With all respect, I may not believe in your notion of ‘stumbling blocks’.
Our Lord came. A lot of what he said was open to interpretation, and a lot of interpretations grew up around His words and life.
Some of those interpretations make sense to some people, and some to others.
The important thing is that people find their way to the God that is within them; and that’s going to be a somewhat different path for each person.
(I don’t understand this perpetual *fighting* over something that is supposed to be about LOVE. It seems to me that if people were actually following the instruction of Jesus, we wouldn’t see threads like this.
Religion, on FR, seems to have become just more “politics”.)
No it wasn't...It's a matter of belief and then understanding...Not interpretation...
The important thing is that people find their way to the God that is within them; and that’s going to be a somewhat different path for each person.
Where did you get the notion that God is within everyone???
(I don’t understand this perpetual *fighting* over something that is supposed to be about LOVE. It seems to me that if people were actually following the instruction of Jesus, we wouldn’t see threads like this.
Jesus was adamant about correct doctrine...
Religion on FR.......
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In my mind religion is the kink in the
chain, we are supposed to live by every
Word that comes from god.
And you are right there are some things that
are hard to understand and we should not
Quibble over them unless we know what we are
talking about.
But your view of independent thinking is
different than mine,
If I am preaching the word to some one, it is not only your right but your reponsibility to correct me if I am lieing.
If we can take God’s word any way we want what was the object
of giving us his word?.