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Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Richard Davis7 said:And it looks like I’ll have no choice—just me, my microscope, and the vast unknown against the universe!

If I may offer one small, highly effective tip for boosting your immune system—it makes it nearly impossible to fall victim to a common cold, let alone the flu or those other seasonal ailments that seem to sweep through everyone—here it is:
Try taking alternating hot and cold showers every single day.
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Richard Davis7 said:Fine, sure, it’s scattered—but why not start with something "small"? For instance, just reveal some artificial mechanism for defending against cancer cells.

Trying to find a needle in a haystack...
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Knowledge is scattered in tiny fragments, much like how the entire universe is dispersed across countless infinitesimal particles..
It’s honestly quite unrealistic to expect anyone to be presented with a complete, seamless package of all information at once.
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
If Mother Earth simply cannot provide enough sustenance for the sheer number of people living on the planet today, then we are looking at either a fundamental flaw in the act of creation or some sort of massive cosmic imbalance; it has to be one or the other.

Look, if there is technically enough space and resources for everyone, yet we see so many people suffering from hunger, then the issue clearly isn't just the Human factor. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are certainly wealthy elites exploiting the system and shifting all the blame onto others, but they often have nothing to do with the specific regions struggling with water shortages or barren soil. It feels more like a deeper, existential reality—that hunger and plenty are inextricably linked, much like how every part of creation is built upon these inherent pairs of opposites.
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Benjamin Taylor6 said:Cronus is basically the god of time. While he’s sitting on that throne, people just age and die off. It’s like we’re all just his children being swallowed by the clock.😢

To be more precise, I think it's more accurate to view Cronus as time itself, or rather, that constant motion and progression that inevitably leads to the end of everything in motion...
That's why there is that old saying about time devouring its own children—referring to anything with a physical presence—but when you take it too literally, you end up with this image of some cruel, child-eating deity...
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Joseph Ward2 said:It just means he belongs in the same category as Jehovah. 🙂

Well yeah, obviously it's an alternative, since we're talking about official religious doctrines here 😬

but honestly, even in the Bible, there's plenty of stuff that makes you think Jehovah might just be some little green guy, which is pretty wild when you think about it...

Is that really the only conclusion you can draw??
Are we just going to declare one thing evil and the other good without question? Is that because you've already decided who the "righteous" and "wicked" are before even starting the conversation??

The fact that Cronus devours his own children actually carries some weight...
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Benjamin Taylor6 said:This is already veering into alternative theory territory.☕

I don't think that's quite the issue; rather, we should be looking at cast stone, which explains why we see such incredible structures, particularly those found in Egypt.
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Joseph Ward2 said:It’s just not true that the gods don't step in when things get heavy, because I mean, look at Prometheus—he literally handed us the fire, didn't he? And if my memory isn't totally shot, the gods were the ones teaching mothers how to build those massive pyramids back in Egypt, plus they helped out in all sorts of other ways too. It’s just that we stopped putting our faith in them; instead, we started obsessing over these fake, trendy deities that everyone’s hyping up right now, and honestly, I think that's why the real gods don't seem to be looking out for us anymore.

Labeling things as "true" or "false" feels a bit infantile, if you don't mind me saying...

How, then, would you explain this:

God Cronus devours his own children.

What exactly is the significance of that??
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
I truly believe that people fall ill and eventually pass away because their internal polarities have fallen out of alignment. There is simply no balance between the two opposing forces; instead, one side inevitably begins to dominate the other, causing a person to gradually lose their vital life force.
If one of those polarities were to vanish entirely, it would result in the death of the physical body.
The great masters, such as Simon Magus, Menander, and Apollo, along with several others, possessed such mastery that they couldn't even die if they didn't wish to; they held complete authority over whether they remained in the physical realm or moved beyond it.
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Think of this as a collection of opposing pairs, much like how we view health versus sickness, or perhaps dryness versus moisture, or even fire versus water.
When you take those four fundamental elements of nature, you can find endless combinations emerging from their interaction.

It makes you wonder what kind of infinite possibilities might emerge—it's almost as boundless as the reaches of our own imagination.

