A. Ben-Shema
Active Member
This account is merely my opinion of how religions actually start. I would like to hear what others think about this.
All the worlds major religions originated from a misguided attachment to a genuine Spiritual Master. During the lifetime of such a Master, there are basically two categories of follower / disciple. Firstly, there are the outsiders or believers those who listen to the Masters words and accept and follow Him, and have great respect and adoration for Him, but who do not actually receive the Sacred Spiritual Gift Initiation into the Mysteries of God and do not understand about the continual succession of Masters who reveal those Mysteries.
Then there is the inner core of gnostics those (by comparison, few in numbers) who are deemed worthy by the Master to be initiated into the Sacred Mysteries, and who thus understand the process of revelation (personal initiation) through a continuous chain of Masters. When a Master dies, His initiated disciples know that God will appoint another in his place, and thus will go to follow Him. But many (generally those outsiders/believers, who are so attached to the memory of their now dead Master, that they do not accept or even look for a new 'living' Master) merely hold on to cherished memories of their now deceased Master, and pass on stories of His life to others. As these stories are orally related from one to another, they become enhanced, expanded, and embellished (e.g. with many miracles and wonders, which simple and immature people like to hear). These stories rarely tell of the one real miracle and wonder: the Mystical/Spiritual Revelation given by the Master, which leads to True Eternal LIFE this is only known and experienced by the elect (i.e. the chosen ones). Eventually, as these original followers (the outsiders) die, it becomes necessary for the new developing religion to collect and preserve these oral stories in written form.[1] The next step in the process is when the so-called educated (intellectual) theologians take over, and formulate the ideology and structure of yet another smug worldly orthodoxy.[2] At this point, as the congregation grows, and monetary donations come flooding in, the new orthodox religion slowly becomes powerful, wealthy, and political, and begins condemning all others even, and especially, the genuine chosen ones (Gnostics) who follow the true living Master.[3] It is, in fact, these so-called orthodoxies which should be called heresy!
As time passes, various theologians come up with new ideas and beliefs about this or that meaning of the written scripture. Thus, over time, a variety of creeds, sects, cults, and divisions emerge. This process can be clearly observed within the history of every religion. The truth of the 'living' Messiah is rejected by all, and the churches of satan continue to rule the world.
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Footnotes:
[1] A very important question should here be considered: If it was so important for an accurate record of Jesus life and teachings to be preserved, then why did He not write it Himself? This would have avoided any ambiguity and confusion as to the truth of the variant stories (at least as far as Christians are concerned) and alleviated the necessity of Biblical criticism. The answer is that, as a living Master is always present on Earth, there is no necessity for historical stories about any previous Master.
[2] This is precisely where Saul (St. Paul) came into the story!
[3] The true followers of God are ALWAYS rejected, despised, ridiculed, or persecuted by the orthodox administrators of this world. See e.g. ISAIAH 51:7; MATT.5:10-12; 10:16-23; MARK 13:9; LUKE 6:22; & JOHN 15:20-21.
All the worlds major religions originated from a misguided attachment to a genuine Spiritual Master. During the lifetime of such a Master, there are basically two categories of follower / disciple. Firstly, there are the outsiders or believers those who listen to the Masters words and accept and follow Him, and have great respect and adoration for Him, but who do not actually receive the Sacred Spiritual Gift Initiation into the Mysteries of God and do not understand about the continual succession of Masters who reveal those Mysteries.
Then there is the inner core of gnostics those (by comparison, few in numbers) who are deemed worthy by the Master to be initiated into the Sacred Mysteries, and who thus understand the process of revelation (personal initiation) through a continuous chain of Masters. When a Master dies, His initiated disciples know that God will appoint another in his place, and thus will go to follow Him. But many (generally those outsiders/believers, who are so attached to the memory of their now dead Master, that they do not accept or even look for a new 'living' Master) merely hold on to cherished memories of their now deceased Master, and pass on stories of His life to others. As these stories are orally related from one to another, they become enhanced, expanded, and embellished (e.g. with many miracles and wonders, which simple and immature people like to hear). These stories rarely tell of the one real miracle and wonder: the Mystical/Spiritual Revelation given by the Master, which leads to True Eternal LIFE this is only known and experienced by the elect (i.e. the chosen ones). Eventually, as these original followers (the outsiders) die, it becomes necessary for the new developing religion to collect and preserve these oral stories in written form.[1] The next step in the process is when the so-called educated (intellectual) theologians take over, and formulate the ideology and structure of yet another smug worldly orthodoxy.[2] At this point, as the congregation grows, and monetary donations come flooding in, the new orthodox religion slowly becomes powerful, wealthy, and political, and begins condemning all others even, and especially, the genuine chosen ones (Gnostics) who follow the true living Master.[3] It is, in fact, these so-called orthodoxies which should be called heresy!
As time passes, various theologians come up with new ideas and beliefs about this or that meaning of the written scripture. Thus, over time, a variety of creeds, sects, cults, and divisions emerge. This process can be clearly observed within the history of every religion. The truth of the 'living' Messiah is rejected by all, and the churches of satan continue to rule the world.
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Footnotes:
[1] A very important question should here be considered: If it was so important for an accurate record of Jesus life and teachings to be preserved, then why did He not write it Himself? This would have avoided any ambiguity and confusion as to the truth of the variant stories (at least as far as Christians are concerned) and alleviated the necessity of Biblical criticism. The answer is that, as a living Master is always present on Earth, there is no necessity for historical stories about any previous Master.
[2] This is precisely where Saul (St. Paul) came into the story!
[3] The true followers of God are ALWAYS rejected, despised, ridiculed, or persecuted by the orthodox administrators of this world. See e.g. ISAIAH 51:7; MATT.5:10-12; 10:16-23; MARK 13:9; LUKE 6:22; & JOHN 15:20-21.
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