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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
But to me, at it's very base- Christianity is about following Christ. Not those that distorted his image for their own purposes or motives. Whether it be the Romans who edited out the Gospel of Thomas as well as other gospels, the writers who depicted pretty sympathetic portraits of Pilate, or newer interpretations- I don't think that's theologically what Christianity is about.
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truly Christianity is a mystical religion. This is why its major aspects are called "Mysteries" such as 1) the Mystery of the Holy Trinity or 4) The Mystery of the Holy Trinity or 2) the Mystery of Baptism etc
These are metaphysical events, not just symbols or motifs, and those who are initiated through experience with these mysteries understand that like pain, sex, drugs and love, religion is to be internally experienced as an interpretation of perceived
feelings.
The church books and bibles and rituals and liturgies are merely vehicles, like genitals or crack pipes, which facilitate the process of the actual feelings themselves.
Look to the
feelings of Christ, not merely the teachings.