As for us humans, our role in all of this depends entirely on ourselves; it comes down to how deeply we can understand these natural elements, learn to master them, and ultimately figure out how to cultivate a sense of "paradise" right here on Earth.
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
Elizabeth Cook said:1. Jesus was crucified on a cross:

38 Two men were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Passersby stood by, mocking him and shaking their heads: 40 "You, who tear down the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you really are the Son of God, get down from that cross!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:38-40

42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now and we'll actually believe in him!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:42

29 Passersby mocked him, shaking their heads: "Hey, you, the one who tears down the Temple and builds it back in three days, 30 just save yourself—get down from the cross!"
Gospel of Mark, 15:29-30

2. Jesus was crucified on a tree:

29 Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men! 30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you handed over to be impaled on a tree."
Acts of the Apostles, 5:29-30

38 ...how the Nazareth God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and healing all because God was with him, overcoming the devil's influence." 39 "We are witnesses of everything he did in the land of Israel and in Jerusalem. And they killed him by hanging him on a tree!"
Acts of the Apostles, 10:38-39

28 Even though they found no legal reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to sentence him to death. 29 Once everything written about him had been fulfilled, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
Acts of the Apostles, 13:28-29

23 He didn't retaliate when insulted, nor did he threaten those who tortured him, leaving justice to God; 24 he bore our sins in his own body on the tree, so that through his death to sin, we might live for righteousness.
1 Peter, 2:23-24

3. Then there's the third version, where it says VERY CLEARLY that Jesus wasn't actually crucified at all:

5 For Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a priest; rather, it was the One who said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father," 6 according to what is written elsewhere: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." 7 During his days on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death. And because of his obedience, 8 even though he was the Son, he learned to obey through what he suffered.
Epistle to the Hebrews, 5:5-9

You can also find passages in Isaiah regarding seeing descendants, which people constantly use as proof for prophecies concerning Jesus. Of course, they simply cherry-pick the specific parts that fit their narrative and then invent explanations claiming those descendants are merely spiritual in nature, all while trying to force the crucifixion into a purely physical context.
What a collection of paradoxes...
As someone once wisely noted, if it weren't a paradox, one wouldn't even believe it.
But in that case, one should probably just sit with the paradox instead of trying to convince everyone else that Old Testament prophecies are perfectly logical frameworks meant exclusively and solely for Him...
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
Grace Rodriguez5 said:The answer has to come from the Bible. No other book on this planet will give you an answer as clear and straightforward as the Bible does.

Grab your Bible and read it with an open mind and a focused heart if you actually want to find the truth.😍😍

Furthermore, the Bible teaches us that when you kill Jesus Christ, you are actually setting yourself free...
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
rapidbear65 said:Thanks! I get it now. I'm not saying grace didn't exist before, it's just that nowadays people preach grace while being totally merciless themselves...

Personally, I've never been one to buy into the idea of sacrifices, because the very word "sacrifice" implies something that isn't inherently pleasant or easy...

What I find much more compelling is this concept:

I seek mercy, not sacrifices.

And honestly, that sentiment predates our modern era; someone was simply echoing an ancient truth...

Think back to when Johanan Ben Zakai spoke to Jeshua Ben Hananiah after Joshua expressed his deep sorrow over the destruction of the Temple, asking where they would ever go to offer sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins.

In response, Johanan Ben Zakai said:
I don't want sacrifices; I want mercy (as echoed in the Old Testament).
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
rapidbear65 said:I mean helping someone who actually needs it—not just preaching at them, but actually being there. Just showing grace whenever I can. Like protecting some innocent soldier who's caught in the middle of all this violence and death... To me, that's how Mother Teresa lived her life...

So, if I mentioned the victim on the pillar, it stands to reason that we are talking about a global-scale input, given how that situation is described.
Following that logic, if the input was truly global in scope, one would expect a corresponding output of much larger proportions, yet that seems to be missing...

Are you perhaps suggesting that individual acts of grace simply didn't exist prior to the modern era??

We have Joseph in the Old Testament, who finds it in his heart to forgive his own brothers after they literally abandoned him to die...
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
rapidbear65 said:hm, is salvation through gracious works even a thing? Is there actually a term for that?

Could you perhaps elaborate a bit more on that? I want to make sure I'm not just writing based on assumptions about what you mean, so I'd love to be certain regarding your specific point of view.
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
Angela Martin20 said:I feel like a complete idiot right now, but whatever
from what I gather, Jesus was accused of all sorts of things, but I'm really stuck on the part where he redeemed our sins through his death... like, why? How exactly does his passing lead to our salvation?

The Law states that anyone hung on a tree is under a curse.
But if an innocent person is the one hanging there, then the Law hasn't been broken—it’s been fulfilled in a different sense.

Essentially, the old Law has been superseded by a new theology.

Moses represents the era that passed, because grace has been poured out upon humanity; salvation isn't earned through our own works, but is instead a gift, precisely because the shedding of innocent blood effectively nullified the old legalistic requirements.

