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Author: Aemilius Maximus Publisher: ISBN: 9781709577932 Category : Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
Most of the people in the world who grew up in Jewish, Christian or Muslim communities are forced to believe and follow the "holy books and scriptures" as well as the corresponding religious views and traditions since their early childhood. Most of them live their entire lives without ever doubting and questioning the written word or the practice of their religion. Although our souls are eternal and indestructible, once we reincarnate and enter a new vessel, a new body, we drink from the river of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness and begin our life with no former memory of our past lives or our true divine nature. As the child is born, he sees his parents as his teachers and gods. His mind is fragile and he starts to believe in what his parents and peers tell him to believe in rather than acquiring a set of tools for critical and free-thinking.Without such tools, one is unable to find his way in this world as well as the answers to the greatest questions that have riddled humanity for ages. Religion attempts to explain the nature of reality through a set of laws, beliefs, and practices which are based on a higher power and a higher reality. Although religion is necessary for the human race in order to connect ourselves back into the divine, not all religions are good. In fact, there can be only one true religion that unites all of the human race, based entirely on logic and reason. The reason why there can be only one religion is that reality can have only one answer, only one absolute Truth. Such is the beauty of reason. It would be irrational to have several correct answers as they are different in nature and contradict each other. Therefore, subjective truths can never lead one to the objective Truth. There are subjective truths as the number of people in the world, and if you accept one of them as true, there is no sufficient reason why you would not accept another one. Truth is rational and therefore can have only one answer.Yet the world we live in is far from being united under one religion and is far from being rational. There are approximately 4000 different religions with 3 major religions - the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Most of the world succumb to one of these 3 religions. These religions are based entirely on faith. This means, if you believe in Judaism, then Christianity and Islam are false and not true. If you believe in Christianity, then Judaism and Islam are not true. If you believe in Islam, then Judaism, and Christianity are not true. But these religions are based entirely on faith. How could one truly know which story is true? Obviously, he cannot. Faith can never give you the truth. It is forever to remain a faith. One can believe in something absolutely wrong, false and even harmful to his own health. As long as his faith is strong, this idea is his truth. But the fact that a person believes that an idea is true, does not make it true. Truth must be rational, reasonable, irrefutable and immutable. Truth cannot be refuted and it cannot be contradicted. Once a person acquires a set of tools for rational and critical thinking, he is able to analyze everything and pave his way through the ocean of lies. With logic, reason, and deduction, we are able to remove all the weeds and find our way to the absolute truth. People succumb to religion not by their free-will but by the randomness of being born to a family that follows this religion. If you are born to parents who are Jewish, you will be Jewish. But if you were born to parents who are Muslims, then you shall be Muslim. If you are born to parents who are Christians then you shall be Christian as well. Unless of course, you will be able to break the cycle of brainwashing and indoctrination done from generation to generation, dictate your own life and shape your own destiny. To find the strength within is a difficult task. To transform yourself into something higher is the most difficult task of them all.
Author: Aemilius Maximus Publisher: ISBN: 9781709577932 Category : Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
Most of the people in the world who grew up in Jewish, Christian or Muslim communities are forced to believe and follow the "holy books and scriptures" as well as the corresponding religious views and traditions since their early childhood. Most of them live their entire lives without ever doubting and questioning the written word or the practice of their religion. Although our souls are eternal and indestructible, once we reincarnate and enter a new vessel, a new body, we drink from the river of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness and begin our life with no former memory of our past lives or our true divine nature. As the child is born, he sees his parents as his teachers and gods. His mind is fragile and he starts to believe in what his parents and peers tell him to believe in rather than acquiring a set of tools for critical and free-thinking.Without such tools, one is unable to find his way in this world as well as the answers to the greatest questions that have riddled humanity for ages. Religion attempts to explain the nature of reality through a set of laws, beliefs, and practices which are based on a higher power and a higher reality. Although religion is necessary for the human race in order to connect ourselves back into the divine, not all religions are good. In fact, there can be only one true religion that unites all of the human race, based entirely on logic and reason. The reason why there can be only one religion is that reality can have only one answer, only one absolute Truth. Such is the beauty of reason. It would be irrational to have several correct answers as they are different in nature and contradict each other. Therefore, subjective truths can never lead one to the objective Truth. There are subjective truths as the number of people in the world, and if you accept one of them as true, there is no sufficient reason why you would not accept another one. Truth is rational and therefore can have only one answer.Yet the world we live in is far from being united under one religion and is far from being rational. There are approximately 4000 different religions with 3 major religions - the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Most of the world succumb to one of these 3 religions. These religions are based entirely on faith. This means, if you believe in Judaism, then Christianity and Islam are false and not true. If you believe in Christianity, then Judaism and Islam are not true. If you believe in Islam, then Judaism, and Christianity are not true. But these religions are based entirely on faith. How could one truly know which story is true? Obviously, he cannot. Faith can never give you the truth. It is forever to remain a faith. One can believe in something absolutely wrong, false and even harmful to his own health. As long as his faith is strong, this idea is his truth. But the fact that a person believes that an idea is true, does not make it true. Truth must be rational, reasonable, irrefutable and immutable. Truth cannot be refuted and it cannot be contradicted. Once a person acquires a set of tools for rational and critical thinking, he is able to analyze everything and pave his way through the ocean of lies. With logic, reason, and deduction, we are able to remove all the weeds and find our way to the absolute truth. People succumb to religion not by their free-will but by the randomness of being born to a family that follows this religion. If you are born to parents who are Jewish, you will be Jewish. But if you were born to parents who are Muslims, then you shall be Muslim. If you are born to parents who are Christians then you shall be Christian as well. Unless of course, you will be able to break the cycle of brainwashing and indoctrination done from generation to generation, dictate your own life and shape your own destiny. To find the strength within is a difficult task. To transform yourself into something higher is the most difficult task of them all.
