Most are familiar with the Christian doctrine that eternal life is available only by accepting the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. That bold claim will be the subject of this brief study. But, before we start, I would like to ask you to stand back from your Christian traditions; forget what you learned at your mother's knee; forget the soothing voice of your church pastor. Instead ask yourself several questions: 1) Was a blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sins? 2) Do the prophets of old teach the concept of a messiah being sacrificed for the sins of humanity? To find the answers to these questions we shall turn to the Old Testament, which Christians loudly proclaim is the foundation of their theology. . . . Read the entire article
The one thing we can all agree on is that all human beings were born into the world without any knowledge. Through the five senses (hearing, sight, smell, touch and taste) we acquire knowledge, which came by way of your parents, teachers, ministers, friends and everyone with whom we have come in contact throughout our life. And so it continues until the day of our death. In all this learning we can be certain of one fact: All the knowledge we acquire is often (if not always) tainted with lies and/or distortions. In fact, in many cases we learn outright lies! . . . Read the entire article
