04-19-2018, 02:08 AM
Often the topics I write on this Forum get a response as if I am religious. The reality is I had no religious upbringing other than the nominal 'Christian' country I grew up in. I was 32 when I had a powerful conversion to the living God of the Bible. At the time I was a hard drinking,drug taking and selling, aggressive night club bouncer, with dealings with outlaw motorcycle gangs. As an ex soldier I lived the warrior, tough guy lifestyle, complete with the tough guy dog (bull terrier) and the tough guy car (coupe with a 350 Chev motor). I was the complete heathen package, I was self righteous and I despised the religious people I met, I even mocked them. In the midst of all of this I pondered the meaning of my existence and perhaps because of that, God called me and I went to find out about him.
In the 29 years since then I have encountered many beliefs and I have reasoned with the people involved with them. I have found the most hurt and damaged people come out of the Catholic system. As my Italian Catholic barber once told me, he liked the song but not the singer. I interpreted that to mean that he liked the concept of God but not what he had been taught so far. The Catholic system, not the well meaning people involved in it, is evil and is one of Satan's greatest achievements. It has little or no resemblance to the teachings of Christ or of the early Christian Church. Its origins are with the Roman emperor Constantine who hijacked the name Christian and then replaced the pagan gods of Rome with so called Christian saints. He then turned Mary into a mother goddess , and introduced mother and child Babylonian worship, with Jesus becoming the oldest baby in history. The unmarried priest hood and the vestal virgin nuns were then introduced with the crowning glory of a guy called holy father (Gods title, not his) sitting on a throne in Rome. They then took this religion on the road, replacing the local pagan gods of a region, with Catholic saints with the same powers as the gods they replaced. The Bible once again gives us a warning of this teaching. Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Jesus has a bride his church. The devil has a whore.
Rev 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Rome is on seven hills. 666 is the number of a man, the Pope by the way.
Many of those brave souls who translated the Bible from Latin to English, were put to death by the Catholic church because of these verses. So much so that a Jesuit priest called Ribera had to devise a false secret rapture doctrine, to conceal who the Catholic church is. Once again I am talking about the system not the well meaning nice people ensnared in it.
I fully understand peoples anger and frustration with what they are constantly presented with when it comes to God. A TV discussion about God usually has a Catholic priest, a Rabbi, an Imam,a scientist, and an atheist on the panel. To me that's like the beginning of a joke and it often is, as none of them know God at all and his voice is seldom heard. You have said the teachings of Jesus are oppressive. Here's just a couple. Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. (Jesus was beaten unrecognizable by the way)
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. Perhaps if this current world was like this it would be a great place.
Jesus said come to me as a little child. He means without preconceived ideas, like a little child with a clean slate. Jesus though born a Jew stood up to the Jewish rulers of his people and it cost him his life. Whats not to like about him and his teachings.
In the 29 years since then I have encountered many beliefs and I have reasoned with the people involved with them. I have found the most hurt and damaged people come out of the Catholic system. As my Italian Catholic barber once told me, he liked the song but not the singer. I interpreted that to mean that he liked the concept of God but not what he had been taught so far. The Catholic system, not the well meaning people involved in it, is evil and is one of Satan's greatest achievements. It has little or no resemblance to the teachings of Christ or of the early Christian Church. Its origins are with the Roman emperor Constantine who hijacked the name Christian and then replaced the pagan gods of Rome with so called Christian saints. He then turned Mary into a mother goddess , and introduced mother and child Babylonian worship, with Jesus becoming the oldest baby in history. The unmarried priest hood and the vestal virgin nuns were then introduced with the crowning glory of a guy called holy father (Gods title, not his) sitting on a throne in Rome. They then took this religion on the road, replacing the local pagan gods of a region, with Catholic saints with the same powers as the gods they replaced. The Bible once again gives us a warning of this teaching. Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Jesus has a bride his church. The devil has a whore.
Rev 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Rome is on seven hills. 666 is the number of a man, the Pope by the way.
Many of those brave souls who translated the Bible from Latin to English, were put to death by the Catholic church because of these verses. So much so that a Jesuit priest called Ribera had to devise a false secret rapture doctrine, to conceal who the Catholic church is. Once again I am talking about the system not the well meaning nice people ensnared in it.
I fully understand peoples anger and frustration with what they are constantly presented with when it comes to God. A TV discussion about God usually has a Catholic priest, a Rabbi, an Imam,a scientist, and an atheist on the panel. To me that's like the beginning of a joke and it often is, as none of them know God at all and his voice is seldom heard. You have said the teachings of Jesus are oppressive. Here's just a couple. Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. (Jesus was beaten unrecognizable by the way)
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. Perhaps if this current world was like this it would be a great place.
Jesus said come to me as a little child. He means without preconceived ideas, like a little child with a clean slate. Jesus though born a Jew stood up to the Jewish rulers of his people and it cost him his life. Whats not to like about him and his teachings.