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[aurum]

Having been raised Christian, I want to add my perspective that Christianity is a fantasy.

I couldn't handle the cognitive dissonance of knowing that. You will undoubtedly handicap your spiritual growth and understanding of reality if you seriously become a Christian and actually believe what they teach you.

That said, you may find some practical benefits to joining the club. That is why most people do it. But I would also strongly encourage you to consider the downsides.

[Salvijus]

3 hours ago, Flowerfaeiry said:

I ultimately just want to do the right thing. Yes there is a little fear in me that I will spend eternity in a fiery hell if I don’t accept Jesus. AND there is the side of me that is afraid I’ll be living in a type of “hell” here on earth if I don’t believe in Jesus. 

Just reframe it like this:

"Unless you put your whole faith in love and truth, your life will be miserable. And where there's love, there He stands with you" 

Edited January 12 by Salvijus

[Salvijus]

14 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

You would have to explain what that means. 

It means he has devotion and reverence in his heart for Jesus. 

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What do you mean by him being a Christian? What kind of Christian is he?

The angels of christ lineage are surrounding him. Perhaps he himself is not aware of it but the spirit of Christ has been watching over him and using him to be in service of yeshua's vision. He's not doing this work by accident. The grip and grace of yeshua is hovering strongly over him. That same spirit hovers over many people, even those who consider themselves atheists are often just unconscious christians lol. Makes me laugh every time. There are rivers like spokes from the hub of one wheel that extend to the wheel of samsara and bring people back to God. These spokes you can call different lineages. And we all belong to one or to the other. A spiritual family(religion) is not something you believe or disbelieve in. It's something that flows in your blood. 

In anticipation of your next response, If you ask me how I know all this, let's just say it's my direct experience. You may say, that's not an objective evidence that he's a christian and I will say it is objective, it's just not physical and requires a different kind of senses to perceive it. It's like a blind person asking to give an objective evidence that the weather is cloudy, but you need to have eyes to perceive this evidence. However there are other signs by which you can recognize that the weather is cloudy. Similary there are certain signs that show Langan's a christian. Just look at his audience, look at the comment section, it's all "praise Jesus" like. People are having their faith restored listening to him. The only reason Michael Knowles invited him on his podcast is because he's a christian. He doesn't invite any other types of guests. And so on. Signs like these are your clues. Otherwise it's just plain obvious if you ask me. 

Edited January 12 by Salvijus

[Sugarcoat]

8 hours ago, Flowerfaeiry said:

I ultimately just want to do the right thing. Yes there is a little fear in me that I will spend eternity in a fiery hell if I don’t accept Jesus. AND there is the side of me that is afraid I’ll be living in a type of “hell” here on earth if I don’t believe in Jesus. 

I see

[Carl-Richard]

9 hours ago, Flowerfaeiry said:

I ultimately just want to do the right thing. Yes there is a little fear in me that I will spend eternity in a fiery hell if I don’t accept Jesus. AND there is the side of me that is afraid I’ll be living in a type of “hell” here on earth if I don’t believe in Jesus. 

Fear is the hell. Fear is your separation from God, from Jesus. And if you experience fear in life, you will experience fear in death (unless you surrender right before death).

Edited January 12 by Carl-Richard

[Javfly33]

3 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

Fear is the hell. Fear is your separation from God, from Jesus. And if you experience fear in life, you will experience fear in death (unless you surrender right before death).

So there are two things, her and God?

People have mentioned God 1 million times in this forum at this point, has anyone seen It yet?

[stefm5]

 

[Carl-Richard]

46 minutes ago, Javfly33 said:

So there are two things, her and God?

So there are two things, fear and God?

[Carl-Richard]

As for following these Ayahuasca people, if you follow people but you have no principles of who to follow, you will of course be confused. Those principles are something you have to find. You can't get everything from the outside.

And ultimately, nobody is like you, so you shouldn't automatically follow someone just because they think something is the best for them.

So, do you have the courage to claim to know what is best for yourself? That's actually the basis of every action you take, but you just need to become more clear about it.

Edited January 12 by Carl-Richard

[PurpleTree]

Growing up non religious makes all this religious stuff sound so silly.

Edited January 12 by PurpleTree