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The position of Deuteronomy on esotericism

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I was innocently surfing the web when I happened to come across an article on a Christian website (very puritanical vibe on that site) when I stumbled upon this:

I do not question the holy scriptures, but I am perplexed by Deuteronomy and older writings such as Leviticus. How could God, who is nothing but love and forgiveness, suggest the following “abominations” to believers?

All of these texts are taken from these websites, which extracted them from the holy books:

http://bible-fr.1two.org/catholic-old-testament/exodus/exodus-35.php

I would like to know your opinion on this. I define myself as an agnostic leaning toward Judeo-Catholicism, so I do not want to offend God. Should one follow everything to the letter, or form one’s own opinion on each verse?

Mama, God is love, and love is the recognition of the law and its application… occult obedience is the teaching of Moses, but occult obedience can only be expressed after a stage on the path of God… to meet God, know His plans, and execute them through His will… fraternal thoughts

Hello Laura,

I just came across this thread that caught my attention.

I think we must not forget that the texts of the “holy scriptures” that we have are in fact only translations made by man. And everyone knows that one can make a text say whatever one wants by translating it.
For my part, after years of catechism followed by a long period of skepticism during which I immersed myself in a form of atheism, I have returned to a form of belief in the divine. It’s just that I no longer adhere, in my mind, to any established religion, but rather practice my own. And in my view, that is the only valid one: the religion of our heart.
So, as I read, I keep the texts that speak to the depths of my heart and discard the others.
And as you may doubt, those you have brought up here are among those I banish.

The Divine is love and forgiveness, and it would never call for punishment.

No doubt in the name of those convictions, I refuse to have a Bible, or if I did, it would have to be a special one, eclectic in its texts, since I refuse to have such a text in my home.
An example of a distorted translation of “Our Father”: at one point it was rendered as “And do not subject us to temptation.” God, who is good, does not subject us to temptation. The correct translation would be: “Do not let us succumb to temptation.” This corresponds much better to the spirit of unconditional love that is the divine.
Most of the original texts were written in Aramaic or Sanskrit, languages that are now dead, and we only have translations left, so each person is free to interpret them according to their own conscience.
Everyone, even the most atheist among us, has their own religion. God is within each of us, and we have free will with regard to what has been said or written.

Best regards

I know nothing about what is being said, but since God is love, I compel myself to linger… From the point of light of God’s thought, may light shine upon the earth, and from the point of God’s love, may love be established on earth… With love and respect.

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