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Recover
Christianity From the Christian Religion Through the Use of Reason!
Religions
are made by man. And man is often irrational. Therefore, the
possibility of mindless or irrational ideas in any religious doctrine
is very high. In the last two millenniums, Christianity
has also been gradually replaced by the Christian religion,
which is based on
emotions and absurdity; where the engagement of the mind is forbidden.
But Christianity, as
intended by Jesus, is based on the use of reason. The New Testament
writers used the Greek term “logos” to describe
Jesus. The word logos in Greek philosophy means logic, human
reason, and the mind of God. Through Jesus as the logos, we can
understand the mind of God; and we can find God through the use of
reason. The altered message of today's Christian religion with its
distorted doctrines should be rejected in
favor of the primitive Christianity's mentality of the New Testament. For a better relationship with God, we must
return
to Jesus' original message of a priesthood of all believers, instead of today's clergy and lay system. (Click
here to read
an article about the problem with the clergy.)
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About
a Relationship With God!
How does one go about having a close, personal and
intimate relationship with God? Most religions propose a routine, a
formula, or a magic bullet in the form of doctrines. But in reality, a
successful personal relationship with God exclusively entails knowing
and sharing his mentality and accepting his truth. Compatibility of
mentalities is the keyword. For instance, if God is Truth, we better
like truth. The mind
defines the person. A person’s mentality determines the
quality and
type of relationships that he/she establishes and maintains. That
applies to our relationship with God too. God has a mind. We maintain a relationship with God from mind to
mind. We need to renovate our minds
with God’s mentality and partake in it to be able to maintain
a
successful relationship with him. This renovation is achieved by
replacing false and inaccurate beliefs and doctrines for validated
information. But
understanding the mind of God in a world with so many
contrasting religious doctrines and ideas is a confusing task.
Therefore, it is very hard to maintain a successful relationship with
the real God. We should seek for
the
mind of God beyond religion and faith and reform our minds with
accurate information, instead of endorsing and embracing questionable
beliefs and suppositions. That is why Jesus
commands
us to repent. The word repentance in the original Greek
Scriptures is “metanoia”, which means to have a
radical change of mentality; a reform of the mind. The ministry
Rational Persuasion
provides resources and direction to radically change our mentalities. (Click
here to read
an article about the problem in our relationship with God and why
should we care about solving it.)
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How
Can You Change the System?
Several
things can be done to help you replace the Christian religion for an
authentic Christianity in your life:
- Decide if it is important to you:
The present state of Christianity is the direct result of the
collective indifference, blindness, and attitude of Christians.
The only
one we can never fool is God. But religious people are the most guilty
of trying to convince God and everyone else of how good and saintly
they are. Be honest with
God. Unless you actually understand what the problem is and you care to
fight it because you know it is wrong, do not even start. Do not fight
the situation because you believe you
are special, righteous, holy, a saint and the chosen one. You are not!
Salvation is God's grace alone. Fight it simply because it is wrong and
it offends God.
- Start with yourself.
Realize that to a degree everyone has been negatively influenced by a
widespread distortion of the original message given by Jesus.
Convenient interpretations and the
acceptance and teaching of distorted messages and ideas have made it
very difficult to identify and reject the incorrect doctrines of the
deceivers and their fallacies. So, start with yourself. Reprogram your
mind with accurate information. Return to the original message.
- Educate yourself:
Knowledge is power. Ignorance is the best friend of lies and mistakes.
Learn as much as
possible about a subject before taking a stand. Be as objective as you
can possibly be. Do not rely on the convictions of others, but use your
own capacity for
reasoning. Do not be impressed by reputations, looks, or titles in
anyone. Rather focus on the logic of the ideas offered by the speaker
and the message itself. The truth is the truth, no matter what.
- Challenge and test everything:
The Apostle Paul recommends us to test the spirits to see who is who
and what is
what. Do not commit yourself to
accepting any doctrine before critically analyzing it. Do not bend to
loyalties or pressures from the majority. Use
logic to guide your thinking and behavior. Jesus was so effective at
using logic to respond that people were constantly amazed with his
rationality and his
enemies eventually realized
that testing him was a bad idea. One of the most important tips in this
web site might be this: whatever you do, NEVER let pride influence your
reasoning ability.
- Get the right attitude:
Attitude drives behavior. And attitude is the result of the information
and ideas that are present in the mind. Review all the information
already in
your mind for accuracy. Inaccurate information will create the wrong
attitude in us and drives us to make the wrong decisions. Become an
objective, critical thinker. Do not let emotions and loyalties cloud
your vision
and impair your judgment about any subject. Reshape your thought
process.
- In conclusion, repent:
Jesus started his ministry with a call to repentance. In fact, that is
the only thing he demands from us. As it was said earlier, the word
repentance in the original
Greek is "metanoia". For many people the word repentance means to feel
sorry. But
the original word used, metanoia, actually means to experience a
radical
change of mentality; a reform of the mind. We maintain a relationship with God from mind to
mind. Jesus wants us
to renovate our mentality with God's mentality. He wants us to
reprogram
our minds with truth and with God's mind. Then, and only then, you will
be able to effectively contest the present system and its distorted
doctrines and diluted message.
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Some
Articles to Reprogram Your Mind:
The Mind of God
Learn
about the Mind of God as it relates to the person of Jesus. A
perspective of Jesus that has been lost in time more...
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Are we supposed to
tithe?
This article challenges
the Christian faithful's obligation of tithing. Can a man rob God?
Maybe you have not robbed him after all more...
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How Corrupt is
Christian TV?
What
could be one of the best tools for evangelization of the world has
become one of the worst things that ever happened to Christianity more...
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Rent a Priest
1-800-priest 9
One out of every three Catholic priests in the U.S. gets
married
with over 110,000 world-wide, while there is a shortage of active
priests more...
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Origin of Christian
Festivals
Learn
the consequences of allowing pagan ideas into Christian doctrine. Was
Christianity's victory really a defeat? more...
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One million dollars
challenge
The James Randi Foundation offers a one million dollar prize to anyone
who can show evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power more...
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Learn about God's
Mind!
Read this book, learn what religions should know about God, but don't
(especially the Christian religion!).
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