through the wall

hi dear. read your comment. hmm.. im gonna state a fact that could get me killed by all religious people. yes. i believe in God and Jesus. i want to love him. but im not religious. i believe in the Bible alone. its a handy book for life if you dont know what to do. im gonna say this and oh well if it will kill me. the Bible DOES say this/these things. God HATES religiosity. God doesnt not care about good works, though he says that these help you to not stuff up your life. and most of all, no matter how good you are, you will go to hell unless you accept Jesus as your lord and saviour. thats it. i would say im a 'Christian', but most of it has become religious. so i dont call myself that anymore because i dont want to be a part of religiosity. i am just simply loved and valued by God, which is why he sent Jesus to die in replacement of my worthlessness. i am thankful and accepted that fact. which is why i believe in my faith that im going to haeven. period. its not about what you can do. its about what what he did, and what you can accept. God gave that free gift. we just have to take it. it is, in actual fact, our ticket to heaven. all humans are sinners. we all are. even the religious people are. the monks, priests, nuns, pope, everyone is. its our nature. which is why we needed Jesus in the first place. people who kiss stautes are doing it in vain. yes. im saying it. they are. those are simply carved wood, and nothing else. they will NOT bring you miracles, GOD brings those. kissing chunks of wood does not prove anything to God. nothing. instead of having faith in God, people lack faith and they instead, worship idols. which the Bible also says mind you is incorrect. Toni, you are not evil. the problem with religion/religiosity is that it promotes that 'hey, were better! were right! were better then others! come here!' it creates a box around you and restricts you from almost everything. God never wanted that. thats the truth. IT IS SELF RIGHTEOUS. thats why you feel bad. but the truth is you dont have to prove anything to anyone. only be with God. he sees your heart. you dont have to show it to the world. =)

religiousity and spirituality is quite different. you can be spiritual without being religious. choosing to become a monk is to follow a very spiritual lifestyle. Religious practices are more of suggestions on how to practice spirituality.

But to be honest, i can never live their life, but i do have high regard to people (monks) living this lifestyle. It's not easy, having heard on stories on how they live.

and with regards to the religious statues they kiss.. they have faith na hindi sila makakakuha ng sakit! jk!!

however, if you're pretty curious why devouts do this and that, you can ask me.. i think i know a lot about catholic practices. I've been in a lot of cathecisms afterall. I do enjoy cathecism than the practices itself.. hehee..

as if you asked? haha.. gusto ko lang magshare. =D