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dinkc:
I would like to hear what traditions of men others have found still lurking in their lives.  Right before I left church last year I had several long meetings with my pastor.  It was futile.  I was dumbfounded when I realized this man I had so admired clung so tenaciously to his religious traditions regardless of the scriptures. 

What traditions do you all (ye!) find still affecting you?

Dennis in KC

WhoAmI:
Hi D in KC,

  No one is immune. Many think pastors because of knowledge or school credits or such things makes them more in the know. It doesn't work like that. Way back when I also was shocked to see how many pastors were not really interested in anything but the "church doctrine." Pride along with peer status and social standings can destroy a man quick. I had a pastor actually tell me that he could not tell his congregation the things I was finding out because they could not deal with it. I guess it seem better to him to feed them whatever they only could stomach.

Jeff

tinknocker:

--- Quote from: D in KC on September 21, 2008, 09:47:34 AM ---I would like to hear what traditions of men others have found still lurking in their lives.  Right before I left church last year I had several long meetings with my pastor.  It was futile.  I was dumbfounded when I realized this man I had so admired clung so tenaciously to his religious traditions regardless of the scriptures. 

What traditions do you all (ye!) find still affecting you?

Dennis in KC

--- End quote ---

Dennis

Although I know that Sunday is not the sabbath I find it hard to give up the tradition of Sunday morning Bible study and worship. It just doesn't seem right to me to go mow the lawn or go about my normal activities at that time .

tinknocker

Kat:

Something I am finding out is that the truth is learned layer upon layer.  You gain basic understanding of something and then you go on to gain a deeper understanding and then even deeper and it goes on and on this way.  I don't believe we come to a depth that is a perfect understanding of anything... not in this life.

Well I'm thinking now that this is also true for unlearning those wrong behaviors and things that have become ingrained.  Just take anger for instants.  I no longer get angry and blow up at the car that cuts me off.  But it took a good deal longer to not feel anger in my heart when that happened.  I still have much to learn about replacing that anger with love.  So I'm making progress, but I don't think it will ever be fully complete in this life.

So I'm thinking that just like learning is a process, so is unlearning.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Richard D:
I’m thankful and feel very fortunate to of been lead to Rays papers. Those things I had learned from Christendom I believed as truth. And tradition became blended with truth in me.

As I read the writings of Ray and discover each nugget of truth Ray points out with many scriptures to reinforce what he is saying are the man made doctrine being exposed.

Once I believe hell was a real place where God dealt with those of us who reject or not follow his ways. Now I see it was a man made tradition that was exposed through Ray’s teachings.

Where I found the greatest comfort of all was in Rays teaching of our will which is not outside of Gods will. Christendom led me to believe I had to chose God and live accordingly to the Ten Commandments.

Through Ray’s teaching I discover I don’t choose God but rather the opposite, God chooses me. So here is another man made tradition being exposed.

These two truths alone are exposing many false teachings I received as well as showing me much about other religions too.

I had a couple of J.W. visit my home about two weeks back and they were very polite, kind and considerate people. I could see they really cared about people and their final destiny.

I had asked them what happens to a person is they refused to accept God and just live the way they want without God. They had told me that they would not be resurrected. Because I had read Ray’s teaching I knew they were wrong and tried to explain that all people will be eventually save. And no it was to no avail.

As they walk away from me I felt wonderful because I know in my heart God loves them and God will save them. I thought as also as they walked away from me that somehow they were trying to earn salvation by doing works and going door to door. God bless them.

I see where Ray’s teachings are setting me free from the false beliefs that are all around us. I’m starting to understand the religions of the world and to think, I don’t even have a college degree.

I’m sure I still have false beliefs in me and are being exposed as I read Ray’s papers and converse here in this forum. But the two greatest truths I do have the world cannot take from me as they are forever living in my heart.

Thank you for this post as it caused me to reflect how privileged I’am in having what not many have but only the few and that’s the truth. Amen. :)


                    God bless you all. In His Love. Richard

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