been a while...
and im not really sorry about that.
im going to make this a quick one, and try to get back in the rhythm of posting regularly.
i just read a book called the laughing jesus: religious lies and gnostic wisdom. its an amazing book, and id recommend all christians read it.
ive become convinced that there were two "spiritual" fathers of the bible. the literalists and the gnostics (gnostics is derived from gnosis, which is greek for knowledge). literalists, or fundamentalists, are at the root of the war on terrorism. islamic fundamentalists attacked the usa on 9/11, and american fundamentalists attacked iraq in 2003. this class of people believes their book to be the inerrant word of god, a direct manuscript answering every relevant question derived from "how then should we live?"
the literalists dominated a large majority of the bible. however, the gnostics managed to sneak some wisdom into those books. enough wisdom in fact, to liberate oneself from literalist translation of the bible. the key to freedom is actually buried in the book of slavery. you just have to look deep enough.
im gonna throw some scripture up, and then interpret it afterwards:
Numbers 14:18 - "The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
Exodus 20:5 - "for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me"
Levitivus 26:39 - "Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their fathers' sins they will waste away."
there are plenty more examples of this pearl of truth, but three should be sufficient. i believe the true interpretation of these passages to be hidden gnostic wisdom. it is absolutely unconscionable to believe that a loving god would punish children for sins that were committed before they even existed.
i think that the moral of these passages is clear - the children of today are being punished for the sins of the fathers of the organized, literalist church. we suffer today, for misdeeds performed millenia ago. we dont need to though - we can free ourselves from their "sins," by simply waking up to the truth that can be found in everything. if every experience and moment is approached with awe and naivete, we find how truly amazing this world we have is. it is only the literalists who wish to trap us in a perception of the world that is absolute and stagnant.
more on why they must believe in absolutes and stagnation at a later time. i hope this post was clear enough.
im going to make this a quick one, and try to get back in the rhythm of posting regularly.
i just read a book called the laughing jesus: religious lies and gnostic wisdom. its an amazing book, and id recommend all christians read it.
ive become convinced that there were two "spiritual" fathers of the bible. the literalists and the gnostics (gnostics is derived from gnosis, which is greek for knowledge). literalists, or fundamentalists, are at the root of the war on terrorism. islamic fundamentalists attacked the usa on 9/11, and american fundamentalists attacked iraq in 2003. this class of people believes their book to be the inerrant word of god, a direct manuscript answering every relevant question derived from "how then should we live?"
the literalists dominated a large majority of the bible. however, the gnostics managed to sneak some wisdom into those books. enough wisdom in fact, to liberate oneself from literalist translation of the bible. the key to freedom is actually buried in the book of slavery. you just have to look deep enough.
im gonna throw some scripture up, and then interpret it afterwards:
Numbers 14:18 - "The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
Exodus 20:5 - "for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me"
Levitivus 26:39 - "Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their fathers' sins they will waste away."
there are plenty more examples of this pearl of truth, but three should be sufficient. i believe the true interpretation of these passages to be hidden gnostic wisdom. it is absolutely unconscionable to believe that a loving god would punish children for sins that were committed before they even existed.
i think that the moral of these passages is clear - the children of today are being punished for the sins of the fathers of the organized, literalist church. we suffer today, for misdeeds performed millenia ago. we dont need to though - we can free ourselves from their "sins," by simply waking up to the truth that can be found in everything. if every experience and moment is approached with awe and naivete, we find how truly amazing this world we have is. it is only the literalists who wish to trap us in a perception of the world that is absolute and stagnant.
more on why they must believe in absolutes and stagnation at a later time. i hope this post was clear enough.
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