What God wants can be written on one page.
Says who?
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What God wants can be written on one page.
Religion might be writable on one page and Rael once joked it would be shorter to write the things that you can do, but if government were down to a page I would think I had made it to Heaven.Humans are so small minded it is tiresome. What God wants can be written on one page. We humans print stacks and stacks of tomes, and appoint men over us to torment us by exercising unrighteous dominion over us, purportedly defining the will of God.
I hope this is pointed and acid enough. Sadly, many still will not get it.
Says who?
I imagine most people who are convinced of their religious beliefs would say the same.That's funny... people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say the same thing about themselves almost verbatim to what you said.
Do you think your religion is the only true way or there are multiple paths?
Just thought I'd post the question without prejudicing it.
I don’t know how to answer that question in those terms. I think that the more people learn to love, trust and follow Bahá’u’lláh, the better it will be for them, for all of us, for society, and for the future of the world. That doesn’t mean that I know better what is the best path for anyone else, and it doesn’t mean that I have nothing to learn from anyone else, about anything that I might need or want to know. I want to learn to encourage and support people on whatever path they’re on, however they see and understand it, and learn as much from them as I can. Trusting Bahá’u’lláh doesn’t even exclude me from following the paths that other people are following, myself, except where their path excludes me from following mine. I was following a pagan path for a while, and the only reason that lapsed was because I lost touch with my mentors.Do you think your religion is the only true way or there are multiple paths?
Do you think your religion is the only true way or there are multiple paths?
Just thought I'd post the question without prejudicing it.
Jesus Christ directed us to call the Church by His name because it is His Church, filled with His power.
If someone should ask, “Are you a Mormon?” you could reply, “If you are asking if I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, yes, I am!”
If someone asks, “Are you a Latter-day Saint?”16 you might respond, “Yes, I am. I believe in Jesus Christ and am a member of His restored Church.”
Source: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=church+of+christ+LDS+changes+name
The LDS Church, originally called the Church of Christ, was formally organized by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830, in western New York. Smith later changed the name to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints after he stated he had received a revelation to do so.
Other name(s): LDS Church; Mormon Church
Origin: April 6, 1830; Fayette, New York, United ...
Separations: LDS denominations
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Wikipedia
My commentary:
I agree that the Church established by Christ is named after him. Actually the Bible says this fact emphatically.
Acts 4:11-12 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus is
“‘the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the cornerstone.’
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
So if a church does not bear the name of Jesus or Christ or Jesus Christ, you can bet your bottom dollar that these people will not be saved. Actually Paul revealed the official name of the Church in Romans 16:16 and in Acts 20:28
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The whole world is thinking they are saved because Christ died for their sins.
They do not need the Church, according to them.
They would preach to others - accept Jesus as your personal savior and tada - you are saved.
They would go beyond that and say "once saved, always saved"
See how one lie leads to another?
Now being a Church of Christ by name
needs reproof
if a church cannot prove it is the genuine enchilada by name and by doctrines
then it is just a fake church of Christ
Fake News instead of Good News
The Church must follow the doctrines of Christ and if not....
Matthew 15:8-14 New International Version (NIV)
“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’”
Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Therefore, people should really open their eyes
Ask the question - Am I really on the true way?
Or am I being led by blind men?
I discovered my own path from personal studies that works for me for it keeps me in check on ascertaining the right decisions as I move forward in life. No problems are such that they cannot be negotiated to steer me on the righteous actions. The path places emphasis on survival through truth accommodation (satya-advaita).Do you think your religion is the only true way or there are multiple paths?
Just thought I'd post the question without prejudicing it.
Egocentric men, I'll be nice and not say they are the minions of satan, make all these rules sort of like a Dog marking a Fire Hydrant. Don't forget the individual Priesthood of the Believer.
Had I not been rejected and tormented by every religious system I've approached, I might not feel this way. Those who this has happened to are in the good company of Jesus the Christ. Need I remind you that he was murdered by evil men who could not stand the truth.
Humans are so small minded it is tiresome. What God wants can be written on one page. We humans print stacks and stacks of tomes, and appoint men over us to torment us by exercising unrighteous dominion over us, purportedly defining the will of God.
I hope this is pointed and acid enough. Sadly, many still will not get it.
Oh, you write books! That puts things in a different light for me.In my third book, it says if you have the probability of successfully making two paths, the greater probability is your chance, but if its harder to find a path, you have to tack on the finding probability.
That is correct. All knowledge of God is subjective.
I'd say in only two sentences. "Love God. Love your neighbor as yourself". There you go. Anything more is just our human projects to spend our lives trying to find what we already have.What God wants can be written on one page.
Jesus. "Love God with all your heart.... Love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and prophets". "Love is the fulfillment of the law".Says who?
I don't see any religion mentioned in Genesis story of the Garden of Eden before the fall. I can't imagine why there would have needed to be one, since they were already in God's Presence without sin and shame and guilt.Judging by what is written in Genesis, it seems to me that there was just one religion in the garden of Eden....and one God.