Bible Worship and Spirituality
Posted: Monday, October 05, 2009
by Paul Schroeder
alien / demonic attachment
We Are Tiny Sparks of God's Divine Light
We are, within, a small spark of the one Divine God, as each living being has a living pearl of light. God, as the Bible touts Him, is given anthropomorphic feelings, motives and directives, a book of fairytales that truly demeans, slanders and maligns His greatness by making him cheap, in man's image.
("Sun worship is fairly simple. There's no mystery, no miracles, no pageantry, no one asks for money, there are no songs to learn, and we don't have a special building where we all gather once a week to compare clothing. And the best thing about the sun, it never tells me I'm unworthy. Doesn't tell me I'm a bad person who needs to be saved. Hasn't said an unkind word. Treats me fine. So, I worship the sun. But, I don't pray to the sun. Know why? I wouldn't presume on our friendship. It's not polite."
George Carlin)
Ancient Man- Made rules
The Bible states that one may make a slave of a neighboring nation; does that mean either Mexicans or Canadians or both; which is it?
It insists that a sabbath violator must be stoned to death; can I get assistance or do I have to do it, myself?
The Bible states that homosexuality and eating shellfish are both equal in abominations; but which is worse?
It states that I must sacrifice perfect cows(white and unblemished with red hair) in a blood sacrifice (Cain's sacrifice was rejected as it was merely produce) that also requires that blood be splashed on all four corners of the altar, more reminiscent of demonic worship, rather than of obedience to the one true God; will my driveway be acceptable?
Creation Nonsense and Myth
They also thump, repeatedly, that the Bible is correct when it states that an omnipotent God, hanging out bored on some clouds, created the world in just six days and had to rest on the seventh, because this omnipotent God was pooped.
Primitive man, with his fear of death, sensed and feared the unseen as well, and invented this book's version of God in an honest but silly attempt to understand His probable nature.
Some 5000 years later, today, sadly, so called modern day Christians, and ever so devout Jews, become livid bible thumping evangelists because they have been brainwashed; they blindly accept this book as one true source of divine inspiration.
Science is Ignored .
Nobody really knows about who and what God is and what God demands of all of us.These fundamentalist yahoos also deny evolution.
They insist, against all scientific proof, that the time line of Earth is just several thousand years and go on to declare that man walked with dinosaurs.
When I hear them pontificate and read their answers about what God wants and what we must do to align ourselves with Him, by quoting from this Book, it appears that they seem to only fire up their own egos, in false self-righteousness. (E.G.most"right-to lifers" welcome the death penalty) Listening to them and reading their essays, I begin to doubt evolution, myself.
We Must Rethink Ourselves .
The Old testament is a tree and Christianity a mere branch. God creates star systems and sentient creatures; He does NOT write books.
Not content to quote the Old Testament alone these holier than thou Christians stitch it to and quote the New Testament, which is not a Bible, but a slim addendum, five differing versions, written 80 years after Jesus walked the Earth.
What ever happened to the answer; "I don't know."about God and death and goodness and "rules"of heaven? Man made religions and the God that man invented, fuel these people to give all sorts of answers, that makes them feel so very important when proslytizing answers that no one truly knows.
Spiritual people have much to teach us while religious people are just scary.
Spiritual people are open to flexible thinking while religious people are quick to say;"no, I don't believe in THAT".
The major difference is in the brainwashing and cult mentality.
Spiritual people accept the mysterious while religious people are fast to explain away the mysterious with pat answers with the accompanying sound of Bible thumping, in the background.
One thing is for sure;
It is a paradoxical problem that Heaven is such a utopian realm; that since there is little or no negativity there we must come to Earth within a physical body in order to 'grow' spiritually towards God.
We appear to grow spiritually, only and oddly, by experiencing myriad experiences of negativity on this plane .
One may affirm oneself an Atheist and be one who like a goldfish never suspects a greater world beyond the pond's surface and in that limited awareness float beneath the surface of a greater reality in total ignorance for our whole lives.
The fact that the bible was written by man who created God in his own image is certain.
But If one studies all major religions, out of body experiences, near death experiences, hauntings, psychic's powers, and memories of previous lifetimes through regressive hypnosis techniques, one MUST deduce from the cumulative evidences that we are not people having spiritual experiences but spirits having human experiences.
The question remains, however, as to just how accurate a blueprint the ancient Hebrew Bible is for our expanded consciousness and lives in the 21st century.
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More commentsI think the author has much to say in this article. I enjoyed reading the passion and knowledge he put into the written lines. As a reader, I found the subject matter interesting and, certainly, controversial at times. However, if I were the writer of this article, I would review it again, break the thoughts into shorter paragraphs to hold reader attention and fix the punctuation throughout the article.Please log in to respond to this comment.I shall pay you handsomely to edit ALL of my writings, as that is one of my great weaknesses;I am sure that you are much more gifted than I,in that endeavor,and as a gray mare"ain't what she used to be",simply isn't true:Paul SchroederPlease log in to respond to this comment.
