It's probably hard to find facts if your mind is already
made up. If you're trying to find information on anything, more than
likely you will find exactly what you're looking for, if you look hard
enough. With all the information out there, available in books, media,
and of course the Internet, would we really know the honest to God truth
if we ran into one.
Not something that man made up and forced our ancestors to believe in.
If you're studying on faith alone and trying to prove or disprove
something, you will succeed. If you're reading the Bible and looking for
answers to problems in your life, eventually you will find the answers.
All you need is to believe in your God and he will show you the way. Has
he truly shown you the way or are you basing your religious beliefs on
faith alone.
I have studied the Bible for many years and came to the conclusion that,
I was often blinded by the way I view the information and couldn't get
the facts most of the time. I always enjoyed reading Proverbs and the
story of Job, both of these books in the Bible inspired me to become a
better person.
By studying the Bible without faith and looking for information based on
facts, it wasn't long before I realized this book could be and I say
could be a group of stories that man over the centuries combined into
one book during the Council of Nicaea in 325A.D and became religious
doctrine for Christians.
In order to study anything effectively, you need to keep an open mind,
this might require you to reprogram your thinking. You have been taught
for years that only your religion is correct and all other religions are
wrong. You can't think like this and gather information effectively.
Studying on faith alone could close your mind and keep you on the path
of spiritual resistance. You know you're on this path if only the things
you believe in make sense. Nothing nobody else says can make much sense
if you're studying on faith alone.
What would it hurt to read a book on another religion or form of
spirituality? If you can't read another religious book, because you're
religious organization tells you to only read their spiritual books to
gather information, you're following a path of spiritual resistance.
If you're really going to study on faith alone then I suggest studying
with intention to learn instead of follow. |