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Originally posted by tiegm
This is the real source of Christianity's problems. The bible just isnt what it was. yet Christians are still clinging to what it is now. read this and tell me what u think.
nazirene.org...
Originally posted by jezebel
Originally posted by tiegm
This is the real source of Christianity's problems. The bible just isnt what it was. yet Christians are still clinging to what it is now. read this and tell me what u think.
nazirene.org...
It appears that some of the posts to this thread have disappeared.
Anyways, I think that this is a very important article that everyone, especially those who preach or blindly accept the infallibility of the Bible, should read. It is not an attempt to discredit Jesus' teachings. It does, however, do an excellent job of demonstrating the reasons and ways in which it's original words were compromised.
One of the best parts of the article was this,
"The great truth which the modern Christian fails to comprehend is that, even in its corrupted form, the Bible as it has been passed down to us is sufficient to manifest the Living Word of God in the life of the individual believer. One only has to open the New Testament to almost any page to find the message: If the believer consecrates their lives -- becomes teachable by releasing their minds from an adherence to the doctrines of men -- forgive and judge no one -- live a simple life that is unencumbered -- do no harm to any of God�s creatures -- and seek in solitude the companionship of the Lord in the inner Temple -- that the Holy Spirit will Anoint and Teach you all the Mysteries of God as the believer begins the journey home to the Kingdom. If the believer begins to live the consecrated Christian life -- free of the thinking and entanglements of this world -- then the indwelling Word will reveal all things to those who are sincere in their search for the Truth."
The problem is that, regardless of how much evidence is shown to the majority of modern Christians -- evidence which demonstrates conclusively that the New Testament scriptures were severely altered by the Church of Rome -- they will refuse to acknowledge the facts. Why? Because the majority of modern Christians are a disenfranchised people -- severed from the presence of the indwelling Spirit which is given to the truly faithful disciples in order to teach them -- and they are afraid to deviate from their present-day doctrine and church dogma. In the Living Spiritual Church of the New Covenant that was ordained by the Son of God, all revelation is made directly from God to the faithful congregation. But because the modern believer has been alienated from the very essence of the fundamentals of New Covenant teachings, they fear the spiritual journey associated with the beginning of the walk in The Way. The Son of God calls out to them -- but because they are anchored to this world by the doctrines and traditions of men, they are afraid to actually pick up their own crosses and follow in the Master�s footsteps in The Way..
When directly confronted with the overwhelming evidence and facts with respect to the wholesale corruption of the scriptures, the fundamentalist defensively responds with the rather absurd assertion that "God wrote the King James Version of the Bible". Thus, no amount of rationale will convince them that because we are the prodigal sons of our Heavenly Father, and the Kingdom is within us (Luke 17:21), that all those who truly live a consecrated life will be shown the undefiled Word of God that can be accessed by journeying along the narrow path that opens the "strait gate" that leads to the indwelling Temple (1 Cor 3:16).
Originally posted by CanadaCANfight
k so....
if the bible can be corrupted.. does that not meen god can be too ? i meen if his book the one book the only book the only " true religion " can be twisted and distored by men does that not meen the great infalable god can aswell ? and if so does that not make us the supreem being's? i meen if we can twist and distort god what else can we do.. maybe collectivly shed this crutch that has held us back since ohhhh i dont know lets say since the first historical evidence of religion was ever found ? when people wake up and realize we created a need for god and then created that god to fill that need our fear of death and the unknown we needed someone / something to hold our hand's because of our fear...... its been going on since our ancestor's hoped out of tree's and desided not to let there dead be eaten by lion's and tiger's and bear's oHHH my... and they started to put them in the ground and the cerimony's became more elaberate ... eventually evolving over time like we did into what it is now and what we are now... anyway those are my 2cents....
Originally posted by Truth
" created a need for God "
Unbelievable. tell that to millions of men and women who have seenmiracles happen including me.
God reveals himself to people, peopledo not reveal themselves to God.
peace.
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