It's always neat to read another point of view.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thanks mike,but sometimes,only sometimes;some peoples points of view are sharpened into horns,which they sport,on their heads!Please log in to respond to this comment.
I am not much of a religious man but found the writing as an interesting point of viewPlease log in to respond to this comment.
spiritual people have much to teach us;religious people are just scary.Spiritual people are open to flexible thinking;religious people are quick to say;"no,I don't believe in THAT".The major difference is in the brainwashing and cult mentality.Secondarily,spiritual people accept the mysterious;religious people are fast to explain away the mysterious.Please log in to respond to this comment.You make some excellent points in this latest comment Paul. I'm curious to know what you feel constitutes "spiritual." I think of the mysterious as the energy within us. The thing that we KNOW FOR A FACT is there, but we barely understand and can't explain.Some people feel card-readers, palm-readers, the I-Ching, people who claim to speak to ghost, etc. are spiritual, but I don't. Especially when you take into account how many frauds that have been uncovered.Again I say, energy is my spiritual reality. It's working as I write. I will never understand it, but I will never give it the label "God" and then create or follow a religion based on that label. That to me is for fools......KennyPlease log in to respond to this comment.
Unfortunately, I didn't see any reasoning as to why God would be angry at "bible thumpers". I did see reasons expressed about why you are angry at evangelists, though I suspect there are deeper reasons not expressed in this article.Please log in to respond to this comment.Didnt see any reasons?As the bible states:"there are none so blind as those who will not see"!For one,to quote,from above:"God is always portrayed as mean,vindictive,jealous,vengeful and full of wrath,especially if we don't follow his(man-made-up) rules and edicts."That would @#$@#&* Him off!Another reason given above,To quote: "The Bible touts Him with man- given anthropomorphic feelings,motives and directives ,a book of fairytales that truly demeans, slanders and maligns His greatness by making him cheap,in mans image."And,yet,another quote explaining why God would be angry:"They(Bible thumpers) insist,against all scientific proof,that the time line of Earth is just several thousand years and go on to declare that man walked with dinosaurs" They also thump,repeatedly, that the Bible is correct when it states that an omnipotent God,hanging out bored on some clouds,created the world in just six days and had to rest on the seventh,because this omnipotent God was pooped!How could you ignore the points made,above as reasons why Bible thumpers anger God??In addition,man- made rules abound throughout this erroneous book ,that" thumpers" always refer to;specifically;The Bible states that one may make a slave of a neighboring nation:does that mean either Mexicans or Canadians or both;which is it?It insists that a sabbath violator must be stoned to death:(can I get assistance or do I have to do it,myself?)The Bible states that homosexuality AND eating shellfish are both abominations;(but which is worse;are there degrees of abomination?)It states that I must sacrifice a perfect cow(unblemished white with red hair)in a blood sacrifice and that blood carefully be splashed on all four corners of the altar(,more reminiscent of demonic worship than anything else);(will my driveway be acceptable?)I equate evangelists as prime bible thumpers as they and others who thump have no other way to relate God to themselves or to others except through that God-awful"Book"Please log in to respond to this comment.Context is key. It also says in Psalm 14:1, "There is no God." NASB (obviously that isn't what is really being said.)You can make the Bible say anything you want to make your case. Your motivation can influence your interpretation.Please log in to respond to this comment.
No broken or partial contexts exist in the quotes that I gave;you chose to misunderstand;what you say may be true but isnt applicable,here.Please log in to respond to this comment.
There was a time when I parroted my mom's and her family's expectations and professed to "believe" in Christ. Now I know better, that I never really believed, and to be sure, I'm pretty confused about Jesus. I know he's not any more of a god than I am. I have prayed that God make this a nation tolerant of the varieties of religious experience (to borrow from William James), and I see that He is answering my prayers.Thanks for a great read.Please log in to respond to this comment.Beyond anyone's belief there is a Christ-Light entity who is the spirit of the man Jesus(see my article, this site) and this being 'channels' God's pure love for us.Please log in to respond to this comment.
There was a time when I parroted my mom's and her family's expectations and professed to "believe" in Christ. Now I know better, that I never really believed, and to be sure, I'm pretty confused about Jesus. I know he's not any more of a god than I am. I have prayed that God make this a nation tolerant of the varieties of religious experience (to borrow from William James), and I see that He is answering my prayers.Thanks for a great read.Please log in to respond to this comment.Beyond anyone's belief there is a Christ-Light entity who is the spirit of the man Jesus(see my article, this site) and this being 'channels' God's pure love for us.Please log in to respond to this comment.
I'm getting a headache- that wall becomes harder every day! Sometimes I feel like giving up- but I don't. We are not becoming God; God is becoming us- his whole creation. But God has many enemies who set up many obstacles- mankind should not help them, but we do. "Forgive us, we know not what we do.Please log in to respond to this comment.Beyond anyone's belief there is a Christ-Light entity who is the spirit of the man Jesus(see my article, this site) and this being 'channels' God's pure love for us.Please log in to respond to this comment.
I never realized how closely our thoughts and opinions mirror each other on this subject- I could have written this myself! Although not as well, I'll wager-Please log in to respond to this comment.
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