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If truth cannot be objectively true, then how can it be defined to be something which is different - objectively and in truth - from that which is false ?
The reason why I asked that question is because in our Rosicrucian meetings we are always told to pray to the "God of our heart". Well not so long ago I was reading a passage of scripture in the Bible (I cant remember the exact verse) that said the most evil part of man was his heart. So as you can imagine that sort of sent the alarms in my head ringing.
That takes us to the issue raised in that comment about the leader of those meetings saying "pray to the God of your heart".
What happens when the leader of one person’s heart, is different from the leader of another person’s heart ???
The approach of that leader carries levels of danger as well as contradictions. It stands to reason, that in a system such as the occult which allows for different spiritual paths, that the spiritual leaders of one philosophy will stand in contradiction to the spiritual leader of a different philosophy.
For example, the way to salvation in Ancestor worship, and the way to salvation in Kali worship are not the same. If everyone is choosing to pray to the god of their choice - it only stands to reason that some are potentially praying to the right god and some are praying to the wrong god.
All gods are Not created equal. THAT is another point about the difference between the gods out there in the world, and the Christian God. The standard gods, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Jupiter, they are the gods of particular spheres, and particular functions.
The Christian God simply says: I am the God of Everything, and I made everything. The Christian God also claims to be able to Meet/Satisfy every need that you have (every Actual need, not every perceived need). But the other gods of the Greek or Roman or Babylonian pantheon do not make those claims. Why would they ? The fact that there is a "pantheon" of gods means that inherently - those gods have to recognize their own limitations...in order to acknowledge the existence and functions of the other "gods" of the pantheon.
In other words, they admit their own limitations on their own spiritual power.
But back to the point about the teacher who says "pray to the god of your heart" - knowing that many who hear this are simultaneously (at the same time) each praying to different gods.
What are the implications ?
a. either that the person who says this is admitting that he/she does not know which god is the right one or
b. that he thinks that there is a right god but does not talk to the other people there about the wrong god that they worship,
either one of those choices is a problem:
The first one is an admission to lack of knowledge
The second one is an admission to a lack of concern about those who are praying to the "wrong" god of their heart.
It may make a person "feel" good to pray to the god of their heart, the god of their choice, but probably what would truly help them...would be for those people to actually know and find out which god is the right one, and then to Stop praying to the wrong one(s).
All truth cannot be equal, all truth cannot be relative, because the consequences for believing or not believing in particular systems of spirituality each come with their own consequences, and those consequences are different - in the differing spiritual systems.
In order to avoid bad spiritual consequences then, an accurate and true (objectively true) choice must be made. And it is better to make that choice by conscious intent, because - after all - the choice to not chose - is itself a choice - and usually the definite wrong one.
Who is Jesus Christ ?
Christian Conversions - According to the Bible - Can NEVER be forced.
Any Conversion to Christianity which would be "Forced" would NOT be recognized by God. It is in
His True and KIND nature, that those who come to Him and choose to believe in Him, must come to Him OF
THEIR OWN FREE WILL.
Don't Let anyone tell you that Christians support Forced Conversions.
That is False. True Christianity is NEVER forced.
THE UNIVERSAL CONSTANT IN THE OCCULT: A LACK OF SPIRITUAL POWER
See also our Prayer Request list, for some ideas about what to pray to God for.
Prayer Requests - What to ask God for