The New Christianity

The Devil and the Delusion of Freedom and a Free Society

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.” From the movie, “The Usual Suspects”.

And he has done a great job, especially in this country. For we believe that we do indeed possess freedom, the greatest delusion of all. And therefore, the Devil, since he represents all that imprisons us, has succeeded in convincing us he does not exist.

No, this is not a harangue against the evils of government or the Bush administration. Nor a philosophical discourse with an artistic use of words. This is the plain truth.

This is the state of humanity: It is a typical day. The alarm clock goes off. He rises. He goes to make his morning coffee, and finds that the coffee-maker is broken. He gets upset and into a grumpy mood. He drives to Dunkin Donuts, and a car coming from the other direction cuts him off. Our hero, already uptight, curses at the other driver, and gives him the finger. He finally gets into Dunkin Donuts. There is a pretty door at the counter. She smiles at our man, and he instantly gets into a better mood. He gets her phone number, and he gleefully gets back into his car, only to find a parking ticket on his windshield. He now gets back into the bad mood.

And on and on.

Man is entirely controlled by external circumstances. Man has been pre-programmed to act in a particular way based on the external information which is presented to him. This pre-programming occurred primarily during childhood, and man has no choice but to act in accordance with that programming.

Man is nothing but a machine, and a poor one at that. And a machine cannot be free.

Christianity’s concern lies solely, 100%, in making these machines into men. Christianity’s purpose is to make man free, by helping one escape from his bindings, his enslavements, his sufferings, his chains: the Devil.

But again, we live under the delusion that the Devil does not exist.

The Devil is a genius! He makes us think that other things are a threat to our freedom, and makes us fight and argue and waste a whole lot of time and energy on what basically comes down to nonsense (politics, for example) and completely distracts us from reality!

It matters not whether our society is free, for we ourselves are not free. The free, awakened man will remain unfettered no matter what the form of government, for he or she can never be controlled by external rules or circumstances, but the sleeping machine shall remain a slave in a the most free of societies.

Why would one try to break free, when one believes one already is free?

Be Watchful, and you will see the Truth of these statements, and you, yourself, will begin to break free and begin the journey to Heaven.

Basic Concepts of the New Christianity

1. The New Christianity (NC) presents concrete solutions to the problems of life, and concrete methods for living it. The NC seeks to clarify and explain Christian teachings.

2. The NC encompasses religion, psychology and philosophy.

3. The ultimate goal of the NC is Union with God in this Lifetime. (aka, Heaven, from “The Kingdom of God is within you”, aka Enlightened Freedom from Suffering)

4. Union with God requires control of the thought-waves in the mind.

5. Repeat: Union with God requires control of the thought-waves in the mind.

6. Everything in the Bible, and everything that Jesus Christ taught-as well as every other TRULY highly evolved spiritual leader-concerns the issue of obtaining control of the thought-waves in the mind.

7. In our current state, we do not have control over our own thought-waves. They are controlled by external stimuli and rooted in the events of our individual pasts.

8. Our thoughts lead to words, and our words in turn lead to our actions. Our actions, when repeated, become habits. Our habits become our character, and our character ensures our destiny. Thus, our thoughts-which our not “our own”-control our destiny.

9. The thoughts we plant today are the seeds of our futures. “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.”

10. Thus, we are chained and imprisoned by our thoughts: this is Hell.

11. We have the ability to become free from those bindings-to change our thoughts-and the suffering it causes: this is Heaven or Union with God.

12. The NC is concerned solely with breaking free from these bindings. Whether one “believes” in Christ or not, everyone can benefit from the methods of the NC, as the NC contains psychological truths which are universal and objective in nature.

13. Before one can break free from one’s bindings-escape from Hell-one must learn what those bindings are. Thus, the first exercise of the NC is to “Know thyself,” from which the practice of Watchfulness, or Witnessing, is derived. This directive is all over the Bible and all over spiritual texts of any sort, including Jewish, Hindu, Islamic and Buddhist teachings. The importance of this cannot be understated. (Note that the term Witness is used here in a completely different way than is commonly understood. This term will be more fully discussed in a later posting, but it is the opinion of this writer that common use of the term has arisen due to misunderstanding of its true intent.)

14. The Commandments and the Seven Deadly Sins are merely examples of common ways that human beings allow their thoughts to be controlled. They are guidelines to help one see one’s thoughts.

15. Unfortunately, in a way, the word “Sin” has itself become a sin in the sense that the word itself conjures up automatic thoughts and feelings of guilt, repulsion, judgment and/or condemnation. Some people can become stuck at these very points-thus, the teachings about sin have had the exact opposite of their original intention by imprisoning instead of showing the path to freedom.

16. The NC does not condemn nor judge “sinners”. To do so is to violate many, many passages of the Bible. Further, those who condemn and judge others reveal their own sins, for “The faults one finds in others, are the faults one has oneself.” This is a universal law. Use it when observing your own thoughts, and you will start to become free.

17. Among other things, The Devil is the personification of the Ego. It is the ego that must be subdued, controlled, destroyed. The Bible and other spiritual texts address ego issues such as self-image, pride/humility/vanity, greed/covetousness, and anger, over and over again. Many such negative thoughts originate in the ego.

18. Opinions and beliefs are dangerous when one’s self-image becomes too heavily invested in, too attached to, those opinions. This includes the beliefs in one’s religion, including Christianity. This means that one’s religion can be a source of imprisonment, the very thing religion is intended to help one escape from.

19. The NC teaches methods of obtaining control over one’s own thoughts. These methods are scattered throughout the Bible and many other texts. For some reason, these methods have been lost and are not practiced by the majority of Christians. These methods include, first and foremost, the concept and practice of Watchfulness or Witnessing, from which all other practices derive, Christian meditations, Christian mantras, prayer done correctly, and affirmations, as well as other methods.

20. Religion should not function to control one’s thoughts, but should show how one can control one’s own thoughts. Religion should not tell one what to do, but should show people how to find out for themselves what to do. Religion should not label, condemn and divide, but should deconstruct, value and unite.

I am sure this list will grow and evolve, as I myself grow and evolve. I welcome your comments and thoughts.

WHAT IS THE NEW CHRISTIANITY?

“Believe NOTHING I say here. But use it; use my words, to seek the Truth.”

Does your current Christian Practice leave you wanting more? Are you worried that Faith is not enough? Do you ever have doubts about whether it works? Do you wish you could do more? Do you want to understand Christ better? Do you sometimes wonder IF you can really know Christ and God, and how you could know Them?

If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then this is the site for you. This site provides ANSWERS. And by Answers, I do not mean just mere, empty words, that you are expected to just take in and believe, even though you know deep down you have doubts because the words you are given really don’t answer your question. The Answers here are intended to be used by you, the reader, to be implemented into your life, to be tested, and to help YOU to find something higher within you.

The first thing is this: The New Christianity is really the Old Christianity which has been lost. Christianity as it was taught by Christ. Christianity as it was before Christ. Christianity without political influence and free from subjectivity. The New Christianity is NOT based merely on faith and hope, and it is not mere words.

The New Christianity is based on OBJECTIVE TRUTH which can be VERIFIED by you. The purpose of the New Christianity, one of them, is to help YOU to discover those Truths yourself. You cannot rely on the words of another, especially the words here.

“The Kingdom of God is within you.”

If nothing else, this site is dedicated to helping you determine the truth of that statement. And only YOU can prove it.

Good Luck in your Quest!