(March 10, 2012 at 12:39 am)black36 Wrote: Bgood, Christianity is not about being good. It's about recognizing one can't be good. It's about recognizing that one has violated the purpose of God, and that only God can resolve one's delemma. Once one has repented and put one's trust in Jesus (who is God, that's why He's qualified) for resolution, one then does good out of gratitude for being saved from Man's future judgement of suppressing the obvious.
Well, that sounds pretty morbid and negative to me. Plus you don't have to educate me on the tenets of Christian belief. I was born and raised as an Irish Catholic and went through all the rituals. I read the Bible and studied Christian theology in college, St. Thomas Aquinas, Occam's Razor, Jesuits, Martin Luther, Calvinism, etc., etc. I know the story. I don't believe it anymore. It WAS a painful process. I loved Jesus but not the hypocrisy in the churches. I still have an affinity for St. Francis of Asissi because I studied his life in depth and he seemed to embody the Christian ideal most thoroughly. But unfortunately, he was a huge exception. I love Christian artwork and architecture but I don't agree with it's theology. It is ancient psychological propaganda in my enlighened eyes. I love Buddha because he is down to earth, says all the good things Jesus said and much more, and is highly misunderstood by European minds. Eastern traditions with yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, karate, understand the mind /body relationship better than anyone else. This helps me in a very tangible way. Peace to you. I hope only to enlighten you, not piss you off! lol
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
