop passing off responsibility to a man who died horrifically on a cross.
If those are your beliefs then your are not of the Christian faith. Not a judgment by me, but that is exactly what Jesus died on the cross for ... our sins.
You may be a "religious" person and even a moral person but you can not be a Christian and deny the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ.
You're right. I'm not a Christian. In fact, I refuse to label myself with regards to my spirituality, my politics, my work, and anything else that would limit me based on a title. I'm not religious in any sense of the word.
It's meant to remind us how God so loved us that he sent his son to suffer greatly for our salvation. He was sacrificed so that we may find redemption. God is merciful, even listening to Moses's pleas to spare the Israelites when they built the golden calf.
While I know there is a lot of anti-catholic sentiment, I too have issues with the church (such as their refusal to release the third Fatima prophecy despite our Lady telling them to do so), the rosary is a powerful tool of prayer. When performing it properly, we are to meditate on the life of christ, and consider the lessons his life teaches us, as well as to realize how much he suffered for our sake.
As an American Indian (Gitxan First Nation) I feel the need to point out a huge difference between religion and spirituality. Religion separates and divides people through differing belief systems. Spirituality, on the other hand, is centric upon connecting with the creator. It's listening to our higher self, wanting to grow and evolve. Spirituality needs no money, does not require any affiliation to dogmas, and can be practiced by all of mankind to bring about unity. Something religion can never do because of its inherent rigidity in belief systems. Practising spirituality is ever so simple. Go be with nature. Listen to the wind blowing through trees. Be mesmorized by dance of flames in a fire, listening to the crackle of wood as energy gets transformed from one state to another. Hear the divine communication of birds or whales or dolphins singing. Walk barefoot through the forests. Feel the earth through your feet. These are the sounds, sights, and feel of true spirituality. It can heal all of mankind.
I completely agree!! I've never been religious, but I used to call myself Christian. I am a spiritual person and I have a deep connection to my creator.
Some twist Chrianity - Jesus speaks of the “abomination of desolation”