WHAT I BELIEVE

 

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One of the major things I've dealt with throughout my entire life, and I'm sure a LOT of people out there have struggled with.....

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IF GOD is REAL and really exists, and truth is supposed to be simple

and God states in His word that He's not the author of confusion.

...so ....why is it such a "mess" and Confusing?

 

Being an anonymous 'personna' in a "virtual world" seems contradictory to everything I'm about to explain.  Everyone sees Jesse, some young cute avatar that loves to DJ.   ...but in real life I'm an older person who is in their 60's, someone who grew up in music and loves extreme hard rock (as well as other things).  I've lived the majority my life ....and "failed" at most everything I've ever done, mostly from bad choices and getting involved in the wrong things.  I'm certainly not one of those "perfect" people.  I'm more at the 'opposite' end of the spectrum, and I'm sure most people who don't give a crap about God certainly act better and are better people than I am.  ....and I probably suck at trying to explain anything, ...the details of everything I've ever experienced, seen, and witnessed (much I wish I could forget and erase from my mind), or everything I've ever researched, studied, and learned, but I'll try to give it my best shot here.  Here we go.....

 

I'll start with a statement made by King Solomon (revered by most religions and esoterics alike), probably the wisest, wealthiest, and possibly the most powerful and influencial King and monarch in world history.  It's a realization that came to Him at the end of his life, after a lifetime of having "everything" that anyone could ever want, have, or even 'dream' about, ....after a lifetime of 'doing' and learning about literally everything there is to know, ...the good, the bad, and the "ugly".  Yes, even with all the supernatural "wisdom" he was endowed with by the Creator, he still managed to make some pretty BAD choices.  Yet, after all was said and done, ...at the end of his life, he said.....

"I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens."  "I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. (Eccl. 1:13)

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." (Eccl. 12:13) 

 

Solomon, the man who "knew it ALL", "had it ALL" and "did it ALL",  ...was giving a commentary and his final conclusion on the "experience" of the life he lived-out  ....here on this earth.  Yes, ...he compromised in what he allowed to happen and take place in his kingdom, and during the course of his life he was also into and subject-to some crazy, extreme, and dark stuff.  Yet, he knew the truth about his Creator, and still trusted in Him, ....in the temple system, the blood sacrifices, the reality of His commandments, and His promises.

....and at the end of his life ....he came to his senses, surrendered, and finally put his trust and faith in God alone.

 

Now let's talk about how all that relates to us now currently, the Afterlife, and "What we can Expect" when we're not here anymore.  We tend to think of our life and existence as a chapter or chapters that either just 'end', ...or continue and "play-out".  The concept of time is true, but perhaps the afterlife or what we think of as our "existence" after we're all dead and gone isn't just a "linear" one.

....but also a "Layered" parallel one, which brings us to the principle of being either "with" or "separated from" God.

....the Creator who is described as the 'Alpha and Omega' and is "outside" of time.

( ...and perhaps our "time" here in this life is yet another gift from the Creator for all of us )

 

Another truth scripture declares is that "...the Life is in the blood".  Well, it must be pretty important then, because the concept of blood sacrifice seems to show up in a lot of religious belief, from Christianity to satanism, so let's discuss modern belief, and what all those "shadows" of all the 'blood sacrifices' from Genesis, the Passover, and the temple system in Israel ....were all actually pointing to.

 

Now, ...we all know that Judao-Christianity is 'supposely' the world's largest "belief" system in the world, yet....

 

• In Christianity alone, there are over 45,000 Christian denominations in the world, and most of them have radically different beliefs and viewpoints on literally "everything".  Worse, some of them are Christian in name 'only', and bear very little resemblance or share absolutely "nothing" in common with what real Christianity actually is (from scripture) or what it's supposed to represent or be about.  Even when it seems they are proclaiming truth, scripture and proper doctrine, something still is "very wrong" ...or they're just "dead". ....and a lot of people are leaving these churches, or even running away from God altogether.  They're tired of it all and they give up ...and they're moving on in life, trying to find answers elsewhere, or looking for an escape or another way out.  I wonder "why" that is...

