Seek and ye shall find (ritual, Creator, Earth, Torah)

[Charity]

When it comes to religious beliefs, I always read the bible and decide for myself. Never take anyone's word, when you do your taking their opinion.

Charity

[yearningknight]

I don't know about all of this seek and ye shall find nonsense because i have studied many different religions and still haven't found one that suits me swell.

[Frank Castle]

Originally Posted by Charity

When it comes to religious beliefs, I always read the bible and decide for myself. Never take anyone's word, when you do your taking their opinion.

Charity

The bible is someone elses opinion, I am not ruled by other men, especially dead ones, I look within myself and communicate with the Eternal One "alone," because I need no one else to convey God's message.

But that's just me!

[Frank Castle]

Originally Posted by ChristineES

There is a chance that all of these may be right, too.

You could be right, if you enjoy all that those beliefs have made to take place in the World, then you are right at home, I on the other hand am disgusted with the wars, poverty, the impity and the list would go on, but, why should I state that which pleases you all the more?

[Hema]

Originally Posted by stephenw

I take this as advising people to question everything and actively find their own spiritual truths rather than blindly accept the established opinion of others. What does anyone else think?

I think it means that if you take a small step towards God, God will come running to you. (Although God's Spirit is already inside of us and we just have to look within to experience it)

[Somkid]

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”


Yep, I couldn't agree with you more I sought and I found after following the simple directions above.

[ChristineES]

I have found that if someone searches for something he or she will find it. Once I had just gotten up and my mother looked at me and told me I was grumpy, I told her I was not grumpy (and I wasn't) and she insisted that I was and I insisted I was not. She kept going on and on until I got a bit miffed and said in a somewhat loud tone "I am not grumpy!" and she said "see? you are grumpy." (If I was grumpy then it was because she made me that way, she had to be right and too many people have this desperate need to always be right.
Note- I am not talking about anyone on this board, I am speaking generally.