Author: Israel Drazin Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bible Languages : en Pages : 248
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Addressing questions such as What does God require of people? How should the Hebrew Bible be interpreted? Does God want individuals to pray? Do Jews believe in angels and demons? and What is the value of comparing biblical stories to Greek Myths?, this engaging and informative work presents a rational and thought-provoking approach to the understanding of Judaism. It shows how individuals can use their intellect, live in the present, make personal and social progress, and enjoy the goods of this world.
Author: Aemilius Publisher: ISBN: 1794723242 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 338
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Between mankind and God, there is a secret missing link that humanity has forgotten. This book is the first in a series of books that seeks to explain in great detail the meaning behind the world's most renowned religions as well as the true nature of reality. As children, religion is not provided to us as a system of choice but rather enforced upon us by our parents and peers. It gives us a certain identity and ties us to a certain group of people who hold the same ""sacred cause"" while dooming everyone else as ""profane"". We then spend our entire lives defending this religion as it literally dictates our identity, as false as it may be. The child rarely understands his religion as he lacks the proper tools to dissect and analyze it verse by verse. This is the book you wish you had in your childhood as your personal unbiased mentor who sheds light on millennia's endarkened scriptures. The purpose of this book is to help the child as well as the adult to navigate his way through the bible.
Author: Dennis Prager Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1621578569 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 16
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Enjoy a FREE SAMPLE of the new book The Rational Bible: Exodus by Dennis Prager! Why do so many people think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is outdated? Why do our friends and neighbors – and sometimes we ourselves – dismiss the Bible as irrelevant, irrational, immoral, or all of these things? This explanation of the Book of Exodus, the second book of the Bible, will demonstrate that the Bible is not only powerfully relevant to today’s issues, but completely consistent with rational thought. Do you think the Bible permitted the trans-Atlantic slave trade? You won’t after reading this book. Do you struggle to love your parents? If you do, you need this book. Do you doubt the existence of God because belief in God is “irrational?” This book will give you reason after reason to rethink your doubts. The title of this commentary is, “The Rational Bible” because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. As Prager says, “If something I write does not make rational sense, I have not done my job.” The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager’s forty years of teaching the Bible to people of every faith, and no faith. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world and to your life.
Author: Dennis Prager Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 162157900X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 578
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Is the Bible, the most influential book in world history, still relevant? Why do people dismiss it as being irrelevant, irrational, immoral, or all of these things? This explanation of the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible, will demonstrate how it remains profoundly relevant—both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. Do you doubt the existence of God because you think believing in God is irrational? This book will cause you to reexamine your doubts. The title of this commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager’s words, “If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job.” The Rational Bible is the fruit of Prager’s forty years of teaching to people of every faith and no faith at all. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world in general and to you on a personal level. His goal: to change your mind—and, as a result, to change your life.
