Why?
Because most people have their own feelings and values, and beliefs, and to try to discuss them will only bring on aggravation, hurt feelings, misunderstandings, etc. etc.
Well, just what are friends for? I have lots of friends, and most of them are very different from me, and have very different beliefs and values than mine. Does this stop them from being my friends? No.
One of the great things about discussion is the opportunity to learn from someone else. I mean, if it weren't for my willingness to learn from others, I probably wouldn't believe some of the things I believe today.
I believe that God put us on this earth to learn, to succeed, to fail, to love, to hate, to hurt and to heal. All of these experiences give us wisdom.
Wisdom provides a plethora of benefits. It allows us to be able to comprehend things that less-experienced individuals might not be able to comprehend. Wisdom also tells us when not to do things, as well as when we should do things. It is the great Oz inside our brains and hearts.
So what am I talking about? If everyone lived their lives by their own set of values and morality, this world would soon be in chaos. What would be offensive and immoral for one would be perfectly OK for someone else. God knows this, and thus has provided a set of rules to live by, if we want to avoid a lot of the pitfalls available to us on this world.
He based these rules or commandments on LOVE. God says that if we love Him, and our fellow human beings, that we would be OK.
Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. You see, even though God provided his words to us through His servants, called Prophets, His words have often been shortened, mistranslated, skewed, and taken out of context, with the end result being that there is little consensus about what God really wants for us to do. We now have such a variety of religions, that it seems almost impossible to figure out who or what is right and TRUE.
God is actually our Father, and Loves us, as we are His children. This may sound a little absurd, as we have mortal Fathers here on earth, but we also have a Father in Heaven, who provided His only begotten Son as a sacrifice for us, to atone for our sins, if we repent, and follow his teaching and commandments.
While this may sound rather complicated, it's really not. Again, it is all based on the principal concept of LOVE.
Religion is the practicing of beliefs in a certain fashion which is in accordance with a specific set of doctrinal beliefs, which are considered true,.and from God. This allows those who believe the same things to work together and provide guidance and direction to those who are earnestly seeking the truth.
OK, so just what is TRUTH? Basically, Truth is what God has created, what He wants for us to learn, and how he wants for us to act. It is the manifestation of His Love for us, and the realization of our Love for God.
Truth is for us to find. As we discover it, it leads to more truth, much like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, we learn it precept by precept, here a little, there a little, until we can finally see the whole picture.
When you can see the whole picture, LIFE has a whole new meaning, and God then provides even more Truth, which brings happiness and joy.
-Gil
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