Why has this site seen a huge turn towards Christian shit? It smells waaay off. Like, Russel Brand and all these other influencers turn Christian and this forum becomes overrun with worshippers of the Lord God of Israel via the Jesus psy op.
Why have TPTB decided to shove Christianity down everyones throats and flood boards with Christian bots etc?
Are they trying to strengthen their grip over us spiritually by reinforcing their original deception or what?
Do you think you might be attributing to Jesus something that was already within you? Like using Jesus as a kind of proxy?
My mum died of cancer back in October. She was a fan of Jesus but she was barely literate. I used to go read her the Bible and stuff.
Anyway, towards the end I remember locking t phone off and taking mushrooms so I could come to terms with what was about to happen. I blindfolded my eyes, put sacred music on through my headphones and took mushrooms. I had an incredibly powerful, ancestral experience. Something I’d never felt before and after it was done I felt transported back to primitive times where communication was done through grunts and gestures. Very strange but very profound. There were lots of tears and a coming to terms.
My mum was questioning God (well the Bible god anyway) towards the end and her questions were all valid and undone the notion of god in their own right. I was pleased that she was dispelling the myth in some way but disappointed that it was only dawning on her as her death drew nearer and disappointed that she was going to face the end no longer fully comforted by a steadfast belief in his benevolence.
I read Ecclesiastes at her funeral. A time for everything.
But my experience with mushrooms that time showed me that the “pagan” way is more natural and chimed a lot more with my gentile spirit.
I'm rereading the Problem of Pain if you feel like going through it with me, I have audiobook https://youtu.be/cgttb-fzsIM?si=QHiEmkBVO9c_cc-M and individual chapters https://scored.co/search?query=The%20problem%20of%20pain
There is much love even through the pain and I'm willing to be with you in yours.
thanks for the offer but I'd much rather discuss the primary source material - the bible itself. I'm sure C.S Lewis might have some insightful things to say, and probably some not so insightful but I wouldn't substitute it in for the thing itself.
Humor me if you would, might be me just rambling on..
Throughout history as far as I've been able to ascertain there have been mostly 2 groups of people, pagans and the many ways they try to communicate with their gods and then the other group who God decided to communicate to and also through and then into the entire rest of the world for all time as it exists. Names are given but at the end of the day I'm concerned with the nature of things. The nature of God and human nature in relation to its creator. The only readings, writings and spiritual leadings that have met the longing in my heart and felt true to what I feel the creature is that I am, is the great IAM. Even the first inscribed word in archaelogical history was Hebrew YHVH [edit: I think, having trouble finding it now, thought it was in a cave, this is cool though https://www.openculture.com/2019/03/40000-year-old-symbols-found-in-caves-worldwide-may-represent-the-earliest-written-language.html]. He matches everything I have ever hoped for and I feel led to help you on your journey with whatever you may be going through to reach your Creator, He loves you a lot.
I strongly disagree with your categorising the world into two groups of people.
‘Pagan’ is a purely Christian term used to lump together everyone who is not Jew/Christian. Similar to goyim and kuffar. It’s a distinctly Abrahamic (ie Jewish) out-group naming convention and not one I subscribe to at all.
I would also challenge your proposition that the alleged creator, YHWH, loves anyone besides Israel. In fact, he declares his undying hatred.
Mal 1:2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob's brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I have loved Jacob Mal 1:3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” Mal 1:4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.’” Mal 1:5 Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the LORD beyond the border of Israel!”
Understandable. I'll figure something out.
No, I am made in Jesus' image, we have been reunited and I am reconcilled to be close to Him now.
Ok, but you won’t like what he has in store for you…
*doubt
well, thanks for the conversation anyway. Take care