RELIGIONS AND TRUTH
TRADITIONS
“The-truth-is-the-truth”and that can only help, but have you ever wondered why religion and politics are the main factors behind confusion, hate, war, and so forth? Ironically, those who become engrossed in the world's philosophies cannot always distinguish truth:
“Talking religion or politics with those holding a dogmatic view,
is like trying to move a plow by kissing the mule.”
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“With people locked into a particular religion or political persuasion,
when entering actual truth into their craniums for their mental processing
that information loses all sense of logic.”
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Many religions detest, hate, war, and kill each other in the name of "Religion!" What a paradox (inexplicable or contrary aspects), since religion supposedly is for peace (as most claim but not all do), yet war is anything but peace. What about confusion? Traditional religions are breeding grounds for confusion; wanting others to join their following, but if not they try to agree to disagree but usually just disagree. You will find it refreshing, as this 7th Course is provided to inform and unite people in truth…not to drag-folks-into a particular corporate church (though they are certainly welcome to use the Course).
"All religions can't be wrong, right?" This is an oxymoron (contradictory combination of words), since the obvious question should be, how can they all be right? Actually with many issues it doesn't make a difference, but with some doctrines people are turned off or bitterness develops. All claim to have right answers and a handle on any subject; but with different approaches or responses. So with all the different trains-of-thought where can we get on the right track for real truth to dispel confusion?" Distinction between this Course and myriad other writings are basically three factors: 1) Limited statements of literal truth without assumption, 2) Authentic self-interpretation from our reference book the Bible without traditional persuasion, 3) Original Hebrew and Greek word meanings.
Ironically, popular religious-fiction (imaginary literature) is supposedly based on Biblical excerpts, but is fiction. This Course is not fiction, emotional idealism, nor is it for political correctness; but truth based on facts proven with Scriptures … Come-home to reality!
Can Truth Be Rewarding?
Things corrupt, violent, sexually explicit, or cruelly sensationalized are more popular and profitable than truth it seems. However with these Courses there is reward, as we turned this all around by making veracity profitable; and even more important with this 7th Course we can be part of a noble cause for something greater than ourselves. Still, with this movement-of-truthfulness there will be resistance; you’ll find some people will not look at the facts without a reason. So we covered that, making it actually rewarding to promote truth with 25% to 50% income profits (see the “Com-Home”® Web Site, “Preface”). Now we all can handle the reward(s) part, but how will we deal with new truths and reality?
This segment you will find challenging; it may even hurt-your-head because of thousands of years with traditional confusion. So let’s be patient with ourselves and prove it before rejecting, as said in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (KJV): “Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good.” (originally intended).
Can You Be A Free-Thinker?
Tradition means: “The passing down of culture from generation to generation, especially orally, and also customs handed down.” (American Heritage Dictionary). Now traditional values are good, such as decency and morality, but traditional beliefs and customs are different issues. If we choose only to look through the “rose-colored-glasses” of traditional thinking, our minds will not be able to comprehend simple new truisms (obvious truth). Locked into traditional-thought you are not free to reconsider what you thought you already knew, since it’s not in your belief-system. When confronted with a statement new or different, even though obviously apparent, the mind rejects it as non-truth.
Since not encumbered with traditionalism, this 7th Course, “Our Great Calling” will make this challenge: Can you be a free thinker? Are you willing to look literally at truth, “line upon line,” for what it really says? Okay then, take off your rose-colored glasses, put on your reading glasses, and perhaps we can enjoy a most wonderful liberated status: “To be Free!” “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (NKJ, John 8:32).
Continued in the 7th Course…
“OUR GREAT CALLING”
Hope For Beyond