Tithing Education - Giving From Guilt

If you're part of any organized religion and donate money on a regular basis, do you know where your money is going? Have you ever asked what they are spending the money on? Are you one of those people who feels that your pastor and church leaders know best and never even ask them, because you might feel inferior to them? Have you asked in the past and were told not to worry about it but still would like to know.

Before you give your hard earned money away, whether you're doing it out of guilt or pleasure, make sure you're supporting the right organization. You should never feel the need to donate money if you don't have it to give.

I went to a church that had funds for everything, building funds, starvation funds, church funds and even funds to fund of funds if they ran out of money. Okay I just threw that last part in their but all kidding aside, there's plenty of stuff to be done in our country, to help the starving, the poor and the needy. Why do we need to go to other countries?

I want to make a suggestion to people who can't afford to give their money away but feel guilty if they don't. In the Bible it tells you to give away 10% of your earnings to the church. The part that it doesn't tell you is what to do if you can't afford to give 10% to the church. I personally have known quite a few people who give money out of guilt and fear but will tell you that this is a requirement of their religion and its okay. God will take care of us and he always does.

I don't really believe God, the all powerful all-knowing and loving creator, wants us to suffer, if we just don't make enough money to survive. If you're planning on sending your child to a Christian private school and could only afford to send them to that school, using the money that you were going to tithe to the church, what will you do? Tithe the money to the church so that they can use it to feed hungry people in other countries or build a new church somewhere or help with your child's education.

Some of these decisions are made difficult by religious doctrine and these are the parts of organized religion that I have problems with. When do we use common sense, combined with a little education to seek the truth. Does your religion ask you to seek the truth but not to gather your information beyond their religious boundaries?

Only give what you can afford to give and feel good about it. If you don't feel good about giving your money away, don't do it. Take care of yourself, so that you can take care of others, if you choose to. Living a life of fear and guilt doesn't make sense.

Question Your Religion

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Mysteries of the Bible - Advanced Bible Study Techniques

Have you ever wanted to really know what the mysteries of the Bible really are? Was Jesus more important than God? Why were the Jewish people considered to be the chosen ones, even though they don't get to go to heaven, because they don't believe that Jesus Christ was their Lord and Savior? I would like to help you solve some of the mysteries of the Bible.

Whether you're a Jewish or believe in Christianity, each if you share an interest in the Holy Scripture. Jewish people obviously don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah and are still waiting for their Messiah to come and free them. Christians obviously believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the true Messiah and fulfilled all the prophecies.

One of the mysteries of the Bible that I would like to share with you, is that your actually going to need to read the Bible to find them. The biggest mystery of the Bible is actually reading it. You don't need to read the entire Bible, to figure out, what it's actually saying.

Start reading certain sections that interest you. Two of the most read books in the Bible are the books of Genesis, which is the first book in the Old Testament and the book of revelations, which is the last book in the New Testament. Both of these books are extremely popular reads.

The book of Genesis is about the beginning and the book of revelations is about the end of times and this seems to be the biggest interest for Christians. In other words, you're not going to be able to find the mysteries, within the Bible if you don't at least start to read some of it.

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Rethinking Today's Religions - Misleading Our Children

When I was a young man, my parents told me about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Every Christmas, there would be presents underneath the tree from Santa Claus and on Easter I would get a basket full of candy and eggs. However, when I was 11 years old, my parents broke the devastating news to me, there was no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny.

As you can imagine, I cried for hours over the frustration and disappointment. For one, I thought that I wasn't going to get any more Christmas gifts, but my parents provided me with the needed psychological relief and told me that they were going to provide Christmas gifts for me, until I died. Even though I was upset, I was relieved and confused.

If my parents lied about this, could they have possibly lied about something else, anything else. Have you ever thought about this and is there a situation in your life today that could be an old habit that never got corrected. Some theme that your parents told you when you were a child that was a lie and they never told you the truth. Maybe they never told you the truth because they don't even know themselves that it's a lie.

Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were obviously disappointments to me and most people that I've talked to about their experiences, with their parents and even their children. Why do we do this as parents to our children, even though we didn't like it when it was done to us. Hard to explain why we can't break certain habits and certain traditions.

