It's funny to me that this practice still goes on even though it was directed to be spiritual rather than physical even in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 4:4 KJV):
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem....
The more I study the Bible, the more I realize that the people that say they study the Bible (and shout to everyone else about it) apparently never actually read the fucking thing.
Jeremiah was supposedly around starting 627 BC, so maybe they all just haven't had time to give it a close look.
imho, even if one is getting fluent in the original languages and studying the times those words were written in, there's still alot of room for interpretation.
when push comes to shove, "understanding" the Bible reequires a deep, personal commitment to honesty and willingness to face uncomfortable truths about one's self. again, imho.
Oh yeah, I completely agree. In fact, I'd say you hit on what I have found to be the biggest universal stumbling block to people receiving the truth.
This is all in hindsight after I put a lot of the big pieces together. I'm no one special and I did it, so why hadn't many others already done the same thing? After all, even though it was a complex picture the pieces were relatively straightforward.
I ended up studying people's reactions to this information, their counterarguments, their evidence or lack thereof. I came to realize that all of this truth was deeply, atavistically disturbing to people. It made them very uncomfortable and frightened. Further, it was all subconscious and they had no awareness it was happening.
The autopilot would steer the ship away away from these stormy waters and back to the smooth sea, where the brave and skillful captain could once again assume command. But then, the captain had never not been in command, at least according to the captain.
It's funny to me that this practice still goes on even though it was directed to be spiritual rather than physical even in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 4:4 KJV):
The more I study the Bible, the more I realize that the people that say they study the Bible (and shout to everyone else about it) apparently never actually read the fucking thing.
Jeremiah was supposedly around starting 627 BC, so maybe they all just haven't had time to give it a close look.
imho, even if one is getting fluent in the original languages and studying the times those words were written in, there's still alot of room for interpretation.
when push comes to shove, "understanding" the Bible reequires a deep, personal commitment to honesty and willingness to face uncomfortable truths about one's self. again, imho.
Oh yeah, I completely agree. In fact, I'd say you hit on what I have found to be the biggest universal stumbling block to people receiving the truth.
This is all in hindsight after I put a lot of the big pieces together. I'm no one special and I did it, so why hadn't many others already done the same thing? After all, even though it was a complex picture the pieces were relatively straightforward.
I ended up studying people's reactions to this information, their counterarguments, their evidence or lack thereof. I came to realize that all of this truth was deeply, atavistically disturbing to people. It made them very uncomfortable and frightened. Further, it was all subconscious and they had no awareness it was happening.
The autopilot would steer the ship away away from these stormy waters and back to the smooth sea, where the brave and skillful captain could once again assume command. But then, the captain had never not been in command, at least according to the captain.