Re: The True Meaning of Christianity
I think some people misunderstood Jesus way of teaching and the way he talks. Like if you read the new testement for the first time without any spiritual background, your end up hating the guy cause your mind thinks he's an enemy. But once you learn more about spirituality and other ancient text your see that they all lineup pretty well with the same message. We are following our sences and forgetting god.
For sample:
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
(this can mean anything but I like to see it as our sences vs god, if you serve your sences then you have forgotten about god cause your to busy injoying pleasure.)
"You cannot serve both God and money."
(this one is god vsMaterial goods)
Jesus passed his test when he met Satan who offered him all sorts ofMaterial things and Jesus rejected them all cause he knew it was all an illusion and that reaching the supreme goal is more importent thenMaterial pleasure.
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Matt 10:34
This was in the present moment and the sword he was talking about was a spiritual truth. Even tho he was a peaceful monk he was bringing war to those who hated his teachings and wanted him killed.
"'a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law Matt 10:35
Many can related to this. Ever had a diffrnt belief then your own family who belives in something else? it's just like that and Jesus was saying that his teachings will make people turn against each other and fights will start cause of the belief's. We see this everyday when a someone wants to change his beliefs and there loved ones get upset and start arguing etc.
"Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fieldsalong with persecutionsand in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." Mark 10:29-31
I can now understand this verse since Im into spirituality and Jesus makes a good point here.
There's a very good anlogy from the matrix that explains this:
"Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize, just as I did, that there's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path."
The Gita is a guide and we can ither know it'sgospel or walk it. Same with the 4 gosples (mat,mark,luke)
So many christains don't walk the path, They just know the path.
It's all about getting away from thematerial world and live like a monk. Sadly my mum can't see this cause she's brainwashed by her cult. She calls everyone outside of her cult as "worldy" in reailty it is her that is "worldly" cause she has falling into a trap ofself idenity and following other peoples interpretation of the bible.
"Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves ...... and follow me." Luke 9:23
To deny yourself is to stop identifying yourself as a christain,Jew,muslim,
hindu and so on. God isn't a religion and nither is Jesus. Budda isn't a religion nor Krishna and nither is Lao Tzu. They all teach the same truth which guides us all to the supreme goal.
If christains follow Jesus' real laws I'll be happy to give them hugs and maby cookies.
Rules and sins:
1: Self defence (non-violence)
Matt: 5:38,39
Matt: 5:43,44
(never fight back)
2: Material wealth (uncovetousness)
Matt: 6:19. Matt: 19:16 Matt: 6:24
Matt: 19:24. Luke: 14:33.
(no earthly material of any kind)
3: Sexual attraction
Matt: 5:28
(no looking at hot girls/guys)
4: Religious activity rewarded by people
Matt: 6:16. Matt: 6:1. Matt: 6:5.
(everything must be done in secret) *god is personal*
5: Failure to be completely humble
Matt: 5:40
(give everything you have and acept everything that happens to you)
6: do not judge
Matt 7:1-2
8: Do not go door to door
(Ek oikia eis oikia)
Luke 10:7 (they only preached in public places such as towns/Market etc)
The times when they did go from house to house was to stay for the night
And also heal others Matt10:5-12
9: Deny thy self :
Matt 16:24
10:No discrimination:
Matthew 5:44-48
Religion = self idenity = entrapment,
Only in silence will you find God.
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