It's the "result" of an imperfect humanity, and the 'imperfect world'  that humanity exists in

 

• ...and I find it really interesting that lot of people who think of themselves as "Christian" can't even tell you who Jesus actually is or what He actually did and accomplished, ...or if they "do" know, they either don't fully understand it, or (worse) don't actually believe it all.  Here's an example of what I mean:

Scripture states that Jesus rose bodily and physically from the dead, ate fish afterwards, and Thomas touched him, felt His wounds, even put his hand into His side where the spear went up into Him.  He wasn't some ghost or spirit ...and afterwards was seen by over 500 witnesses, then (here's a good one) .......ascended upwards into the sky and back to His throne. 

• .....fact or fiction?  (see what I'm getting at?)  Many who call themselves or "think" they are Christian have never really 'read' scripture or understood it, and if they do understand it ...they write it off as a myth or fairytale, or embellishments and exaggerations written by men.  ......but even if people actually "DO" believe it, and that Jesus Christ is (in fact) God Himself, ....one would think that would be enough.  Unfortunately, the denomination 'madness' doesn't just stop there.  Those in the Christian world at large have been indoctrinated with a lot of different "side-theologies", mostly about the state of man, the afterlife, and "what is required" or necessary to prepare for it.....

 

...these are the three main ones:

• Christian Universalism is the belief that God uses and can be found in all religions, beliefs, and cultures to draw everyone to Himself, based on His character and goodness, morality, and what's right and wrong.  A main thought within this (and outside of it) is that everyone goes to heaven, ...or, to a "better place", to be with and be re-united with their God and Creator, and their loved ones.  Basically, a general happy "storybook ending".

No Jesus required.

 

• But sadly, the majority of people who claim to be Christian think that just "being good", "doing what's right" or having "good intentions" gets them in a right-standing with their Creator, and into heaven after they die, like there's some heavenly 'balance' or scales-of-justice that tip to one side, or to the other.  True, it is a matter of the heart, but.....
• ....if our own goodness, choices, efforts, or works could save us or restore us to God,  ....He wouldn't have had to come down here as Jesus and spill His guts and blood out and be put to death for our transgressions.  ...and the 'shadow' of all the blood sacrifices ever performed in the name of God from Adam up to the time of Jesus' death would have never been necessary.  So, why "did" He come down here to do what He did?  Think about it.

God's 'standard' is PERFECTION ...in word, deed, and Thought

 

• ...then you have (what I like to refer to as) the 'death-cult' denominations, those churches and ministries who believe and even preach the proper doctrine and stuff about Jesus, but then ...also add-in and dump on you the necessity of keeping up your own works and goodness to "maintain" your salvation, ...or you'll lose it, be rejected, and burn in hell forever and ever, ....along with the constant shame, guilt, insecurity and torment it causes.  They have a way of being suttle about it, and even making it seem like the truth.  But the truth is that you'll never be able to be good enough or live up to the 'standard' these churches and congregations boast about and expect, and if (by some miracle) you actually do, you run the danger (as Jesus warned) of becoming twice the self-righteous son-of-hell than those who run and control it or who recruited you into it in the first place.  These people "seem" righteous, yet can be very critical and judgemental, ...and there's a large "psychological" controlling element always there in the undercurrent, keeping everyone there "in-check" and in obedience to "their" will.  There's usually not much compassion, love, or understanding, ...unless you conform to their "system".  The message given is wrapped up in hope for those who 'do' meet the standard or make the grade, but for everyone else...

....it installs fear, hopelessness, and will literally suck the life right out of you.

This is the experience I had to endure and suffer with, and what I eventually ran away from, ...and unfortunately (I hate to admit) has subconsciously affected me for most of my life.  (....what kind of 'good news' is "that"? 😞)

....and then, of course, ....there's everything else in the world, that I won't bring up here....

 

but WHY JESUS?   Why trust 'that' narrative?  There are a lot of conceptualizations, ideologies, and religions out there....

 

...Scripture, Historical Documentation, ...and especially "Prophecy" along with it's mathematical and statistical evidences are a good source of evidence.  So is experience and being a witness to some very interesting and unexplainable events in one's life.

....but you can also see some weird evidences of it on the opposite side, in darkness, ...even out in the open...

 

an unnatural and unexplainable hostility and hatred toward God, and especially

 ...towards Jesus Christ

You don't see the same hatred against Lucifer, Odin, Sol, Osiris, Zeus, the Queens of Heaven, Krishna, Ganesha, Buddha, Confucious, or against any other man or any other 'so-called' god in the myriad of gods out there. ...and it's not against morality, or what's good or bad.  It's against a specific person.

