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thank you for the title and author i am on a quest/jorney of my own ifeel led to find out what others believe and why and the more i look there more i have to dig in to my own believe to find why i believe...this i did not expect not that i will change religains but i am learning that some of what i have been teach is from steriotype and fear and some of it i dont know if i believe it or not because when everything boils out i have no connection except well its in the Bible.. I belive the Bible so... but some of the time what i thought was in the bible some where its not.. im furstated sort of I am kinda chin deep in info mation and i love that but i feel like im chacing my tail?!


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Through out my 20's I researched many different ideologies and religions. Everything from New Age to Mormonism to 7th day Adventist, to muslim, etc... About a year and a half ago I started reading the Bible and found my life changed for the better. I changed from the inside and the words spoke to me more than any other. The day's I start by reading the Bible and praying are the best days. I am not stressed anymore, I have more patience, I have an inner peace, I don't swear anymore, and I see the world in a different light. These changes just happened without any work on my part, it just happened as I read the Bible.

I always believed, that there are many religions out there because different people need different things in their spiritual life. The three main religions of the one God are Judism, Muslim, and Christianity. As for the rest I never found anything in them that moved me or rang true for me.

As for the Catholic Church persecution -- it started in the early 1000s during the middle ages when superstition and corruption were rampent. It was during this time the inquisition and many other atrocities took place in the name of God. Not something the Catholic Church should be proud of and they have a lot of damage control to do. They are the most secretive society out there and they have many secrets that should come to light for the truth to shine.

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WOw that explains a lot about why i get different answer to question when i ask them anything and its hard to research using book because of that. anyway I also find that reading the Bible everyday helps me. with all of my research if i did not i would be a leaf in the wind. lol anyway as i study the Bible with out a devotional or using some one else's interpretation of it i have learn a lot more because i have to think about it more and find out what God is trying to say to me personally. I believe that God is a generic term or title because all religions have a god. but the God of the Bible i have found out has a Name Jehovah or Yew ah and spell check could not help with spelling sorry. anyways back in the old days the Monks came to believe that Gods Name was to Holy to write or say so they replaced the NAME of God with LORD. I have always wondered how that gels with REv.21:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the Plagues which are written in this book: 19 and if any one takes away from the words of these words of the book of of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are as written. and De4:2 You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments or the LORD your God which i command you.
I would be very interested to know. I does not change my belief but....


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If the Catholic Church wasn't so secretive with its vast collection of archives and works then it wouldn't be attacked so much. God does not want the church to be secretive, he wants it to be open so everyone has a chance to explore the truth.

Did you know that the 7th day Adventists believe that the Pope is the Beast of Revelation?

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i like the way you think. tell me if someone in you church asked you a question about a chaper in the Bible do you help them by explaning what you believe and why then help them try to come to there own conclution or do you think it best that they believe what you believe because thats what GOD ment?

this is not and attack because my next question is why did you pick the one you did?

im trying to understand the last one and kinda takeing a poll you could say.


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Quote:
Through out my 20's I researched many different ideologies and religions. Everything from New Age to Mormonism to 7th day Adventist, to muslim, etc...

As for the rest I never found anything in them that moved me or rang true for me.


many of the things you say, bear foundation for why, after 40 years or so of active participation, I was content to leave catholicism aside....

I applaud and commend your Life-long search for a Path that bests suits your mode of travel.... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I personally pursue a Buddhist Path, because unlike your good self ((no criticism intended or implied,at all, by the way - please understand and believe that) EVeRYTHING I found in Buddhism rang true for me - simply because as a Buddhist, I am urged and encouraged to find the Truth in everything, for myself. I am positively urged to research and test everything that comes my way, for the Authentic, the True and the Holy.
Otherwise, to leave it aside.....

Good post.

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Cool,I am researching Wicca at the monent and plan to go thourgh all religions too but one step at a time i have found that studing Wicca so far i find many thing in commen with the Bible (not so much the church) but I find that i realy dig in more to what the Bible says andfind that the church ignores or down plays or twist the meaning or think that i twisted it one. Most of my family does not approve of my research but I am called to do it. i have always asked question and know one answer and most put me down for it...


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Wicca and Buddhism are very similar...In fact, my Father-in-law's wife, who has practised wicca for over 20 years, is now adhering to a buddhist path, and has left Wicca to one side....

But each must practise as they seek and find....

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When I found what felt true for me I became inspired to continue with it. To never stop. I look forward to church every sunday, I feel like I belong, I don't feel uncomfortable, and it rings true inside me.

I'm not saying that what I believe is the one and only way for everyone. I just share what I believe to be truth and why I believe it is truth. Those who are truly seeking their own truth will benefit from it.

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Many may wonder what someone believes has to do with the Da Vinci Code. The book is an attack of the most important Christian belief - That Jesus is the son of God.

If Jesus is not the Son of God then Christianity has no validity.

What the Catholic Church has done in the past is terrible and not of God. Many of its traditions are non biblical. But that is no reason non at all to cast Christianity and God aside as false.

Some so called Christians walk around with a holier than thou attitude, this is not Christian and not an example of God or true Christianity.

If you are a true seeker than it is important to read the Bible, find a true Christian who embodies characteristics true of Jesus - humility, servitude, peace, acceptance, and love.

Good Luck on your search, I pray that you find your truth, wherever that is.

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