Amen brother and they don't beg for money ! What does God do with all that cash ?
P.S.
Yes, I believe in God,just not organized religions.
Howdy Folks!
Let us consider a few things together:
Jesus said "The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and I am there
Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
Acts 17:
24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
In this, I see that we need not a church for worship. We need not gather at a specific place, or specific building, or specific time.
I have felt more profoundly the presence of Deity in a backcountry wilderness or mountain top at sunrise than any church, temple or cathedral men have made. In the quiet murmer of a forest stream, in the gentle wind stirring the golden leaves of an aspen grove, in the immense display of stars at night far from the city, there I draw close to the infinite.
Too much do we rely upon some ancient text scribed, copied and rewritten over many centuries to learn the gospel that God Himself crafted into the very fabric of creation. His testament is manifested and imprinted through his own work found in nature that he crafted. We rely on what some minister may tell us, when we can be still and listen to that inner voice that indwells each of us. We look outward for Deity, when in fact, it is within us from the start. Why then have we need of anything but the direct contact with the divine spirit? If that which you seek, be not found within you, where else may you look? Behold, I stand at the door and knock. What door is meant?
I don't mean to be preachy here. Just trying to offer an insight that might be considered here. I've said before I ain't a church going guy. I don't sit at the feet of some evangelist hoping to receive divine inspiration. I go to the source of all things, and there I learn what I need to know. If I dwell in Him and He in me, what need have I for another man to show me the path I must go?
Sorry if I'm onto a soapbox here, but I feel your pain, and affirm to you that it is unnecessary. Another man to preach won't help. Another house to worship is not going to grant salvation. Jesus went into the wilderness. Why? Because he knew that the gospel is written by the hand of God and sewn throughout his creation.
And you may open carry, won't need a recording device (unless you wish to bring one), and won't be unwelcome under the Cathedral of Stars!
Hope this helps to provide a diferent perspective.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
