Trapped People

@bird123 (10643)
United States
August 6, 2016 10:32am CST
If people of religion are locked into a set of rules from their holy books in order to be Righteous, does it make them angry when others do not follow those rules? Do they see people who do not follow as evil or being the devil? Do they secretly desire their freedom from these rules???? Would they be brave enough to admit that???? Are they Trapped by what others think of them????
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@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
8 Aug 16
God tells us how to be righteous, No it does not make me angry when others do not follow God, All we can do for them is pray for them to come out of the darkness into the light, and keep letting them know that God loves them and that their is a way to be forgiven,,,,,,,,,,People are not evil their acts are......... God is the only one that matters so it does not matter what anyone else thinks. I choose to follow Gods word to get all the freedom that i have, Like Jesus teaches us the truth will set you free. and it does.
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
10 Aug 16
I know you have convinced yourself that your Beliefs are the truth, however Your holy book was written by mankind. It does not come from God. God isn't going to tell anyone how to be righteous because God will not intimidate anyone's choices. As with all knowledge, not just about God, truth and knowledge must be Discovered. Next, why is it up to you to tell others that God loves them? Is God helpless? God can speak for Himself. The need for forgiveness spawns only from the brainwashing religion has done to convince you something is wrong with you to begin with. Religion is Evil in that pursuit. True love means never having to say you are sorry. Do you think God does not love His children simply based on their actions and choices? Again, your view of the Real God comes up lacking. Have you considered that God does not want Followers? God wants His children capable of standing on their own two feet. Religion not only wants followers, they want people dependant on them. Are you Dependant? Are you too weak to stand on your own two feet? Does a God of any intelligence at all want His children hanging on His coatails for eternity?? Truth will set you free. One must be willing to Discover the real truth even if one does not agree with that truth. Blinders will not change the Real truth. You end up living in a box of your own agreeable beliefs. Never a place that I will remain. The Real Truth is so much Better than those stories. The Real Truth frees Trapped People wrapped in those beliefs. The only one who Limits or Traps you is Yourself! Free your Mind! Freedom awaits at your doorstep. All the secrets of the universe awaits Discovery. All one has to do is be Brave enough to take the step and Change.
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
10 Aug 16
@bird123 So sorry but you are so wrong...God created everything, God also sent us a set of rules to follow, He also told us what would happen if we followed them, and he also told us what would happen if we did not follow them. Their is no intimidation God gave us all free will to either choose to spend eternity with him or without him.... All knowledge comes from God..And God gave us all that we need to know. God is not helpless in any way. God asked us to spread the word. that is why we do. You choose not to believe, and I choose to believe the word of God to be the truth. and that is your right.But if you were paying attention you would see that the word that was written was true the day it was written and it is still true today, nothing has changed, and it will hold true to the end of the age. God loves all his children, but he will not interfere, or force you to choose him.and he will never stand in your way.. it is all up to you to choose. The way you are thinking is that you want no free will, you want no rules, and you want no consequences. If that is what you choose to do that is fine. I choose to live in the real world not some fantasy world. Saying your sorry and seeking forgiveness. when you do something wrong or when you hurt someone. is all part of the learning and healing process. If you can not see this or understand it. that is on you...If you do not like it is is all your choice. Your view of things is lacking the truth of what is real and what is not. What you are failing to understand when you put your faith in God, and turn your life over to him. He will help you every step of the way. Yes i am dependent on God i am weak, but he is strong. and he will never lead me in the wrong direction, and He will get me through any storm that comes my way. God has healed my mind and my heart by teaching me about forgiveness...That is a lesson that you have not learned yet, but if you keep searching you just may acquire the knowledge you need to learn this lesson, keep searching......You see i have already learned the lesson that God loves me enough that i do not have to do it all by myself. Jesus Christ said that the truth will set you free.. Jesus told us the truth, and He showed us how to find it. All you have to do is open up your heart to Him and you will Have the truth. This is another lesson that you have not learned yet keep searching and you may discover it. Jesus Christ is the Truth, The way, and the Life. I have already found the Truth, and broke out of the box that was holding me back most of my life. I was brave enough to take the leap of faith to start believing. It is so exciting that something that Jesus said over 2 thousand years ago, and something that is written in the word of God still holds true today...( THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE)
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
10 Aug 16
@dlr297 The Truth will set you free if you ever discover it. You assume what I am thinking, based on your view which religion has corrupted. You said I want no free will, no rules and no consequences. The Blame you have been taught to value corrupts your view of everything. When you can reach beyond Blame, what I have been saying will look much different to you. Everyone has free will. Choices are part of the learning process. When one understands all sides, rules will not be needed. Intelligence always makes the right choice. As for consequences, God returns all our choices and actions back to us. This is not to punish. This is to show us what our choices really mean. Blame, Hate, Eternal Punishment, Revenge, Coercion, Intimidation, Ruling, Controlling and Pay Back do not exist at the Higher Level. Until you experience enough of these to really understand, You will be Blind to the Real Truth. If religion has freed you from the box in your life, you have just changed one box for another. If you are unable to step out of those lower levels, education will arrive to show you what you are doing. I can only point the way. Only you can choose to free yourself.
@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
6 Aug 16
People can be that way. However, being angry and judgmental toward others who don't agree with you is not what I believe God has in mind for his people. Religion, yes, maybe teaches people to judge and hate and even destroy others, but that is RELIGION, not GOD that teaches such things. In the New Testament of the Holy Bible, the Apostle James wrote, "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their afliction, and to keep onself unspotted from the world."James 1:27. In other words to show the love of God by serving one's fellowman, not by judging or condemning them.
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
6 Aug 16
Yes, you are right. What about those who are angry they have to follow rules and others do not? It's anger because the peer pressure intimidates and keeps them in line for appearance sake only. Deep down, they seek freedom.
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