Imagine you came here from another place and had no religion. Asked, which one would you choose, if any, and why?
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you know im probably about to literally sell my soul.
i am like so curious about all the conspiracy at this point that i have taken the baby steps to actually initiate myself into the mysteries at a pretty serious level by taking all my years long conspiracy knowledge on it to start a serious process of learning and decoding the keys and the rituals.
im not going to join 'the club' but im going to study all the little puzzle cubes and mathematics and ciphers and fully initiate myself to about mid-level illuminati wizard status.
im going to see if there is anything to this ritualized more serious magick.
im not interested in the theatre, social commentary, sex cults, or any of that. im purely in this to see if i can actually summon and modify my soul with external entities or if this is just buddhism with extra ritualized steps and bunches of in on it symbolism and math hints for other people who are in on it to laugh about.
if its just symbolic and in on it then im going to become a zen monk after. if i've actually sold my soul and its real then i guess im locked into that path and will continue to summon everything until i become possessed and destroy my life or become some god of sorcery then go to hell i guess. or possibly find another way to escape reincarnation. whichever ends up being true
Fear is the greatest weapon in god’s arsenal. https://youtu.be/ajgqxnB6lDI;
The doctrine of hell is an evil doctrine that originated from pagan mythology, but the Roman Catholic church used it to put fear in to the minds of people only for control. It is documented that many Roman Catholic officials would charge fees for the forgiveness of sins and for the indulgence of certain sins.” https://therealgospelofchrist.com/the-origin-of-hell/
Hell Search (Logos Bible software): “No results. Check your spelling, or try broadening your query.”
New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
New American Bible 2002.11.11 https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM Each book of the Bible in this edition has an “INT” - introduction describing what it contains, authorship, dates of authorship, etc. It also has a word glossary, so if you search for the word “hell” you’ll find ONE(1) and an explanation on how that word came about and/or authorship, dates, etc.
No “Hell” word in: St. Joseph edition The New American Bible. Copyright 1992, 1987, 1980,1970 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York, N.Y. Printed in Korea
Did the Protestant Bible Exist Before the Reformation? http://shamelesspopery.com/did-the-protestant-bible-exist-before-the-reformation/
Smile, There Is No Hell (Even the Pope Says So) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201803/smile-there-is-no-hell-even-the-pope-says-so
Original sin:
MEANING., Original sin may be taken to mean: (I) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin, the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam. From the earliest times the latter sense of the word was more common, as may be seen by St. Augustine’s statement: “the deliberate sin of the First man is the cause of original sin” (De nupt. et concup., II, xxvi, 43) https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/original-sin
The belief began to emerge in the 3rd century, but only became fully formed with the writings of Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD), who was the first author to use the phrase "original sin" (Latin: peccatum originale).[4][5] Influenced by Augustine, the councils of Carthage (411–418 AD) and Orange (529 AD) BROUGHT THEOLOGICAL SPECULATION ABOUT ORIGINAL SIN INTO THE OFFICIAL LEXICON OF THE Church.[6] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin
Author: Jesus didn’t believe in ‘original sin’ and neither should we https://religionnews.com/2017/01/13/author-jesus-didnt-believe-in-original-sin-and-neither-should-we/
“It is not all clear which passage of the Bible the apostle Paul was drawing from to arrive at the idea of the original sin” p. 58, 83. “The Naked Bible” by Mauro Biglino
TEACHING AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH (MAGISTERIUM) The magisterium may be defined as the perennial, authentic, and infallible teaching office committed to the Apostles by Christ and now possessed and exercised by their legitimate successors, the college of bishops in union with the pope. https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/teaching-authority-church-magisterium
Magisterium and original sin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07y8rsp