Author: Alister E. McGrath Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1444397702 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 539
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Alister McGrath’s Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the most internationally-acclaimed and popular Christian theology textbooks in use today. This 5th edition has been completely revised, and now features new and extended material, numerous additional illustrations, and companion resources, ensuring it retains its reputation as the ideal introduction to Christian theology. Fully updated 5th edition of the bestselling textbook, incorporating expanded material, numerous student features and new illustrations Features new sections on Copernicanism and Darwinism Includes extended discussions of Augustine’s doctrine of creation, Trinitarian theologies of religion, and the relation of Christianity to other faiths May be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside the Christian Theology Reader, 4th edition for a complete overview of the subject Retains the chapter structure of the 4th edition, ensuring comparability with earlier editions and courses based on these Accompanied by a revised instructor’s website featuring expanded resources including study questions and answers; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details and to register for access
Author: Hendrik Hart Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 161097610X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 421
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"These are the papers of a conference on the theme of Rationality in the Calvinian Tradition, held in Toronto during August 3-8, 1981, and sponsored jointly by Calvin College, the Free University of Amsterdam and the Institute for Christian Studies (Toronto)."--from the Introduction
Author: Robert P. Vande Kappelle Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1666756466 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 143
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If you ever wished to read through the Bible but hit a snag along the way, this book is for you, for it presents an ideal opportunity to become intimately acquainted with the biblical message and storyline while providing momentum for even the most skeptical and hesitant reader. If you can commit fifteen to twenty minutes a day and are willing to stick to the schedule presented in this book, in less than a year, you can read through the Bible and know you have acquired a basic grasp of its individual and overall message. Aggressive readers can complete the task in half the time if they wish to double the time commitment or split their reading into two fifteen-minute blocks a day. Those who follow this method will find that the readings reduce the Old Testament by 44 percent and the New Testament by 32 percent, for a total reduction of 41 percent of the biblical text. To counter immature, skewed, or harmful attitudes regarding scripture, A Bible for Today offers an approach to biblical reading and study that is valid, inspiring, and practical. It does so by eliminating not only repetitive passages, but also blocks of material that modern readers wishing to build on a Christian foundation find ponderous, lengthy, and no longer applicable. In contrast to most abridgments and condensations of scripture, this volume provides a logical sequence of readings that students of scripture can follow in whatever version they select, acquainting themselves with essential biblical passages and teachings in less than a year's time. In addition, this book provides introductory overviews to each book of the Bible, succinct enough to be readable, yet literarily, historically, and theologically reliable and informative.
Author: Michael J. Kruger Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433530813 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 370
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Given the popular-level conversations on phenomena like the Gospel of Thomas and Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, as well as the current gap in evangelical scholarship on the origins of the New Testament, Michael Kruger’s Canon Revisited meets a significant need for an up-to-date work on canon by addressing recent developments in the field. He presents an academically rigorous yet accessible study of the New Testament canon that looks deeper than the traditional surveys of councils and creeds, mining the text itself for direction in understanding what the original authors and audiences believed the canon to be. Canon Revisited provides an evangelical introduction to the New Testament canon that can be used in seminary and college classrooms, and read by pastors and educated lay leaders alike. In contrast to the prior volumes on canon, this volume distinguishes itself by placing a substantial focus on the theology of canon as the context within which the historical evidence is evaluated and assessed. Rather than simply discussing the history of canon—rehashing the Patristic data yet again—Kruger develops a strong theological framework for affirming and authenticating the canon as authoritative. In effect, this work successfully unites both the theology and the historical development of the canon, ultimately serving as a practical defense for the authority of the New Testament books.
Author: J. Warner Wallace Publisher: David C Cook ISBN: 0781414180 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 303
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Forensic Faith: Christian Apologetics for people seeking truth. Discover the captivating secrets of Christian apologetics, and dive deep into the realm of forensic faith with this compelling book. Embark on an adventure where truth-seeking becomes your duty as a Christian apologist. Uncover the rules of evidence: Learn to defend what you believe, as Christian apologetics take center stage. Master the evidence: Develop a strategic training approach to crack the case for Christianity and become well-versed in apologetics books. Unlock divine insights: Take on the detective's mindset to reveal hidden treasures in God's Word and strengthen your Christian faith. Persuade others: Acquire the skills of professional case makers and learn effective communication strategies to share your beliefs with confidence. Prepare to be captivated as real-life detective stories, intriguing strategies, and biblical revelations merge. Renowned author and cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace presents a riveting exploration of investigative disciplines, bringing together the world of apologetics and Christian faith. Join this engaging journey and take a fresh look at what it means to be a Christian with this thought-provoking book.
Author: Aemilius Maximus
Author: Aemilius Maximus
Author: Israel Drazin
Author: Aemilius
Author: Dennis Prager
Author: Dennis Prager
Author: Alister E. McGrath
Author: Hendrik Hart
Author: Robert P. Vande Kappelle
Author: Michael J. Kruger
Author: J. Warner Wallace