I'm a part-time believer. For example, during funerals, I believe the person is in a better place. I see it as a tool. I need it so I use it. When it's done, I put it back in the toolbox. I also believe that religion creates value for people even if we find out there's no god(s).

By Alan Watts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wi7Wtocj9M

HODL, great questions. Lots of answers here already but I’ll add mine to the list. A relationship with Jesus starts with repentance, knowing that you can’t meet Gods perfect standards on your own, and then asking God to forgive you. The Good news is that God already knows you can’t do it ...

A few things: When someone first grokks Bitcoin, they need to recognize why they need it. In much the same way, one needs to recognize their need for Christ before they can develop a relationship with Him. That's where contemplating all our sins and imperfections comes into play. But this is also w...

Having an emotional connection to Jesus is a modern Protestant invention. The Eastern Christian tradition does not place the same value on logic (Aquinas) or emotions (pietism) as the West. In the Orthodox tradition, you can directly perceive and relate to Christ through the "nous" (the spiritual or...

My relationship with Dionysus and Hermes is much stronger. Jesus lost touch with his followers and given the history of the church that claims his legacy, I'm ok with leaving it in the history books.

Resources that have helped me: https://fountain.fm/show/wbri6yYyncujgAP4yWpy https://youtube.com/@chadbird1517?feature=shared https://youtube.com/@1517org?feature=shared

One will live happier and more principled by having a Master. Ego is a destroyer of life. Wisdom brings more solutions.

Begin with daily prayer, asking the God of your understanding what you can do to be of maximum service to others. Ask Him for the strength to do His will. Pause many times throughout the day to invite Him in to any and all of your endeavors. Practice faith, reliance and trust in Him. This is a good ...

BRO I’m the same way! I feel like it’s an amazing feeling to truly believe it, but my logician brain refuses to let me view it as anything more than a construct of the human psyche. It always comes back to being one way to shield and protect yourself from the inevitable shitstorm that is life, a...

reach out and touch faith

https://www.youtube.com/live/MKHAy7xsOYY?si=iTxchqCgTg9UHK3T

No rules until there are

I love Johns Gosple, John 14 is beyond words, it resinates in your soul

I feel this begs the question what you do feel strong about, maybe go with that?

Thought this was a good explanation. https://m.primal.net/KjBR.mov

One usually needs to suffer a great hardship or shock to find faith, regardless whether it's Christianity or some other faith. I had a breakdown in my 20's and through trying to understand what happened discovered Buddhism.

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Have you ever read “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis? IMO, this will be a good start.

My curiosity is what brought you to ask this question. Why isn’t a vague concept of God not enough? I don’t have a relationship with Jesus and never needed one because I have trust in cosmic laws. What came before Jesus and religion? That’s where I tend to gravitate. The Kybalion is an int...

1. https://youtu.be/hlBzA1pNNmc?si=AcEe0_sPUd4SS93- (~3 min) 2. https://youtu.be/pUBAG-7Wjok?si=_mmu6DmYJs2ZtLwi (~1.5 hrs) Worth your time if you’re really seeking, many answers here in this thread represent clearly the wide path that leads to destruction (look inward/ seek the spirit realm t...

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist

I believe in order to have an authentic emotional experience With Christ, you would first need to see him face to face. If you ever did, it wouldn't be a warm-fuzzy, lubby, dubby experience, it would be one of absolute Reflection of yourself and how you are intrinsically so inadequate, compared to h...