• A very common initiatory-rite in dark and esoteric circles  ...is the stated denial and rejection of (who....) ........Jesus Christ.

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hmmm, Wow!  How did "He" get singled-out and targeted?  I'm sure He's not the "only" one in the history of the world who's ever claimed to be God or divine  ( ...unless, ....He actualy 'is' who He said He is and claims to be.... )

 

• The concept of "Gnostism", the underlying teaching a lot esoterical and religious groups subscribe to.  It states that, there are other divine beings ...and that the current ruling deity, our creator, is actually not really all that good, pure or perfect, and actually does not have humanity's best interest at heart.  An extention of this belief is that God was holding-back something from Adam and Eve to keep them under his control, and another deity (usually Lucifer) gave that wisdom or information to them to illuminate and 'free' them.

...we see this concept play-out throughout history in many forms, such as the pantheon of gods in Egyptian, Greek, Roman and other cultures, as well as 'embedded' in a lot of entertainment and movies today, especially in Disney cartoon movies geared towards children.

 

• In a world that's supposedly more diverse, open and accepting of all races, nationalities, status, genders, creeds, religions, and 'beliefs', ...I see more and more people becoming unsettled or taking-offense against anything that has to do with God or Jesus Christ, even just mentioning the name.  I used to just see "indifference" (I don't care about it), but I've watched this change a lot over the past decade.  ...and "yes", I know that the way those who "claim" to represent Him Act, is probably one of the biggest reasons and influence why a lot of them want nothing to 'do' with God and Jesus.  Others just want to avoid Him.  Hey, .....that's what happened to me.

 

2)  UnExplainable Power in a "Name"  ---  UnExplainable Events Statistically Impossible

However, the one thing I cannot refute or dispute is that....

...in modern times, with plenty of documented evidence, or even witnessing it  ...in the name of Jesus Christ:

People with terminal illnesses and defects have been fully healed with no recurrence

People who were near death or were already clinically dead ...came back again

Others have either been spared, survived, escaped, or walked-away from devastating accidents and acts of destruction

Paranormal and unexplainable spiritual activity ceases and stops

Alien abductions and encounters cease and stop (M.U.F.O.N. - over 400 documented cases)

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It's about a person

 

...understanding the 'character' of God

You have to go back ....to the very beginning to understand God, your own self, and the 'world' you live in.  ...not to the beginning of Christianity or the start of any church (age of Pisces), or Judiasm, the time of Moses, the so-called start of "civilization", or even Noah and the flood (age of Aries).  Go back past the antedeluvian era (age of Taurus), an age no one in modern times seems to know much about.  Yet, scriptures have a LOT to say about it, including the fact human life-spans averaged about 700 to 900 years according to genealogies. ...but go back farther ...all the way to the very beginning (Genesis/Gemini) when God made man in his own image, male and female.

( What did you think the word "Gemini" represents?  It's referring to the first male and female "twins" made in the image of God )

According to scripture, and back at the very beginning, our known world started out pure, perfect and good, and so was the first man and woman, who were literally able to 'walk and talk' with their Creator.  They were created in a perfect world.

Several important foundational institutions were established back then, that a lot of people forget about.

1. The first (of course) was our 'relationship' with our Creator God
2. The second was our dominion over, interaction with, and provision of and from our natural world.
3. The third was a different kind of relationship: gender, companionship, sex and procreation, all leading to the fourth and most important one for the future...
4. The love and "relationship" with our children, the family unit ...and beyond (our relationship with others).

It was good, pure, and simple ....and this makes it easier to really understand the character of God and the world He had planned for humanity.  Everything was "GOOD".  ....and there was no imperfection, sin, death or chaos.

....but man wanted something he wasn't supposed to have or acquire, a certain "knowledge" of something.  It caused them to doubt and not trust their Creator, and was ultimately something that affected them (and those after them).  Whatever it was....

that 'awareness' was too much for them to handle....and everything changed from that point on, as a result of it.

 

...so what about NOW?  In This Life...

No one is perfect.  We're all apparently born into an "imperfect" world and in an "imperfect" state, in a world where good and bad things exist, abound, and happen, including within our own selves.  Some explain it away as the law of "karma" or "yin and yang" and embrace and accept 'that' as the natural law of the universe.  Some live by the "golden rule" of treat and 'do unto' others as you want them to treat and 'do unto' you.  Some live by some moral code or whatever they think "morality" is.  That all sounds great, but something ends up missing.

