I often get bible verse after bible verse thrown at me by Christians who wish to impart on me knowledge on how to live, and by extension their view on how life should be lived. Well, I think it is time a non-believer gave a sermon using the bible that many so called Christians and God fearing people use, that is, it is time to give them a taste of their medicine. For one, I read the bible and use it as a book of inspiration, drawing lessons from it, so I am not a desecrating heretic by the least notion. I am , however; a person drawn to the learning and spreading of wisdom to open eyes to the blind.
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Jesus the Nazarene said, "...you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."(John 8:32) The truth indeed shall set you free and I will lay it all to bare right now. There are ..."they(who) crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(Matthew 7:15,Matthew 23:4) Indeed, these are people who preach pie in the sky until their faces are blue, but are the one's who do "everything that is hidden(that) will eventually be brought into the open..." (Mark 4:22) This is the pastor who preaches about chastity, yet sleeps around on his wife with a person in their congregation, or the church official who harps on about charity but yet siphons money from his church for an extravagant lifestyle. These are the people who are, " ....weeds (to be tied) in bundles to be burned...."(Matthew 3:12) This is a pot shot to all the sanctimonious individuals out there who like to use the bible as a guise for their own unethical ways of living, and a message to those disturbed by the behavior of individuals purporting to be God fearing people. Just know,"...your bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost..." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and that you are free to live your life, so "stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1) Enjoy your life, do good, and be free. Be free from drugs, alcohol, and every negative bond which tries to bring you down. Do not follow holy rollers who use religion as personal gain ,but have your own relationship with the Most High. Find a positive community to worship God in the way you chose whether it be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or anything else. For as Ghandi said, " God is Truth, above all." And if God is truth, the searching of that truth for every individual leads them down a unique path to search for thew truth, but yet each path leads to truth, to God. Amen.
- Kole Elyon
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