This video describes the worldview of those following The Old Ways. I’ve been struggling with whether to post this or not as I don’t want to stir up any animosity. It’s not my intent to draw anyone away from their own faith or worldview. It is not my intent to cause strife or disunity among those frequenting this platform. My intent is to allow the curious to reach a better understanding of what our pre-Christian ancestors believed and why that belief is popular with some today. I ask only that you trust my intensions on this. Look at this as an opportunity to walk in another man’s shoes for a bit, even if they don’t fit. You can take them off whenever you choose. If you have no interest, simply ignore the post.
I’m not picking a fight. I’m only attempting to get those who may be Christian, atheist, or agnostic to understand that while you may think those following The Old Ways are destined for Hell or oblivion, they are not evil, nor are they your enemy. They simply hold a different understanding. You may be surprised to find how much you hold in common with this ancient worldview.
People choose to believe what they want to believe. Logic, facts and reason have little to do with it. It’s almost always based on emotions.
Go David!
I did not post this article.
I base my faith on logic and facts. Fact: humans could not have evolved to the point of homo sapiens based on its estimated span of 4.5 billion years. It would be even less plausible to be done in 2.5 billion years of an oxygen atmosphere capable of supporting life. How do I know? Mathematics and statistical analysis of our genome and the time it takes for even one point mutation to become fixed in a population.
If evolution does not apply, then the other two logical options are that aliens seeded us or that God created us. That would still imply that aliens had to evolve or be made by God.
I prefer to believe in God and that requires faith. Anyone can have an opinion on religion or have no faith in any religion. That is up to the individual. I pray to the Lord for guidance and trust that He guides my path. What more can someone expect?
I like your answer.
I’ve studied other religions, consider myself a Christian. There are universal Truths that are discernable to all that can see, find, discover, learn. Truth, like physics, isn’t dependant on being discovered, it just is, like God. No “religion” or people, have a monopoly on the truth. Like water, it’s where you find it. Obligatory disclaimer; YMMV.
I will leave this here, if any would like to read concernig “Christianity””:
The Way
All the followers of Jesus and what they were doing was not called Church nor was it originally called Christianity.[2]
What they were doing was called “the way“. “The Way” that they sought and followed was different than the way of the Pharisees and their Corban which made the word of God to none effect. One was a way of righteousness and the other was the way of error.[3]
And certainly different than the way of the world of Rome with its idolatry and covetous practices.[4]
The distinctive difference between the way of Jesus and the rest of the nations was love and virtue. His way did not depend on those Covetous Practices that Peter said would make you Merchandise[5] and would curse your children.[6]
It did depend on faith, hope, and the charity of the people who sat down in free assemblies based upon the ancient pattern of tens, hundreds and thousands and practiced what James called pure Religion.
What did that look like?
Paul said this arrangement according to the perfect law of liberty with the mutual love and forgiveness of Christ provided a daily ministration of righteousness for all the believers.
And Jesus said we should seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness and attend to the weightier matters.
In its entirety here:
https://preparingyou.com/wiki/The_way
In our studies, we have noticed that there are many similarities between various faiths. Things that echo, or overlap, or repeat.
Almost like we are all singing from the same songbook, but with different lyrics.
It’s very curious, and it makes us chuckle a bit when someone insists that theirs is the only path (and here I am looking at you, Islam). It doesn’t seem that way, once you begin to look seriously.
How very odd, and yet lovely at the same time.
Ancient European paganism was a sincere attempt to find God through the imagination. When the light of Christ, came change began and civilization arose. I chose to do the same smart thing my Celtic and Germanic ancestors did over a thousand years ago -- Like them, I embraced Christ the Son of God.