Christian Myths

Christian Myths

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro,

and carried about with every wind of doctrine,

by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,

whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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Unveiling Doctrinal Myths

As the development of our souls enters the dawn of a new age it's time to reveal the myths of religion. We need to replace the myths we were taught with the reality of love. As we dispel the myths of religion, new understandings must come to usher out the old. The myths that have predominated religious teachings are being revealed and exposed as folly. These evolving understandings are forming new ideals about God and His purpose for us.

It’s interesting to note the diversity of denominational sects within the Christian religion, but why are there so many variations on the world’s most widely accepted religion? The variations of doctrines that resulted in this large number of divisions within a single religion are the consequence of conflicting interpretations of Biblical scriptures. They are the result of political aspirations, academic pursuits, and ethnic biases. The formal organization of the early church, and the subsequent Protestant variation of its creeds, established decrees of doctrinal myths upon which all theology is based. Subsequent theologians based their study on these edicts as truth. The only problem is that these beliefs all evolved from literal translations of the written Word. Until it can be recognized that the Bible is more than a chronological, historical account of Christian history, these myths will continue to be perpetuated.

A key to our beliefs is that the soul existed prior to its manifestation on earth. This is entirely outside the domain of accepted Christian teaching, by any established Christian church. Creation teachings have centered on the use of the words "create, created, creation" with a literal interpretation meaning to form into existence from nothingness. A passage in Isaiah¹ states that God created evil and darkness. If we are to accept only one meaning of the Greek word for create, Bara’, then God created all evil that exists and evil originated with God. If we understand that to create can mean to reveal, to transform, to birth or to form, then we are free to entertain a new understanding of the concept of creation.

Nowhere in the Bible does it literally say that we existed prior to the creation story in Genesis. For that matter, nowhere does it say what shall be after this world ends, in the literal sense of our existence to come. Are we to be as a drop of water, merged into the sea of love, or are we to join ranks with love as individuals, yet somehow as one?

The creation story in the Book of Genesis was never meant to be read literally, anymore than the is the Book of Revelation. The meaning of the story is entirely spiritual and symbolic. Literal renditions that have formed the basis of Christian teachings from the early church to today’s pulpits originated in the mind of man, not the Spirit of God. They are based on myths that have been perpetuated from the Church Fathers to this present day. It is time that these myths be dethroned.

¹ Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

God did not create evil, He is Revealing it and ReCreating it.

To discover twelve key myths of Christianity, journey to: Twelve Myths of Christianity

For an in-depth discussion of the myths of Christianity and new understandings of God and His purposes in a theological framework, journey to:

Soul Journey: Understandings for the New Age

"For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord"

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