My only hang-up is figuring out where all that grace has been for the last 2,000 years...
Was it just a temporary outpouring??
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
In order for everything to truly align with the concept of free will, there really ought to be a genuine spectrum of choices available to us; however, it seems there wasn't much of an actual selection to make, aside from one single interpretation..
Why did Jesus die? in Religion ·
The Shekinah is like a veil draped between humanity and the heavens.
In ancient times, this was symbolized within the temple; once that veil was lifted, the Divine became accessible to everyone—not just the elite, but the common person too. However, it didn't take long for a new veil to be drawn by the Catholic Church, which I would describe as a thick fog, obscuring the ability to perceive God through one's inner eye.
I see a parallel between this heavy mist and the Shekinah as it existed before the dawn of creation, when a shroud of fog rested over the earth above the primordial waters.
The light has yet to break through...
Enlightened Jeff in Spirituality ·
David Miller55 said:And who says Maya wasn't right all along when she predicted 2012 would be the year of a total paradigm shift—the "death" of one world and the "birth" of another?😲

Even our colleague Anthony Perez9, who has spent his time stubbornly churning out those sour,
angry, malicious, dark, and negative pamphlets—mostly just rehashed translations from some obscure American "anti-sites"😉—is suddenly offering us something
wonderful, optimistic, and enlightened for a change.🙂
Chi breaks through where even a sword cannot penetrate.😁

Let’s hope this positive shift acts like a worm burrowing into the hard, indigestible apple of negativity that Anthony Perez9 has been serving us from his little stall for years.
Perhaps in just ten incarnations, our dear Anthony Perez9 will finally open his inner eye and
find something good even in the Bible or the Gospels, allowing him to write on these future forums with the same fervor he used to have.😛 🙂

Bravo, Anthony Perez9.🙏
Honestly, I was starting to worry that frogs and fish would reach the OMEGA point before Anthony Perez9 ever stopped playing that same broken record of malice and negativity.🙂

There was someone back in 2008 who underwent a similar enlightenment to what we're seeing from Anthony Perez now.
Maya was absolutely spot on.
Patrick Bailey said:A question for "Nikita13" and "Brunog-0s":
Did you know that references to Jesus were scrubbed from the original teachings of Bruno Gröning? They even cut out parts of the texts where witnesses from that era specifically mentioned Him. I guess you could call that perjury or plagiarism—it’s almost like they're pretending Bruno didn't know what he was talking about.
Are you aware that the current head of the Bruno Gröning circle of friends (D.H.) personally rejects the Bible as the authoritative Word of God?
Also, did you know that until just last year (2011), community sessions strictly forbade discussing any other healing methods or different doctrines? If anyone showed interest in other healers, those friends were quickly and aggressively silenced by the community leaders. Fast forward to today, and they are actively pushing people to visit braco. The leader of the circle of friends (D.H.) is constantly flying to see braco in the USA, because certain people in leadership apparently believe braco is the reincarnation of Bruno.
And here is another thing: braco personally told D.H. that he wants nothing to do with the circle of friends, probably because they might interfere with his marketing.
What would you say if you found out that the "teachings" being served to Bruno Gröning's followers in America (and everywhere else where German isn't spoken) aren't actually identical to the original? It seems to me they are just being modified to help the organization expand as fast as possible.
I have one final question for you:
Do you actually know who Jesus Christ is, regardless of how any church or esoteric group interprets Him?
I get the feeling that many people in other religious groups respect Jesus Christ more—at least as a messenger of God or a prophet—than some Christians do. Some Christians seem all too willing to swap Him out for self-proclaimed healers just for the sake of profit (or health), blindly believing every healing is a sign of God's work. They ignore the fact that evil can perfectly masquerade as an angel of light, manipulating people's health just to deceive them, saying: "You won't die; you will become like God."
“Don't thank me; thank the Lord God. I am not God; I am merely divine, just as every human being is divine. I don't want any man to glorify me.” (Bruno Gröning)
“I am one with the Father. Whoever looks at me, looks at the Father. I am in the Father and the Father is in me. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. Whoever denies me before men, I will deny him before my Father.” (Jesus)
Those of you calling others to this path carry the responsibility for everyone who answers—but I wonder, do you even know where you stand yourselves?
I'm not trying to CRITICIZE you or anyone else; I'm just asking—do you really know?
I'm looking for honest answers. Thanks in advance.

Someone in the Gospel once said, "You are gods"...
Could it be that Bruno is perhaps one of them??

Hey, maybe try doing a little bit of research before showing up in places like this? It doesn't cost anything, you know...🙂