It’s weird how people think it is some kind of sign of true religiosity to say they believe in God or believe in Christ or whatever it is. It’s like, okay? You believe in something. Meaning, you don’t know. You don’t know if it is actual, so you must believe. Believing in things is what children do, literally. They believe in Santa Claus. What does that really mean? It means they identify with the fabrications of their internal mental activity, probably from things that were planted into them by some else or a book. It means you’re stuck at the level of mind, which is not your spirit. It’s your mind, its ideas, its intellectualism, aka, not your spirit. From new agers to modern Christians, almost nobody I speak to these days really seems accept this concept that there is a direct experience to be had with an aspect of your being that you could only describe as spirit if you had the skill to soak into it directly, which very few humans have ever achieved, hense why remarkable people like Jesus, who could do it, are remembered forever. It is the idea that your spirit is literal, just like your physical body. It’s a literal thing that you can, under rare circumstances, absorb into entirely. In other words is “real”. Not a metaphor, not morality, not psychology, and definitely absolutely nothing to do with astrology, healing, past lives, dimensions, none of that. Mind goes away, body goes away, and all your ideas of God or whatever else are recognized as mostly pointless mental fabrications and your life is forever changed if you are to experience this aspect of reality for even 1 second. Therefore it’s much better to strive to “know” rather than believe. Believing is silly, there is something tangible to know directly, and it’s not easy to achieve!
Discussion
i've had things whispered in my ear, that made big things happen to me, after i followed instructions in philippians 4:6-7
i was in a pretty hard core bad situation, but this was a concrete event that showed me that this stuff works
you have to try, it's not that big a deal to talk to yourself in privacy, really
"MAT 6.6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly *."
--- KJV , Matthew 6:6
i never heard this verse before but it is consistent with my experience
you can't speak with the Lord in public
and that's also why when you hear the pastor bleating some bullshit on the pulpit to "god" yeah, no, this guy does not deserve your attention
first rule of prayer club is you do not share it with anyone else AT ALL
Here's some more insight from Matthew
"MAT 6.5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you *, They have their reward."
--KJV
This above reminds me of people praying around abortion clinics and crying about getting arrested.
"MAT 6.7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."
-- KJV
This reminds me of Hare Krishna "Maha Mantra " as a ritualized catch all for synchronized relationship with God. Myself being guilty of promoting this nonsense.
The word used for "much speaking" is...
πολυλογια, — pol-oo-log-ee'-ah; from a compound of (4183) (πολυς) and (3056) (λογος); loquacity, i.e. prolixity: — much speaking.
Transliterated: polulogia; Pronounced: pol-oo-log-ee'-ah from a compound of 4183 and 3056; TDNT 6:545; n f Trans. & freq. in the AV- much speaking 1 time;
1 occurrence of Greek word in AV 1. much speaking -- Strongs {g4180} Concordance
Now Jesus does give us a public prayer as an example of how to pray. It's known as the "Lords Prayer."
So I think by investigating this and researching the Greek texts we find out that it's not just public but humble prayer that is to be explored as, "I'm not a high priest conjuring the great God to do this but I am humbly asking Our Father."
MAT 6.9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
MAT 6.10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
MAT 6.11 Give us this day our daily bread.
MAT 6.12 And forgive us our debts, as * we forgive our debtors.
MAT 6.13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
-- KJV (King James Version)
My reason here is that criticizing Christianity without studying the foundational texts is just click baiting, gas lighting and also unproductive. My own criticism was based on my thinking I knew what was in the Bible because I "heard it all already."
Having read it now several times and finally reading the comparative Hebrew and Greek with a significant background in Indo-European Sanskrit my mind is blowing up with how amazing the language is and my own ignorance while still having the impulse and desire to pray has led me full circle to Christ.
thank you for this, and praise God for sending it, not that this meaningless public statement means anything
but i still do have much happies at hearing this text
seeing it
the rules are simple, if you have but ears and eyes to hear and see
I believe in paragraphs. Paragraphs are the best way to communicate writing. With paragraphs you can perform small thought operations within the framework of letters.
Letters on the other hand were originally pictograms. Pictograms were symbols to communicate measurable phenomenon. Measurable phenomenon became symbols by the belief in transferring knowledge.
The term used for heaven in the ancient Greek texts of the Bible's New Testament is, "Uranus" or Ooranus. Phonetically the Greek letters share this transmuted belief in a very high and infinite expanding reality. The mate of Uranus is Gaia.
"ουρανος, — oo-ran-os'; perhaps from the same as (3735) (ορος) (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension heaven (as the abode of God); by implication happiness, power, eternity; specially the Gospel (Christianity): — air, heaven ([ly]), sky. Transliterated: ouranos; Pronounced: oo-ran-os'" -- Strong's Concordance
Gaia is Earth.
"γη, — ghay; contrete from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application): — country, earth (-ly), ground, land, world. Transliterated: ge; Pronounced: ghay" -- Strong's Concordance
In the first book of the New Testament, Mathew we already see how the ancient language of Deities used to describe a concept beyond common sense. The concept is the Creator who is beyond measurable phenomenon.
Every word in modern Western languages is based on phonetically obtained alphabets. This comes from the Phoenicians. The Christian Bible is not some artifact that was conjured up it is a testimony of thousands of years of language.
Not only is it compiled but it is extensively documented and easily broken down into clear blocks of information. Using the word God, for instance, is not the original text but it is the concept of, "asking". If you are going to ask questions of a faith you need to learn how language itself by faith is transmuted and transmitted.
Your question of faith itself is answered when you use a protocol via electronic devices and you get an answer from someone you don't know. Thus faith is answered by belief and more importantly literacy. You've been fooled by communists who strive to water down every concept as merely building blocks.
Communists believe that you can just swap things around and get things done. Anyone can do anything as they believe and merit is based on participation only. This is why communists think they can inject bodies with substances in order to cure illness. Jesus in the other hand cured with touch, kindness and prayer.
Prayer is more effective and I pray that you will find something here that triggers further exploration into why you are alive and what your life is for. Otherwise it's back to the Earth where you came and you've given up this fantastic life for nothing.
#God
#Faith
#Paragraphs
It's said that you can't find answers in the realm of questions, you must venture into the realm of answers to find knowing.
I'm not sure that you can get to the knowing without shifting your beliefs first. I'm not sure you can experience the knowing without also shifting your beliefs afterwards.
Our beliefs are largely a collection of agreements we've made with parents, teachers, peers, etc. We collect them at an early age & these shape how we think, feel & act. Most rarely consciously revisit these beliefs later in life. They're largely accepted as fact, as knowing by the individual.
Beliefs are really important to how we experience this realm. They are the lens through which we perceive it all.
The ultimate irony is that when an individual accesses a level of knowing, it's near impossible for their mind to understand it or translate it into symbols. The best that they can do is hold the frequency of the knowing & point to the path where it can be accessed.
I suspect that it's not the beliefs you find weird but the trust & acceptance of these beliefs without having experienced any knowing behind them. I find that trust ironic given the "don't trust verify" mantra of Bitcoiners. It's almost like they've given up the pursuit of knowing for the certainty of trusting.
I agree Brisket. Think you’re right on that! You’re last paragraph is more what I was speaking to yeah