Is that Really the Bottomline?

`Why are we so bewildered with religious concepts and beliefs?

Identifying these major problems is critical and essential in defining our major influences and area of confliction in accordance to our faith and religious beliefs. This overbearing distress or disturbance has been the major proprietor in our unification of the One True God.

When we look at this problem, even momentarily, we can see major issues that continue to posses the minds and ideas of those who have a lack of understanding. Certainly our lack of knowledge is an even greater issue nevertheless our misinterpretation of religion and history of religion, culture, and spirituality is an even greater dilemma.

So when asked the question what is religion most of us simple relate to the popular answer; a way of living or a way of life. In a sense I can agree to this but there is another definition that helps identify this title from a different perspective. Religion is simply the organization of spirituality. This may be the most prevalent setback we have in religion. Most religious ideas and concepts have become instruments in the mental imprisonment utilized by conquerors. The religion alone played no part in this impasse, however when we study the history of the various religions of the world we see that the people who contributed to the advancement of the religions have been simply opportunists and conquerors. This does not include the God sent messengers or prophets of the religion, but certainly the mindset of those who facilitated in the expansion of religion in unjust ways are unquestionable bent and fixed in the history of religion.

Staring down the funnel of lust here in the United States we are overwhelmed with religious ideas and separatisms that rebuke simple dialog between believers because of titles, denominations, flags and messengers. Yet we all openly admit that there is only One True God. How can this be a reality if this is a true statement? Why are we so confused and mislead by the powers that be that we are not even humbled enough to agree to disagree. Looking further into this matter we scarcely admit to our ability to agree in accordance to scripture.

Here is a example in the Bible it is said that God himself created the Heavens and the Earth in six day and on the seventh day God rested. Well let us look at this for a moment. Who has set forth the commandment no work on the Sabbath day? The answer is simple; GOD himself ordered this in accordance to scripture so how is it that we continue to neglect this commandment throughout this continent and even abroad. If we start our workday on Monday we are off the course that God has set forth for us to follow, and in doing so we fall short of that commandment. Then we set Sunday as our religious day of the week. Well there are two obvious and prominent matters that reverse or dilute that which was ordained for us to follow by Almighty God himself. Well who has ordered this or said it was ok to go against the grain in this disobedient manner? Again we see several issues that play a role in the arena of religion and the way we are taught religion here in the United States.

In conclusion I wish to state that there are issues that contribute to the misunderstandings and misinterpretations of religion. A greater portion of contributing factors to these issues is the lack of understanding of the history of religion and the turning points or misdirection in the religions. We have to study history with scripture in order to avoid the repeating of historic events that have evolved into events that effected humanity in negative and ungodly actions.