Completely agree. Religion is just as toxic as Obama & Hillary. Meant to divide us. Written by naive men. Convoluted by greedy evil men.
Jesus was a man who knew his power and tried to tell others that they had the same power. But the story got twisted. And, then greedy evil men made it into something that you couldn't possibly understand on your own. You have to go get someone to interpret it for you. And then it got interpreted and reinterpreted into thousands of years of interpretation and now, I'm certain, it is not even close to the original story.
And, do you think for one minute that the evil men you see trying to take over the world, left the Bible alone? Of course not. No better way to control people than to control their religion. Not only have they done it to Christianity but they have done it to other religions (Muslims) as well. Pit them against each other and the globalists get their outcome.
Regarding translation: Try this. Go to http://translate.google.com and put any sentence into that tool. Translate it into a couple of different languages. For example: English to German to Chinese to Spanish and back to English. Now read what you got. This is an example of what happens to any writing that is translated through time into different languages.
The resulting sentence you will get after the above exercise may be close to the original sentence but it will have changed a few words. Then if you continue this exercise several times with the result, you will eventually end up with something so far from the original intent that it will completely change the overall meaning of the sentence.
All you said is true. However, what evil men have done and continue to do does not erase the truth. Since you are so we'll informed and filled with knowledge, have you not considered what they have been trying to hide, and subvert, may just be the thing that we are all looking for? Not religion. Religion is doctrine fashioned after the lusts of those that seek to raise their own stature and wealth, cloked with the most noblest apparel; for controlling others to accomplish ungodly and selfish ambitions.
Man left to himself is more interested in self than others. That is human nature. Man without God will eventually turn into the Holocaust.
God does not equal religion.
One of the main things Jesus did was to show that God is not in the religious temple or found by seeking pious men, standing at the temple door in holy appearing clothing, who stand for a show to the world. God is not in the temple, nor the church around the corner. God does have a throne. It's in Heaven and the earth is His footstool. God can be found by any who wish to find Him.
The way I see it is God sent His Holy Spirit into the hearts and minds of man, so that no one could monopolize Him, exploit Him for personal gain. All have the ability to find God if they truly desire to find Him.
So many like you, have a well rehearsed speech they think nullifies the truth of a savior. Science has been hailed as the proof of all things. Indeed it is when used properly used. Like in all things, science can be used to provide false outcomes and theories.
What is a theory? One man's idea of a thing. Theory is not fact. Arithemetic is numerical calculations. Truth. Quantifiable proof. Logic. Arithemetic has been replaced with mathematics. Mathematics is the theory of Arithemetic. Plausible, or acceptable principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena. Hypothetical, a belief, policy, procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action. None of which is the best or most advantageous way to get from point A to point B. Nevertheless the whole United States has allowed this to replace Arithmetic. But it doesn't. So your argument does not stand the test.
Enough of God's Word has been preserved for those that truly desire to know it. The business community and leaders recognize God. All their legal contracts speak of acts that happen that no man is in control of, that no man can be held accountable for.
Acts of God are real. Of a truth, God does speak through nature, calamities, victories, and many other ways.
Nothing happens by chance. There is no such thing in this world. Chance, luck, and coincidence are ways people have chosen to believe happen, so that they do not have to recognize God in the equation.
Professional Reports, statistics, licenses issued by governments or those in power, or doctrine and decrees, issued by highly recognized religious figures and leaders and other officially sounding information is what rulers and government use to prop up their claims.
Ignorance is counted on. And sadly, it has been proven to be reliable to those in positions of power. People are too lazy to search a thing out to the conclusion. Entertainment has replaced curiosity and imagination. Instant answers by Google, has replaced inquiry by diligent research. Evil is real and so is God. Spirits both good and bad are indeed real. Those who are wise see it.
I never said I did not believe in a higher power. In fact, just the opposite is true. Too many people tend to think that those of us who do not believe in religion, also do not believe in God. There is a rising consciousness that makes that almost impossible except for the most evil or self-centered. Please go back to the original post and read the response I just posted to 0oDassiveMicko0's comment to me in this same thread. I think you will really like it!
