0 sats \ 5 replies \ @mf OP 5 Dec 2022 \ parent \ on: Is anarchy rule by no one or rule by everyone? bitcoin
You do you. But the issue with any religion, is that there will always be those who will tell you they are the "blessed ones" (like the crown) and only they can give you the word of god, which by coincidence mainly benefits themselves.
As long as you don't put any human in that equation, we should be safe 😁
Actually, this is the perfect description of governments. This is precisely how they operate. 🙂
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By the way, Jesus Christ did not create a religion. Christ was against organized religion. He spent half his time critising those who twist the law to their own benefit. Christ said to pray directly to the father through authority given to you through belief in him. I can't say all religion is bad, or that there are no good churches, this is obviously not true.
Without the organizations built on the people who are the church, there would be nowhere to go for those seeking the truth. Religions exist only to point the way for your journey.
Religions are not the destination, they are only a base camp. Seeking the truth is the mountain and Christ is your guide.
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"Lost Paradise" gives a good portrait of this. I would still challenge your faith in some churches. Specifically the catholic ones, don't rhey all see the Vatican as the mother ship? (I'm an ignorant to this things)
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Yes, I came to the faith through the Catholic church so I can talk your ear off about that. I've come to understand reality differently than those teachings through several other churches. There is no such thing as a perfect organization of men, so any religious organization is easy to criticize (as are non-religious). One shouldn't conflate Christianity with christian organizations. Its understandable many do so when there have been official state sponsored doctrines and dogma with the force of the state. I've come to understand the difference between religion and faith. Religion is the practice of works as defined by men, where faith is the process of being purified by God and following the guidance of the Law without being under its bondage.
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Rule by the Logos is about all you could ask for yet Christ is above him and he rules with love. Reason and evidence is all we have on this earth yet we are far more than dirt.
WRT religion, I do not tithe to pay a mortgage on a church building, to feed another man's family, or to cast pearls before swine abroad. The tithe as originally defined is what we would call today "prepping" for hard times and stacking sats.
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