Parallel Structures on Nostr: I agree with so much of this. I always felt pretty much the same. The one thing that ...
I agree with so much of this. I always felt pretty much the same. The one thing that got me thinking was that it only makes sense that there is one creator, not a bunch of different ones. So if that's the case, all religions might be claiming to know that their god is the creator, but in fact there can only be one true God. Buddhism has dozens of gods, which doesn't make any sense. There must be one Supreme being above all who created all.
The fact that there are thousands of accounts of Jesus rising from the dead has a strong indication that God was at hand.
I always struggled with organized religion as well for the same reasons. During covid i almost offed myself due to various reasons. Out of desperation i tried one last thing, praying to Christ. Within 3 months my two massive requests were answered. I couldn't deny what had happened. These two things eluded me for over two decades. This lead me to spend the rest of the lock down reading the Bible. I found so much wisdom there that i wish i had known earlier.
This is how my eyes were opened. We've only recently joined a church but with some hesitancy. I'm certainly grateful to have read a bunch of the teachings first.
Anyways, sounds like you're on the right path brother. Pray that God would open your eyes to truth. Because the truth matters. Religion aside, i pray that you would make that genuine connection with the one true God. It is full of fruit. Changed my life beyond comprehension and i always disliked religion and particularly Christianity. God has been doing a great work within me.
Blessings. May God draw near to you.
The fact that there are thousands of accounts of Jesus rising from the dead has a strong indication that God was at hand.
I always struggled with organized religion as well for the same reasons. During covid i almost offed myself due to various reasons. Out of desperation i tried one last thing, praying to Christ. Within 3 months my two massive requests were answered. I couldn't deny what had happened. These two things eluded me for over two decades. This lead me to spend the rest of the lock down reading the Bible. I found so much wisdom there that i wish i had known earlier.
This is how my eyes were opened. We've only recently joined a church but with some hesitancy. I'm certainly grateful to have read a bunch of the teachings first.
Anyways, sounds like you're on the right path brother. Pray that God would open your eyes to truth. Because the truth matters. Religion aside, i pray that you would make that genuine connection with the one true God. It is full of fruit. Changed my life beyond comprehension and i always disliked religion and particularly Christianity. God has been doing a great work within me.
Blessings. May God draw near to you.
quoting nevent1q…qjf6I sit in a weird position. I don’t personally call myself a Christian, but the teachings of Christ resonate with me. This is because I dislike being tied to an ideology and prefer to act on my personal beliefs through faith and action. I’ve studied various religions and explored the works of Jung. I lean toward the Omnist approach, which holds that truths can be found in all religions—for example, Buddhism, which also resonates with me.
To me, Christ represents the visual embodiment of the “Self” image. I definitely feel a sense of divine influence and believe, in some way, that he was a manifestation of God himself. Yet, it’s all still a complete mystery to me—perhaps even a test. The fact that, as a species, we have a well-recorded account of a man named Jesus who lived 2,000 years ago and is still taught and cherished to this day amazes me. Something truly mysterious must have happened for that to be our reality. It makes me wonder.
My honest answer would be: I don’t know. I’d accept it if I knew for certain, but I also understand that’s what faith is all about. That’s why it’s a weird for me to grasp with…I do believe in a creator and that Jesus existed. However, I’m hesitant about organized religion, largely because of the many wars fought in its name and the so-called righteous people who fail to act in accordance with the "absolute truths" they follow.