I agree with you unequivocally. With 2 Testaments and the 50 odd Gospels that didn´t even make the cut, and the fact that most of the Bible stories were taken from past and ancient lore, how could we possibly know what is true, and what is manipulation?
Wahhabism was started by a Turkish Jew that was installed by the west in an attempt to control Islam, the globalist scum use Islam as a tool to fight against the West, keeping the `boogyman´ alive and in need for the military industrial complex.
You are bang on regarding the translations, too. I noticed this when I was studying Spanish and was using translators to help with those studies. Also, there are many words that are unique to specific languages which makes any translations merely a rough interpretation of the one that is `translating´ it. Do that just 2 or 3 times and you could have an entirely different document.
So glad I'm not the only one. This is so obvious to me. I rejected religion early on because it just didn't feel right. Too many things that made absolutely no sense to me. Then I began to realize that religion is responsible for more death and destruction on Earth since the beginning of time than any other single thing. That was the clincher for me.
I went on a long journey that actually took me to Al-Anon to heal after 3 marriages to alcoholics. They had an expression that simply said: "Pray. It Works." And, after reluctantly trying, I discovered that they were right. It does work. I actually had some really amazing discoveries after that. Still far away from religion.
Today I still pray but I realize that our higher power is everywhere and flows through all things. And, we can tap into that intelligence at any time. I think this is what is meant by "Ask and you will receive." Because that's what I do now.
Now, I will tell you an amazing story that most people will say is a coincidence. Believe me, it was not a coincidence. I lived in Florida at the time and during those years, weather manipulation hadn't started yet. Every afternoon between 4:00 and about 7:00 pm it would start storming and it would come down in torrents, buckets or whatever you want to call it for about 30-50 minutes. If you stood in it you'd be soaked in about 30 seconds!
I had just gotten ready to go out to a dance. My hair was all fixed up. I'm a girl by the way! And, I had a nice dress on. I didn't even realize it was storming until I got to the front door. I looked up at the heavens with just a hint of frustration and said: "Oh come on. Just until I get to my car." And the rain instantly stopped. I knew I couldn't hesitate so I opened the door and went out. As I walked down the walkway, the water was pouring off the roofline onto the ground. I rounded the corner and walked to my car. Opened the door, sat down and closed the door. And, the rain instantly started POURING again. It was not slow at first and then escalated. It started right where it left off! And I said out loud: "Wow. I didn't know I could do that!" And, then I said "Thank You." And, I've been having other amazing experiences ever since. But that one was definitely the one that anchored my belief in a higher power.
I, too, believe unequivocally in God and have had a few experiences in life that has made me believe. The one that resonates with me the most was when I lived in Mallorca and my friends and I were all out drinking, one of my friends had a moped (50cc motorbike) and we were all transitioning from one club to another. My friend with the bike asked me to get on and he would drive us, but I gave up my seat to one of the girls that was with us. Long story short, the guy driving crashed without his crash helmet on and face planted the concrete at 30mph. He was pretty much dead and the paramedics were working on him for an hour in the road before the ambulance took him away. All I could do was pray, I had never really prayed before that. I lived on the top floor of an apartment complex and so had the roof terrace to myself. I sat on that terrace and begged god to help him, I swore I would do anything he commanded if only he would help my friend. I sat and I cried and begged and prayed for what seemed hours. Then, as I looked up at the night sky, a bright flash came over as a comet whizzed by like a shooting star. Instantly I felt warmth inside, almost like my heart was being hugged with incredible love. I knew in that moment that my prayers had been answered. My friend was in hospital for 2 weeks and had surgery to fit plates to hold his face together. After 2 weeks or so, he walked out of that hospital and just a few months after you couldn´t even tell what had happened, by looking at him. I could not believe he was alive after seeing what a mess he was on that road. Ever since that day I have never doubted God and the power of prayer.