Published on 12, July, 2020
I know we have a few really isolated people here, and I know we have a few Christians, but I'm interested to see if there many (or even any) who exist in both groups.
*EDIT* Thank you all for your answers. It's been a nice discussion to be a part of for once! It seems fair to say that the christian faith fro those who have it seems to help a bit in most cases, greatly in others, and fail for some. A common cause of "failure" seems to be a mis-selling of the basic message, the nature of which varies depending upon which imperfect human tried to give you the faith. The God I believe in, has given us everything we need to have a great life, if we can only just learn to use it right.
Most of us need to live a long life just to figure that out, then we die!
I once read ' The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you , it's not found in bricks and motor ' I was raised Christian but I am very curious about facts and ideas surrounding religion. The problem is it's difficult to talk about it with people . I always believed that any faith is a personal thing and never understood why it was necessary to share it or the need of a Priest , Vicar etc. Why can't you talk to God yourself , why do you have to go to church ? Monks Isolate themselves . So isn't Isolation and worship the perfect union ?
Well, yes! Bricks and mortar means institutions and hierarchies.
It's a really interesting subject . I believe that quote came from the Gospel of Thomas that didn't appear in the bible . There is also a Gospel of Judas where Jesus said to Judas ' Everything you see will be yours . You are my most important Apostle but will be the most hated'
I very much like to hear it read at a pace of about 2600 seconds for the whole thing. Forgive my precision on that and remember my name.
The fundamentals of the sayings in any translation are as opaque obscure and open to interpretation as each other. That can be no doubt but they are thought provoking. Thought is good. Deepthought is excellent.
The context of the Zenith of the early Gnostic Christian centuries is what I really find compelling in terms of my wholly amateur and attention disordered efforts to research and understand the period and it's writings.
I have ears to hear.
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