....it usually leaves out God the Creator out of the equation.

However, scripture teaches us the truth ...that God's law is written in our hearts, our conscience, probably even in our DNA (the code-book of life).  Later, God gave the 'written' law to his chosen "Nation" and people.  Then ...Jesus comes along and explains the depth, true meaning, and intent of the law, as well as summing-it all up.  Notice that it primarily focuses on our relationship with our Creator first....

 

"The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself." (Mark 12:29)

He also explained that 'breaking' the law starts with the intention of the heart and in the mind, ...before it even develops into something full-blown and tangible on the outside.

....yet, not only is He the only one that's ever lived that "kept" the whole law, but also "fulfilled" it for all of us. ....in Himself.

In the 'perfect' life He lived, and in the sacrifice He made for all of humanity.

 

So yes, we should do what's right.  it's true that God the Creator said He desires "mercy and obedience over sacrifice".  He wants us all to love Him, love one another, live properly, do what's right, and give Him honor, glory, and praise.

...IN THIS LIFE ...at this time

....out of love and gratitude for who He is and what He's done for us, and what He continues to do for us, everyday.

 

...but that is not what saves you or gives you eternal life.  Remember, ...we're imperfect, and no one can save themself.

 

"as it is written, 'There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.''" (Rom 3:10,11)

 

Our Life Eventually Ends  ---  Everyone Dies  ---  but is it all over at that point?....or is it just an ...."Intermission"....

 

"It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Heb 9:27)

 

...so just "what" is .......Eternal Life?

...we've all heard the 'tag-line' ...."We're all going to go to Heaven and be with the Lord" after we die.  But that brings up a lot of questions.  What is Heaven like?  WHERE is Heaven (is it a location)?  What will we be like, and look like?  Will we all be dressed in white night gowns, fly around, and play harps for eternity? ...just 'spirits' floating around in another dimension or place?  Is that all there is to the afterlife?

Most people forget (or have never read in scripture) ...the part that says that Jesus is coming back into this world at its climax at the end, a point in time when it is declared if He doesn't, ...no flesh would be saved (spared).  Whatever that time period is, it's sounds like it's going to be pretty bad and unimaginable.  It says He's coming in power to finally set up and establish His rule at "ground-zero" ....Jerusalem, Israel ...for a whole millennia over all of the known world, the final 1,000 years (hence the term Millennial "Reign" or "Kingdom").  Remember, based on genealogies in scripture, humanity started approximately 6,000 or so years ago.  Take a look at the week and it's pattern. God created the known world in 6 days, and "rested" on the 7th day (the Sabbath), and....

"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day (2 Peter 3:8)

....so there's some possible pattern there, some sense to be made.  Jesus is literally our "Sabbath Rest".  We rest in Him.

and the world (at that time) will rest ...in Him.

...we rest in what He's done and accomplished on the cross and for all humanity, and ...what He's "going" to do ...in the future.

...but there's more

There's a LOT of theories, speculation, and theology about what happens to us after death, and what the body, soul and spirit are.  ...but it can actually be compared to the temple of God: ...the outer court, the inner court, and the Holy of Holies.  Scripture also states repeatedly that our own body is the temple of God (remember, we were made in His image).  It also says that our spirit will eventually return to God ...that gave it.  I can't say for sure exactly what happens, but Jesus (God Himself) gave us an example in the account of the Rich Man and Lazarus, and I don't think any of us should take it lightly.  It would seem we are going to be very much aware or conscious of "something".  ...and aside from all the stories or images that man has come up with of what hell actually is, or is like, ...at it's minimum or "core",

it's definitely one thing for sure....

.....Separation from God.

....from the one who created you and all you've ever experienced and known. ....that scares me more than all the imagery of hell out there.

 

...and now to answer the question

Eternal Life starts for those who trust in God, in Jesus, and the sacrifice He made for us.  It starts (as Jesus stated) when you are born of the spirit, ...born again.  Jesus' choice of words here is very interesting.  Why?  It's not some poetic cliche.  Because once you are born, you can't be unborn.  ...but what does that even mean?  How is someone born of the spirit?  I can tell you what it's NOT.  It's not something that "You" or another man makes happen for you, ...either by meditation, enlightenment, ascension, opening your "third" eye, having some spiritual experience, going through some ritual, or through someone 'laying hands' on you.  It's something that only God Himself does and makes happen, ...not by you or anyone else.  Scripture says it happens when you hear and understand the Good News and "BELIEVE IT". 

