Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgement. Therefore, remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;” Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low; yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets; before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!” (Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8)
The second paragraph is a poetic description of the effects of advancing age, and a warning to all young men out there who presently feel invincible, as I once did. Remember your Creator in your youth! You can follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgement. Youth is vanity and life is but a breath. I urge you to be far more concerned about your eternal home than the vain things of this life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God. This is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.” (John 3:16-21)
How would this not belong anywhere else but a religious forum? Why post it in a conspiracy discussion?
You inviting people to tell you Jesus and God, and all major religions are distractions from our true spiritual connection to the soul?
They don't want us figure out where we are, which is why everyone thinks they are on a globe in space, and they don't want you to figure out who put you here, so the evoke the devine in these religions, playing to our desire to know where we came from. And ultimately, religions prevent us from figuring out what we are, by cutting us off from our spiritual connection and hiding it in a false religion. Jesus was never a real person, God isn't what we are told.
My friend, this is THE conspiracy.
Feels like belief that these words are true matters. If these words aren't true, then they are just misleading a bunch of people who believe in them.
I can see why it's smart to influence people with religions and give them solice while you prepare for massacre or something. It keeps people calm, easier to manage, when people are not panicking, because they have hope or feeling ike people are in control
Yes, religious texts can be used to deceive. A clear example is how many different religions there are, most of which claim to be the exclusive truth. However, there are ways to verify if one is true.
The reliability of Christianity’s claims and trust in the Bible is grounded in four key areas of evidence: manuscript consistency, archaeological findings, fulfilled prophecies, and internal cohesion. Manuscript evidence highlights the unparalleled preservation of biblical texts, with thousands of ancient copies, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, which support the consistency of modern Bibles. Archaeological discoveries, such as the pool of Bethesda, confirm the Bible’s historical accuracy. Somewhere in the order of 2,000 prophecies, including hundreds about Christ Jesus, have been fulfilled with remarkable precision, further supporting the Bible’s divine inspiration. Finally, the internal cohesion of the Bible, despite being written over approximately 1,500 years by some 40 authors, demonstrates its unified and divinely guided message. Together, these pillars offer compelling reasons to trust the Bible as a faithful record of God’s revelation.
And let’s not forget the eyewitness testimony of Jesus’ apostles. They upheld this testimony faithfully, unwavering even in the face of torture and execution.
With regard to evidence of there being a Creator, the evidence is all around you. The invisible attributes of God, namely, His everlasting power and divinity, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. You will have no excuse on the day of judgement (refer Romans 1:18-23). The heavens declare the glory of God. The firmament shows his handiwork. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world (refer Psalm 19:1-6).