I am a spiritual being having a human experience, we and animals and everything for that matter are just pieces of the great spirit that transcends time and space. "Lift up a stone and I am there" says a master.
At the most basic level Christianity is being human(all that is good) instead of animal(materialistic, domination, in the rat race, competition, etc.). So by making a conscious daily effort to do good, practicing genuine humility, and helping my brothers and sisters(all of humanity) or in other...
Test? nope. I agree that christianity today is NOT christianity.
To rephrase: I really like what you are saying and where you are coming from. I hold similar beliefs.
You are right in that it is counter to what is commonly taught. The bible is what you make it... period. "you" is anyone. I have a right to pick and choose what is in line with self and my conscious. Jesus said follow me. To me that means do as I do and you will experience heaven. He was...
There is no heaven or hell. God is I and I am God. Star dust to star dust. Does anything really matter besides what I can perceive with my senses and feel with my feelings? I am the center of the universe for all practical purposes, as are all of you.
Pretty much agree with you there. Hell can be death or it can be pain and suffering from being spiritually dead but physically alive. I don't believe in hell, much less a lake of fire that I will burn in for all eternity. So it really does not bother me when people talk hell fire/damnation...
JC died for the sins of the world says the book. To strive to be Christlike is a tall order. Doesn't the book also say that all sins are equal. That little white lie is equal to murder in the "eyes of God". Strive to be Christlike and you will experience a heaven that you could not have ever...
The book says that he died for the sins of the world...period. I would say that every one is "saved" according to JC. If you believe in heaven and hell that is.
There are hardly any real Christians in this world. Christianity is NOT "accepting JC as your lord and be saved and then you don't have anything to worry about because you are saved"... Saved from what? exactly?
It is this: Humility, selflessness, always striving to be a better you, going...
"Religion is for people that don't want to go to hell.
Spirituality is for people that have already been there." Not that I believe in hell. Or heaven for that matter...It is an interesting quote none the less