It gets better....

Jesus didn't just ressurect physically from the dead.  Scripture declares Him as "first fruits", the first to receive what is apparently a glorified physical body ...an uncorruptable body.  Whatever that is, it's probably a lot better and more unimaginable than what the first man and woman ever were, even in a perfect state with perfect DNA.  Jesus said we're going to be like the angels in heaven.  I can't even imagine what that is like, but I know that literally means "eternal life":  immortality, no aging, no death, ...and probably a whole list of a lot of other things we could never conceive of.

....even better....

Scripture also states that this world, the earth and the heavens we currently know of, are going to pass away. ...and

He's going to re-create a new earth and a new heaven. (Rev 21:1)  He's literally going to start it all over again.  What does that mean?

It means ...we aren't going to be floating around as spirits in night gowns playing harps.  Think in terms of REALITY.

It means we're going to be living in a new world, ....where both a new physical earth and heaven intersect, where the veil is lifted and all dimensionality is experienced, a world that we will live in that lasts forever, one that never ends, in new physical bodies that never age or die, sharing some similiarity to what the angels are. The best news of all is that we will constantly be in the presence of our Creator God.

Whatever knowledge, curse, and limitations that ocurred from whatever happened from the first man and woman, are going to be ....gone.

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Last thought:  "How can I believe in something or someone I can't see?"

 

Scripture declares that God is known by observing and the witness of His "Creation".  Not only did He create it but also states that He literally holds it all together.

"And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist." (are held together) (Col 1:17)

...literally the force that holds all sub-atomic 'particles'....together.

....and man is self-consumed with 'splitting', and 'smashing' them together, and we all know what force is unleashed when that happens....

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I'm not sure why so many people hate God and Jesus, but I can probably understand why many of them do.  Both God and Jesus have been so grossly mis-understood or mis-represented by all kinds of people, and by literally every so-called church, denomination, and world view in current times and throughout most of history.

...and if you are an unfortunate soul that has had your spirit "CRUSHED" by any of it, or just a victim of a really bad hand-out or by the circumstances you've experienced in this life ....I get it.  I understand and can relate, because I've been there.  I got hurt, and I ran away.  I didn't stop believing in God, but I ran from Him.  I didn't even want to "think" about Him.  I wanted to escape.  That's just my experience.  ...but for many others out there, I'm sure it's been exponentially way far worse.

 

Others are just affected or influenced by the world they are in, or they live for the moment, or believe in only what's in front of them or what they're presented with.  It may not seem like it on the surface, but for many, "survival of the fittest" really is at the heart of their existence.  For others, it's hedonistic or intellectual values, the desire to become more, a better person, to transcend, or even explore what they 'think' is divine or "god-like", but for the majority, it's simply the "pride of experience in this life" or pride in their own selves.

 

Even a lot of the things we learn about this created world we live in and others things we've been taught are huge out-right lies and deception.  I won't go into all of that here, but when you finally find out, research, and finally put certain things to-the-test in your own observation, ...you might find-out some things that 'contradict' everything you know, and freak-out, even get mad, ...but you wake up, and you start to see things a whole lot differently, and much of what you already knew starts to make "sense", and fall into place.  The #1 scripture that the majority of Christians do "not" believe is the very beginning of it .....the very first chapter of Genesis, every word of it.

Everyone in the entire world has been "programmed" to accept something else, ...another 'narrative'.

Yet, the END of this world as we now know it, is declared from the very BEGINNING of it.

...and if or when someone decides to take God at His Word and re-read Genesis chapter 1....in detail, word-for-word, and it starts to "sink-in" and make sense, ....what "light and darkness" actually really is, what the "firmament" actually is, and that our world was created and existed "before" the sun, moon, and stars were ever even created on day 4, and you finally come to understand it, ...the "light bulb" in your head will finally turn on.

 

So how does a person get "Eternal Life"?

 

This much I have learned, and it took a lifetime...

Eternal Life is not a PLACE, a destination, or location,

or about constantly trying to live-up to any moral 'code' or standard.

