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Thoughts On Freedom Of Religion
Freedom of religion is not freedom to practise any religion you fancy. It is certainly not following a religion that was forced upon you and that you cannot leave or even question for fear of death. Freedom of religion is being free to study, research, test, prove and accept or reject any and every thought or belief or idea that crosses your path or your mind that you chose to entertain and examine and evaluate.
Freedom is being at liberty to question, express your thoughts and concerns, discuss your observations and doubts, share your weaknesses and abilities on any subject that concerns you with whomever you please and being free to use that freedom at your discretion.
Freedom is also exercising the wherewithal to hold fast to whatever you have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt to yourself to the best of your ability until such time as you might perchance come to better understanding.
Freedom is having the stamina to hold your tongue from putting scoffers in their place while pressing on toward the perfection of the truth of God and its attainment and pressing on toward the truth of His creation, His purpose and your destiny.
Freedom is the ability to continue and improve your skills in leading people to the righteous path of God and toward His kingdom in spite of all opposition, resistance, ridicule, scoffing, doubting, scolding, ignoring, discrediting, overpowering, belittling, dissuading, lording it over, etc.
Freedom is being able to believe Jesus Christ and make history fit His revelations. For example, He said that no one has seen God the Father except Himself while Genesis plainly shows that God walked in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and spoke to them face to face. The only solution to this apparent contradiction is that the God whom Adam and Eve knew was not God the Father, it was the other God, Jesus Christ, once known as YHVH.
Another aspect of freedom is not having to avenge yourself of any wrong doing because God states that vengeance is His and you are free from that responsibility or obligation. Simply trust God to judge and act fairly in His time and way.
The ultimate freedom will be to call the New Jerusalem your home and to be able to come and go from it as an eternal spirit being fully approved and accepted by our Creators God the Father and Jesus Christ His only begotten Son whom He appointed Lord of lords and King of kings over His whole kingdom.
1 July 2018 Jacques Gauvin
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