Thank you for your comment, and because you answered in different paragraphs, will i quote the questions and answer back in my words. So lets start about the first you mention about research, and i see some questions are rhetorical but il answer them anyway.
>If the book is the Bible, who exactly do I research? Moses? Isaiah? Or perhaps Jesus Christ, or his apostles? If so, whose word about them am I supposed to take then?
Yes into the words of Moses, and compare them with the source. And then do research into the gospels, and then do research into the circumstances of that time zone, then look at whom where the military dominate group of that timezone. And the words you should supposed to take is a general view of the truth, what will be created by the facts and evidence!
>What if I believe that those men were directed by the Lord to write their books, meaning, God is the author? How do I research the Lord outside of the Bible and into what texts do I go?
But that's what they want you to do, to believe that there is no explanation for it. And there for you have to assume that those men where directed by the lord, while the truth is, that you can find the source for every book, by looking at different subjects, then to the name of the author or the assumption that it was giving by the lord.
Like the source of the OT is the Jewish Torah, and the writers was King David who ordered to write down the words of Moses. That means King David was behind the Torah. With the gospels is different, because they have different authors, and there you need to look at different points to figure out what happen. Like asking, who decided which books are part of the NT? And who give him the right to decide which books must in the NT? That saying, if you really want to know the truth, then these questions should be asked! And then it might sounds scientific or intelligent behavior, but keep in mind that "the lord" gave us brains to think, then why not use them to think what others tells us to believe?
>IS MY RELIGION TRUE? Does it teach all that I need to know?
That is the main reason why i think research is needed, i mean what if you think you know the truth, while you might only know 10% of the truth. Did you ever heard of Plato's cave? Here check this out.
>The only way I know how that happens is through the constant influence of the Holy Ghost. That doesn't come through research only. There's quite a bit more to it than that.
The truth is, you really don't know if what you think comes from the holy ghost or by your own mind, you assume to know the truth. Like there is a saying, saying that someone have 30 years experience don't mean anything, because he could also have done it 30 years in the wrong way. That saying, if the origin of the book is not legit, then how big will be the chance that the concept of that book is not legit to? There for its important to do research or else might the holy ghost story a wrong explain interpretation.
>THE MORE YOU KNOW......the better.
What you general say is, that you don't know the truth and that it all comes back to believe. Now what if i told you that's what i think is the problem i a nutshell. Because the lack of knowledge giving to the masses is not enough to open their eyes, there for its difficult to find the truth. Like if nobody explains you how to find something, then it might take years for your to bump into it, or to understand what you bump into, or to figure out what to do with it. It would have been more simple when someone explains what something is, how to recognize it and how to find it. That can still take years, but at least you know what to search for.
What i noticed is that the bible is asking to believe blindly, there for they say hail the sick, the poor and the blind, because they will enter the kingdom of heaven first. That saying, it's latterly written that the bible wants people to believe blindly, while your own common sense still asks from you to ask questions. And that comes from who you are within you, what is our right to have as human being. That saying the creator created us with brains to ask questions, and someone has written to believe blindly without asking questions. Don't you think that is odd?
>That's because the way to get to God is not the way of the world, and every other religious cliche´ you've probably heard of. Some of them actually are true.
The question we should ask is, how the world is today, is that because of the way of the creator or is that the way of humans? And if so, which group of humans benefit of this system? And where in the pyramid of that system is that group? I know these answers and i know that the group of the believers is the group, who are the key stone of the pyramid, this group holds everything together. And the only way to keep that group there is to keep the ignorant of the truth, or else everything will fall apart.
Now don't get me wrong but im asking these questions because here on Musing we have a platform to ask questions, and we don't need to be agree on each other, but im convinced that we all should talk about everything with each other, even if we don't agree. It's just one way to use our intelligence don't you think?
Thank you for your comment, and because you answered in different paragraphs, will i quote the questions and answer back in my words. So lets start about the first you mention about research, and i see some questions are rhetorical but il answer them anyway.
>If the book is the Bible, who exactly do I research? Moses? Isaiah? Or perhaps Jesus Christ, or his apostles? If so, whose word about them am I supposed to take then?
Yes into the words of Moses, and compare them with the source. And then do research into the gospels, and then do research into the circumstances of that time zone, then look at whom where the military dominate group of that timezone. And the words you should supposed to take is a general view of the truth, what will be created by the facts and evidence!
>What if I believe that those men were directed by the Lord to write their books, meaning, God is the author? How do I research the Lord outside of the Bible and into what texts do I go?
But that's what they want you to do, to believe that there is no explanation for it. And there for you have to assume that those men where directed by the lord, while the truth is, that you can find the source for every book, by looking at different subjects, then to the name of the author or the assumption that it was giving by the lord.
Like the source of the OT is the Jewish Torah, and the writers was King David who ordered to write down the words of Moses. That means King David was behind the Torah. With the gospels is different, because they have different authors, and there you need to look at different points to figure out what happen. Like asking, who decided which books are part of the NT? And who give him the right to decide which books must in the NT? That saying, if you really want to know the truth, then these questions should be asked! And then it might sounds scientific or intelligent behavior, but keep in mind that "the lord" gave us brains to think, then why not use them to think what others tells us to believe?
>IS MY RELIGION TRUE? Does it teach all that I need to know?
That is the main reason why i think research is needed, i mean what if you think you know the truth, while you might only know 10% of the truth. Did you ever heard of Plato's cave? Here check this out.
>The only way I know how that happens is through the constant influence of the Holy Ghost. That doesn't come through research only. There's quite a bit more to it than that.
The truth is, you really don't know if what you think comes from the holy ghost or by your own mind, you assume to know the truth. Like there is a saying, saying that someone have 30 years experience don't mean anything, because he could also have done it 30 years in the wrong way. That saying, if the origin of the book is not legit, then how big will be the chance that the concept of that book is not legit to? There for its important to do research or else might the holy ghost story a wrong explain interpretation.
>THE MORE YOU KNOW......the better.
What you general say is, that you don't know the truth and that it all comes back to believe. Now what if i told you that's what i think is the problem i a nutshell. Because the lack of knowledge giving to the masses is not enough to open their eyes, there for its difficult to find the truth. Like if nobody explains you how to find something, then it might take years for your to bump into it, or to understand what you bump into, or to figure out what to do with it. It would have been more simple when someone explains what something is, how to recognize it and how to find it. That can still take years, but at least you know what to search for.
What i noticed is that the bible is asking to believe blindly, there for they say hail the sick, the poor and the blind, because they will enter the kingdom of heaven first. That saying, it's latterly written that the bible wants people to believe blindly, while your own common sense still asks from you to ask questions. And that comes from who you are within you, what is our right to have as human being. That saying the creator created us with brains to ask questions, and someone has written to believe blindly without asking questions. Don't you think that is odd?
>That's because the way to get to God is not the way of the world, and every other religious cliche´ you've probably heard of. Some of them actually are true.
The question we should ask is, how the world is today, is that because of the way of the creator or is that the way of humans? And if so, which group of humans benefit of this system? And where in the pyramid of that system is that group? I know these answers and i know that the group of the believers is the group, who are the key stone of the pyramid, this group holds everything together. And the only way to keep that group there is to keep the ignorant of the truth, or else everything will fall apart.
Now don't get me wrong but im asking these questions because here on Musing we have a platform to ask questions, and we don't need to be agree on each other, but im convinced that we all should talk about everything with each other, even if we don't agree. It's just one way to use our intelligence don't you think?