It's not about climbing some "Stairway to Heaven"

...or about self-awakening, ascending, or figuring-out how to become "better" or even "immortal" on our own.

 

God's standard is "Perfection", and He says that ...no one that's ever lived ...has been or ever will be "good" enough.

...it's why God had to come down here and take care of the problem "Himself".

Scripture says ....Eternal Life is a FREE GIFT to all mankind from God Himself, for all those who "Believe on His Name".  That name is

Jesus Christ (Greek)  ......Yeshua Hamashiach (Hebrew)

translated means "God Is Salvation" ... and ... "Messiah"

  Jesus is God Himself who came as a human into this physical realm and took away all the transgressions and sin of the world.  Our Creator fixed the problem with His own blood-sacrifice on the cross, wiped the slate clean, and freely offers Eternal Life to everyone who recognizes their need for what He's done for them and all of humanity, and simply "believes and accepts" it for themselves.

....it's for everyone.

It's a FREE GIFT.  ...and all you have to do is receive and accept it, ...by "BELIEVING" it.

It's not complicated.  It's actually very simple.  Here is the simplicity of the "Good News", in it's entirety....

 

....that Christ Died for Our Sins

according to the scriptures

...and that He was Buried, and that He Rose Again the Third Day

according to the scriptures

 

It's that simple.  That's WHY it's GOOD NEWS!  ....and you don't change it, 'edit' it, or "add" anything to it

 

but it wasn't simple for God.  He had to go through it, and endure it (as one of us) until the very end.  But He accomplished it.

He made the payment.  With his last breaths, He said, "Tetelestai" (τετελεσται) ...."It is Finished".

...a more thorough breakdown of the meaning of this word is "Debt Paid In Full" or "Judgement Fully Served".

 

sounds great, maybe even makes sense,

...but hOW CAN YOU "pROVE" IT?

Over 300 scriptural prophecies written by multiple men of God and God's prophets over thousands of years, including the very first one made by God Himself in the Garden over 6,000 years ago, along with celestial signs and symbology, directly point to ONE man as Messiah, "God Himself in the Flesh", who already came, showed us who He was, fullfilled his Mission (the main reason He came), to give His life willingly as the 'Lamb of God' who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)  He was literally "Pre-Announced" in detail for over a period of 4,000 years before He entered this world.

...and Jesus fullfilled those prophecies during the time He was here....

....including 29 of them in one day

...including the most important one, something that only God Himself could do.....

RESURRECT BODILY, PHYSICALLY FROM DEATH

...and seen by at least 500 witnesses.

...by the way, the odds of one man fulfilling just eight (8) of the major prophecies is

1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000

 

....definitely something to take into consideration, ...and think about....

Here is a more detailed in-depth list of 70 of the main ones:

CLICK HERE

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disclaimer:

Everyone has a "belief" in something (a god, a philosophy, scientism, an ideology, etc.), along with it's corresponding doctrine or way-of-thought, and ultimately affects your decisions, what you think, and what you do in life.  Everyone has the "freedom" to choose what they want to believe.  From my standpoint, it's your God-given right, and He gives everyone that freedom and choice, The Creator never wanted a bunch of "robots".  Freedom is a gift too you know, ...but love and acceptance are a "choice".

Everyone and everything has a "purpose" ...and a means to an end, and you always have the freedom to believe what you want or choose to.  No one can ever take that away from you.  Enough said.

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However....

The Creator, while on this Earth as one of us, made the following statement and warning.  It's for "Everyone".....

"Take heed that no one DECEIVE YOU".

 

....and there's a crap-ton of it out there

a veritable "Rabbit Hole" with all kinds of roads, pathways and channels that never seem to end

 

For myself, I choose to believe the simplicity of what is called the "Good News", the evidence of my own eyes, senses, simplicity, research, the consistency & consilience of the scriptural & historical record,  and what my heart and conscience tell me.  Could it be that, maybe ...the true 'intelligent designer' of all things has already revealed Himself, who He really is, and has already come as scripture has declared, ...as one of us for a specific purpose, ...now fulfilled?

 

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

(Romans 6:23)

 

I hope you choose this day to LIVE!  It's a free gift from your Creator.  He's already paid the cost of it while on this earth, and it's available by believing in Him and receiving Him, ...by "accepting" God's GIFT  ....Himself.

...not by rejecting Him.