whereismynotecard
Treasure Hunter
My religion doesn't have rules... but then again it isn't really a religion either...... so ...... never mind... O_O
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The RULES of your religion
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yossarian22
Resident Schizophrenic
Abstain from hypocrisy
methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
I have one rule:
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Any exceptions to a rule, and it's no longer a rule.
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Any exceptions to a rule, and it's no longer a rule.
BruceDLimber
Well-Known Member
Greetings!
Yes, it does. At least if you want to be obedient to its Covenant!
(This doesn't mean folks are perfect--or even nearly so. Most of us fall short in one way or another.
But the point is always to endeavor sincerly to follow the religion's laws and teachings, and thus be continually back into the circumstances we should exhibit!)
I quote from the Baha'i scriptures:
122 Consider the pettiness of mens minds. They ask for that which injureth them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them. They are, indeed, of those that are far astray. We find some men desiring liberty, and priding themselves therein. Such men are in the depths of ignorance.
123 Liberty must, in the end, lead to sedition, whose flames none can quench. Thus warneth you He Who is the Reckoner, the All-Knowing. Know ye that the embodiment of liberty and its symbol is the animal. That which beseemeth man is submission unto such restraints as will protect him from his own ignorance, and guard him against the harm of the mischief-maker. Liberty causeth man to overstep the bounds of propriety, and to infringe on the dignity of his station. It debaseth him to the level of extreme depravity and wickedness.
124 Regard men as a flock of sheep that need a shepherd for their protection. This, verily, is the truth, the certain truth. We approve of liberty in certain circumstances, and refuse to sanction it in others. We, verily, are the All-Knowing.
125 Say: True liberty consisteth in mans submission unto My commandments, little as ye know it. Were men to observe that which We have sent down unto them from the Heaven of Revelation, they would, of a certainty, attain unto perfect liberty. Happy is the man that hath apprehended the Purpose of God in whatever He hath revealed from the Heaven of His Will, that pervadeth all created things. Say: The liberty that profiteth you is to be found nowhere except in complete servitude unto God, the Eternal Truth. Whoso hath tasted of its sweetness will refuse to barter it for all the dominion of earth and heaven.
--The Book of Laws, pp. 63-64.
Peace,
Bruce
rheff78
I'm your huckleberry.
I'm a Catholic, and I TRY to adhere to the rules. I am human though, and sometimes it's tough. I believe in the rules set down by my religion, ALL of them. Teapot, in order to be a Catholic you have to believe in ALL the rules. You can't be a cafeteria Catholic. Off topic, I know, but I felt it was worth mentioning.
Sola'lor
LDSUJC
It's not signing away your freedom. you should WANT to abide by the rules. It should be something that you enjoy or at least want to do. If you don't then you shouldn't be part of the group. God wants us to enjoy and want to follow His commandments. Not wanting to follow them or following them begrudgingly is the same as not following them.
rheff78
I'm your huckleberry.
Couldn't have said it any better. Frubals!!:clap