10 commandments from a hippie point of view

The 1st commandment concerns all of us. God gave the gift of eternal salvation to the Gentiles after the death and resurrection of his only begotten son, our Lord&Saviour Jesus Christ. The Jewish people already were "chosen" by God to be his people, and HIM their God. Its there if you want it...God has given us "free choice" on whether to accept his "WORD" or not. The Bible is 100% accurate...yes Men wrote it, but were divinely inspired to write what our Father had them write at such a time and method as he chose. A little study would show that no writing such as the Bible could have survived for thousands of years as we know it without divine intervention. Thats just my $.02 folks, but I had an awakening back around '89 and my faith has never waivered once since then.

 

"hippie opinions"? i think those hippie opinions don't truely exist since it often IT is the label put upon them by someone who does not agree with it, that makes it a hippie opinion, see?

 

I present you with my translations:

cynical, yea. I particularly like number 1, that really is number 1....


Here goes my view on the christian religion:

This stuff is most obvious in the new testamant, which of course circles around our good friend Jesus (who didn't exist). It teaches you to be a weak minded person, who accepts what they are given by their leaders... while gloryfying the leaders position and allowing them to simply say they are serving the lord's agenda when it is truly their own.

It creates a church, which enslaves the people with a guilt tax, and forced attendance. Basically, your paying to be fed more of the same bs... when you could just as well be at home reading the bible yourself. The church is extremely wealthy, and is hand in hand with government... this is by design of christianity itself.

You are told there are questions you can't ask, there are answers you will never know, and to propose to know more than the church allows you to know is going against god. You are kept stupid, and you are kept afraid. If you truly question the motives of those in power, you could cause a problem... if you are a true believer you question nothing, you put your life in gods (those who rule you) hands.

Your responsibility for your actions is removed, because you may simply say "I'm sorry" - God will forgive you for going to another country and killing with the intention of taking the country over... it was all in god's name anyway, thats what you were told and you can't question it. if you do something and go to jail for the rest of your life, it doesn't matter, your still going to heaven, your "sorry".

Christianity breeds a submissive people ready to serve the needs of the church. You NEED the church, or your going to hell and the world will become a horrible place. While ignoring the world is currently horrible - your told its great, just keep praying. Your not allowed to want a better place, you must accept things as they are. You are a slave, you must respect your slave master (yes that is actually in the bible).

Taken outside of a religious context, the 10 commandments are a great way to live! Put into the hands of a corrupt organization given the authority to tell you *when* to apply them... they are a tool used to get you to serve an agenda you don't even know your serving.

The christian religion is a truly brilliant control device!

Watch the movie/read the book 1984, it has many references to current religious and political issues.

I also suggest actually reading the bible... be prepared - you might get a headache when you see all the brutality and contradictions... just be sure to interpret that as the church tells you, not as they told people 500 years ago, and CERTAINLY not with an open mind... truth changes with time ya know.

 

1. imaginary rabbits are more real than real rabbits
2. imaginary rabbits aren't real
3. only real rabbits are real
4. all the money in the world can't buy you an imaginary rabbits

 

Reality is what you can get away with
--Robert Anton Wilson

the only commandment you need

 

Friend, you are here talking about ... THE OFFICIAL "CHRISTIAN" CHURCH. And yes, here all your remarks get home. I'd say they've stolen the name, having no right for it.

But not so about the Bible and ITS doctrine, which never says "you should ask no stupid questions",for one thing.
In James 1:5 it says (you can read for yourself), that if anyone is lacking in wisdom, let him keep on asking God, for he gives generously to all and without reproaching; and it will be given to the one asking.
It seems, God is INTERESTED to answer all our questions, ane he will do it FOR FREE. And will not "reproach", like:"What! You're that stupid to ask such silly questions??Ask ME that, too???? Know who you're talking to?????" Neither like this:"Well, man, I've answered this question of yours 100 times now; you're hopeless I'd bet!"...
So you see, if they tell you in the church this garbage about "the questions you shouldn't ask, lest God get angry with you" -- it's clean against the Bible itself. It is only to hide the fact that THEY don't know the answer, nor the Bible itself. Neither do they have God's guidance in this matter.

But then again it must be told, that studying the Bible is NOT for weaker-minded people who leave it to others to make decisions for them. Rather, you can and should address other people for help in this matter (for it is nontrivial task) -- but it is for you to make decisions and see for yourself, whether the answers match or not. And how could you check that? Well, the Bible explains itself pretty well. There is no question one could ask, which the Bible would not have answer for -- and that would be the answer clearly seen in the Bible itself.
So, I see nothing bad in addressing other scolars for aid, just as we do when studying math; but it must be people, who really teach THE BIBLE, and not their own doctrine just partly based on it.
And then, when you see how these things amazingly work and change your mind, you will have no doubt any more, that Jesus really existed and all the story is true.

 

How I love all your posts, dear shameless_heifer!

You know, to me this universal "fitness" of the 10 commandments just proves the fact, that they come from the divine source. Really, ask anywhere in the world -- they all would agree that these commandments, if applied, would change mankinds life for the better in all respects.

I believe the punishment will be in the fact, that evil deeds and thoughts change our heart and mind, preventing us from ever being happy persons. There is no "karma" needed in this case even.
In the book of Ecclesiastes 6:3-6 it says to the effect, that if one should live even for a thousand years and have a lot, but never "see good" in his life, then someone bourn dead is happier, because although this one never saw life, he never felt any sorrow either.
Which means, unless I am mistaken, that the point of our living is but to be happy, or "see good".
From the outside it may seem to some that the "wicked" enjoy themselves; but with the eye free from envy we can see they really don't. Do they have peace of mind? Filled with love? Bless every day of their life? Enjoy love with fellow humans, or at least their own relatives?

Also agree with you, that we humans need guidance, yet "man dominates man to his injure" says the Bible. That is to say, up to now NO government ever proved to be just and kind and caring enough -- cause we humans just can't make such government. In this case the God-given 10 commandments will be just what we need.