Well for sometime now I have been discussing contradictions with the bible and why it is that I can not accept as the exact truth. Well due to certain reasonings that have been brought fourth by Christian Scholars, I am beginning to reconsider some of my doubts, being that some of my questions are being answered. I have come to realize that most of my problems and confusion comes from being able to decipher what is history and what is myth. For instance, the walls of Jericho falling, definetly history. A snake in the garden that can speak, myth. Although contrary to what it may seem, I would rather believe the bible whole heartedly and accpet it as God inspired. But I want to have reason and thought behind my decisions rather than because I didn't want to go to hell. I find that to be the worst excuse ever. I don't want to go to God so that I can escape a hell, I want to go to HIM because I love HIM. I am not a believer in the western hell concept, but you catch my drift.
It is important that we have a full understanding of the bible. His Majesty I said that the bible should be "the rallying point of mankind." So apparently its important. So I have begun to test my self, and pound away at the materials and biblical scholars to see how sound my or other theories sound. This is how we test what is true and what is false. Because as much speculation that goes on with the bible, it has stood the test of time, it is the most debated book the world has ever seen. Jesus Christ is the most debated concept/person in the history of the world, and He never wrote a damn thing, and makes only an appearence five out of 66 books, and he is the hottest subject. that's pretty amazing! That totally destroys the concept of him not being real. Not only this but he met all 300 prophesies in the Dead Sea Scrolls. 2000 prophesies have been fulfilled in the bible that no one in the history of it can disprove sucessfully. It has withstood the beating and tearing apart for centuries in both the hands of InI and babylon. Jesus Christ said that no word would be removed even with the slightest brush of the pen, His Majesty come now and tell the world the no matter the version it remains the same and eternal. So it seems as if Jesus comes to tell the world it will bne so, then He returns in the fullness of Haile I to now address the world by saying, yes it has remained the same. Those would be big words for someone who couldn't account for all of history. So how does He know? Would such a person of such education make such a bold and to the point statement without evidence or knowledge? No. He must be able to account for the times, through out time no one named Ras Tafari was to be found. It is because Haile I Selassie I is the Almighty God, and His Judgement is worthy because He has seen everything in the history of man that InI cannot account for, no secrets before Jah Jah.
I see such a corolation between His Majesty and the image of the Character of Jesus Yeshewa Christ, along with prophecy, that i could never deny that the bible is just folly, I want to make sure I have my facts though.
A book has just been written and should be available for purchase in July of this year. Its called "The Last Prophecy." Look for it a onedropbooks.com. It is written to show the corolation between Jesus's return in the Fullness of Haile Selassie and also discusses some of the other themes with in the book of revelation dealing with INI. I highly recommend that INI look to these things to validate our thinking. Why, so we have proof? Well in a sense yes. But it is a proof to teach not a proof to preach.
I would really like to know how many of you including myself, feel that you could take on a biblical scholar and have a full on debate about Rastafari and why He is God Almighty. You may think that it isn't important, but one day when you come face to face with a question about your faith, and it is itching at you on the inside what will you decide to do? Will you continue to believe what you think or thought you believed? Would you loose the debate merely because Haile Selassie isn't God, or because you lacked the information nessicary to present your case? Take marijuana for instance. If I wasn't so educated about pot, what reason would I have to not accept propaganda? Its due to the lack of education and information of subject matter that the masses has fallen into the slump that it finds itself in today. It's due to lack of info that people become racist, atheist, or whatever else.
We need to be able to prove our stand point, or how do you know that you really stand at all to begin with? Are we testing our theory? Not that it needs an answer, but how many of you/us are willing to test your/our faith? Could you stand in a debate? If not why? If yes why? If Rastafari say that we should be educated, that means that there should be those there to educate as well. So if InI just go around believing what we believe and don't ever challange the concepts, how are we adding to the progression of Rasta education? If we just go with the theory, "Well, it makes sense to me," this isn't going to educate anyone on anything. We need information and prophesy to speak for us, its out there.
Higher Reasonings bredren and sistren
Ras Zion I
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