CHAPTER ONE
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
Christianity is in peril. It is losing its credibility. More and more Christians resort to creationism, as a means of arguing the cause of Christianity but all that achieves is reinforcement of public opinion that Christians are caught up in dogma.
There is more to Christianity than dogma, even though it seems that there is no escape from the dogma of previous centuries. The only escape from dogma that exists is atheism and Jesus taught exactly that in order to free Israel from Idolatry, oppression and Sin. But His teachings were misinterpreted and then paraphrased and finally completely corrupted by people with shallow insight. So dogma returned but this time to Christianity.
Prior to Darwin and the knowledge of Evolution, church dogma was indeed a plausible explanation of the world and the universe. A creator God explained many things until knowledge and science came along to shake the foundations of learning.
In the light of modern science and the scientific method of proving the truthfulness of theories, Christianity becomes vulnerable. If there is any truth to the Bible and Christianity then it is time to reveal it now. Yet we do not attempt to prove that dogma is correct, but rather that belying the parables of the New Testament, lay a more pure understanding of what is documented in the Bible. Here can be found; such a truth that will free us from the same delusion which dogma forces upon us. Christianity is turned on its head.
This is indeed the time for revealing truths that hitherto have been under wraps and covered by a thick layer of distraction and distortion. The truth is out there, but it has to be uncovered and revealed in such a way, that there is no denying its presence. Coincidentally the prediction of just this occurrence is well known as the Apocalypse. The word ‘apocalypse’ means exactly to uncover or reveal what has been hidden.
It is with this in mind, that this book will attempt to enlist a certain spirit in the reader, to turn to honesty, sincerity and truthfulness, while exploring the concepts within. This willingness to participate in the search for truth is necessary to enable such truths to be revealed to the reader. Without a willingness to accept the pure things of scripture there can be no cleansing of thought. Dogma and delusion will always persist in a closed mind. It is only dogma and delusion that shuts out the truth of Jesus Christ, just as it shuts out science, knowledge and wisdom and the rest of the world with it.
Jesus in confession to Pontius Pilate said “for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth” John 18:37. This is that same truth that Jesus died for. This is that same truth which frees us from the oppression of sin and this is that same truth that frees everybody who knows it, from continual dogma. What follows is the truth of Jesus Christ, which has hitherto been hidden. It is not the author’s truth, it is not the Pope’s truth it is not the truth of the President of the United States nor of the Queen of England; this, is the Truth of Jesus Christ and no other. If you would argue with it, then you must argue with your own mind and conscience, for there is no other way to argue against this truth.
Jesus promised to send the spirit of truth into the world at the appropriate time.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Joh:14:16-18:
I include this verse to show that this spirit of truthfulness was promised long before science was even thought of. Science does indeed rely on the spirit of truthfulness but science has not sole ownership of truth. Science may hold a monopoly on general knowledge but it has no such claim to truth. The Spirit of Truth preceded science. Without the spirit of truthfulness there would be no science.
Nevertheless science for science sake has no morals. It is without scruples and often offends ethics in its quest for getting more and more knowledge. Left to its own devices science and the getting of knowledge would soon become so expensive to life and limb that it would become immoral. There needs to be a conscience to the getting of knowledge; a brake on the momentum of science; a moral watchdog.
Christianity without dogma is that very conscience.
At first sight and in shallow thought the Christian Truth appears to be heretical. There are certain things which deny the existence of God but all is not as it seems and we learn that it is our own short-comings that make us feel robbed of heaven and our spiritual comfort.
Jesus said “I will come on thee as a thief” Rev 3:3. We will certainly feel robbed of dogmatic viewpoints, as we approach the truth, but all this will be revealed, as you enter into the journey of discovering the hidden heresy of Truthfulness in the Gospels.
Ac:24:14: But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
It is all necessary. Without loss one will not sense any change and without change, one cannot escape dogma. God has always been hidden from our eyes, because if there was proof of the existence of God, no-one would have free will, all would be slaves to worship, and there would not be free people that could call themselves atheists. How could you choose to be an atheist if God lived next door? There can never be proof of God.