Is The Bible---Mind Control?
To be straight forward, the Bible is INK on PAPER. That will offend many because they are led to believe that the Bible is the "word of God", infallible and inerrant and totally inspired by God. None of us were living when whoever penned the many different parts of the Bible were penned. We have no idea who really penned the various parts of the Bible, or who altered the writings purported to be "original." Just because a particular book of the Bible has been assigned a name, does not mean that we really know that such a person really penned those words. Studious researchers always think they know the answers, but we are thousands of years removed from the time and the language or languages of the time the Bible material was penned.
The Bible did not always exist. It was compiled from the writings (and who knows how many times edited) of many sources. Parts of it, if not all of it are said to be penned years after the fact. Another words, it is said by some that many of the books of the Bible were actually penned much later than is commonly believed. Humans will forever argue over Bible issues and most likely never know the absolute truth. There is most likely no greater means to control human beings than through religion. Invent religion, instill fear in people and cause the masses to submit and obey the rulers. It is the oldest con game in human history. Is the Bible then "mind control?" What if it is and you don't know it?
One thing is for sure and that is that God Almighty/Jesus Christ has NEVER appeared to you or to me or to anyone in our day and age, in person, in a visible and physical form and communicated so much as one word. Therefore God has NEVER told any of us individually what is and what is not TRUTH. Of course we can read in INK on PAPER that some make the claim that God did in fact communicate with them, such as Noah, but how do we know that it really happened? If we are totally truthful, we don't know. We were not there and we are not witnesses in person that it was so. We can be emotionally attached to the belief that God spoke to Noah, but just because we read it in INK on PAPER, does not make it automatically truthful. What if it is a myth?
How do you as a Bible reader know whether you have been subjected to "mind control" as a result of the Bible? In the New Testament you are led to believe that some character named Paul (formerly Saul), was so significant that the writings attributed to him, are totally inspired by God. What if in fact this man named "Paul" was a fraud, not an "apostle" and in fact did not even write all the books, epistles or letters attributed to him? If you read widely from many sources, you will in fact learn that many actually believe this is so.
How do you know that the books entitled "Peter" (First Epistle Of Peter) and Second Epistle of Peter were in fact penned by the UNEDUCATED fisherman called Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus, and not some other Peter of unknown origin? And why would Peter (the fisherman) make the claim that the writings of some man called "Paul" were "scripture", as if inspired by God? Perhaps there is actually much more that went on behind the scenes than most people will ever know.
Is there in fact a hidden agenda or more than one hidden agenda in the writings of the so called "Bible?" What does control, power and free money for ever have to do with such sayings as "obey those who have the rule or
authority over you?" What part does FEAR play in the role of control? Are there ulterior motives behind much of the writings in the Bible? How does anyone separate truth and fact from myth, fiction, fear-mongering and
out and out deception, in the name of God, Lord or Jesus Christ? No one but the most simple minded of people would not ask questions and probe for answers to obvious and glaring issues of the Bible.
The difference between Jesus Christ and the fraud in the Bible, is that Jesus was pure in heart, came to make truth known, and had no ulterior motives. On the other hand there have always been LYING SCRIBES, false prophets and deceivers who make the claim "thus saith the Lord", "God commanded" or "God inspired" or "God anointed" and so forth, when He did not. Religion is man made. LOVE is of God.
Van Robison
3 comments:
Yes ,of course it is. Any book demanding compliance and a certain direction of thinking is mind control. That's what religious writings are for.
You ask good questions, but your answers are a bit flawed. For example, we can go to one particular scripture that is directly attributable to Jesus, Matthew 24. Whehtrer it was Jesus who said it, or Joe Blow, we can examine the statement logically to see if it is correct. Let's start with ol' HWA's standard first: Many shall come in my name and deceive many".
Certainy that's true. We have about 38,000 versions of christianity today. The next question is, did whoever wrote this intend mid control? The answer would be Matthew 24:23: "If any man says to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe it not". That is a logically correct answer, regardless of who wrote it, so your argument is flawed.
What I continually fail to understand is if Val Robison considers that the Bible is such a failed book, how can he say with such confidence that:-
“The difference between Jesus Christ and the fraud in the Bible, is that Jesus was pure in heart, came to make truth known, and had no ulterior motives.”
If the writings of the Bible are not to be trusted, how can anyone, including Van Robison, know the real heart and motives of Jesus, or even the existence of Jesus?
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