Spiritual Principles or Religious Doctrines

Seeking to know the truth can be a difficult and painful road at times. Personally, I always wanted the truth even if it turned out to be one I didn't like or agree with I'd still prefer the truth. This path has led me to places and revelations few have been or could even begin to understand. Once upon a time someone said to "you shall know the truth and the truth will make you free", he didn't mention the cost...

After spending many years; tens of thousands of hours in meditation, researching the Bible words and verses in depth I arrived at a simple revelation; that Religion is a set of doctrines written by men (and women) and translated by others (sometimes not too well). Disputes over the meanings of the words and doctrines has caused strife, division, war, murder, oppression, persecution and many other negative things for thousands of years. Why? Because people disagree over what the interpretation of a verse... Get real! There are many religions that claim to have or to know the literal or absolute truth; for the record, you don't! The saddest part is that the mere fact that you think you have the truth prevents you from receiving any real revelation from God.

Even within Christianity, a religion based on a few Gospels (God's Spell) to offset all the curses that were sown into the Bible in the Old (and New) Testaments there are hundreds and thousands of denominations within Christianity alone. Many of these denominations strongly dislike and even hate each other over the others choice in how to interpret a scripture verse. How does that coincide with a man who's message was to set people free from oppressive religion and rules made by men? How does it coincide with Love One Another?

The day is coming when spirituality and spiritual principles will be treasured above man made doctrines. Spirituality is from above, it's from God. Does that mean that all religion or church is bad? No. But in some cases the misapplication of the words and doctrines is.

Even in the Bible ( OT) it mentions "the spiritual man is destroyed". This wasn't referring to people who lived spiritual lives or tried to live by spiritual principles. It was what happened to a man, a man you tried to live by spiritual principles and reconcile many people with God. Do you now what weapon was used to destroy the spiritual man? It was religion, and unenlightened doctrines taught by men...

To anyone who reading this post that loves God, loves people and tries to do what is right I say, Bless you. There are many wonderful people in this world in every religion, ethnicity, and country. I hope that someday soon the walls that divide people will come down. I hope that someday soon no one will use the name of God and the words of a book to condemn others. I hope that someday soon people won't kill each thinking that that they are serving God in doing so.

When I use the word, God I am using it in an all-inclusive context. There are many Gods, Goddesses and Lords in the Bible and other religious books. Most religions believe in an all loving, all knowing and merciful Creator. It's hard to understand how people take that belief and use it to hurt people. That's not from God! Author:5945