I love Christmas and the joy of giving. Even though I am no longer a Christian, I enjoy going over to my relatives homes and spending Christmas or Christmas Eve with them. Now for the bad news, if you were raised to believe in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism or any other large religious organization. Let me ask you this, do you think that it could be like Santa Claus, do you think the religion you believe in so strongly could be a story that has gotten out of control over the centuries.

I've spent a life time rethinking today's religions and can't find very many facts to prove any one religion is superior over another. Do your own research and find your own answers. Enlightenment could be as simple as gathering the right information.

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Good Christians Really Do Inspire Me

One of the best Christians who I ever met, truly inspired me and everyone around him to become a better person. His son is now working at a church and his daughter is a teacher and they're not the only people who he inspired.

He inspired me to write this article, good Christians really do inspire me and others and he definitely was living his life, like Jesus did. He's the only person that I ever met, who didn't have anything bad to say about anyone, with the exception of one time. I actually heard him say that he hates that person, the person probably deserved it, but I still couldn't believe that the word came out of his mouth.

We all make mistakes, even he did, every once in a while. Whenever someone asked him about Christianity, he would try to avoid sharing his beliefs with them, unless they were persistent and then he would share all that he knew.

He never tried to convert anyone and never forced his opinions on anyone else. I asked him once," Did he actually read all of those books that he had in his library." He said that he actually did and I was shocked. He had three large library shelves that were each 4 foot wide and went almost all the way up to the ceiling, filled with books on Christianity and some on other religions.

He's the only man I ever met, that I would actually consider to be a good Christian. I don't know what it was about him, his honesty, compassion or simple kindness, but I valued his friendships and kept my ears open and my mouth shut... most of the time.

If you know someone like this in your life, I would advise you to take full advantage of their wisdom and let them inspire you to become a better Christian and if you don't believe in Christianity, these people can inspire you to become better person. A great life can be acquired, learning the wisdom from people who lead great lives.

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His newest book," Did God Actually Say That?" Was written specifically for Christians who are interested in gaining additional knowledge about the Bible. This book provides Christians with advanced biblical knowledge, answer some tough questions and should be read by every faithful follower of Christ.

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Body Building For Better Self Confidence

No one should buy a book because of its cover, but publishing companies spend millions on its design and print, so it must be worth something. This isnt going to be a tirade on inner beauty. Everyone knows its essential. The next step is outward, physical beauty and health and, in fact, outward physical health as a result of a career in Bodybuilding can actually aid you in your pursuit of inner beauty, otherwise known as self-confidence. Self-confidence is one of the most essential characteristics we all need to lead a healthy, happy life and bodybuilding can play a big role. Lets see how.

Using positive affirmations will go a long way for you. A positive affirmation is your supportive mental dialogue. Confident people use them. Athletes use them and thus Body Builders use them. When youre lying beneath 500 pounds of weight, youve developed a trust in yourself that few others outside the sports arena experience on a regular basis.

The force of your inner voice, is one strong key to use. When you learn how to talk to yourself this way with regard to Bodybuilding, theres a spillover effect. You start to talk to yourself that way in other trying life situations. (Not the 4 reps part!) It becomes your way of dealing with stressful situations you lie down, breathe deeply, give yourself reassurance and act. Thats how leaders work.

Some people crack under pressure. They dont know how to deal with it. Their fragile mental stability caves in at the first sign of resistance. This type of mentality can lead to anti-social and other unhealthy behavioral patterns. Test your ability to deal with adversity. Stack up the weights and see how many you can squeeze out. You can do more than you think but as you learn to develop the positive affirmation, youll trust yourself more and youll succeed more.

Another great thing about Bodybuilding is the Goal-Setting factor that is such an integral part of the sport. In Bodybuilding, just as in Business, there is an end product and a plan to create it. The product is your body. You have to decide what you want it to look like and then you MUST develop a plan to get there. Everyday, it becomes your job to hit the small benchmarks, the small goals that will eventually lead you to the end product - a well-sculpted structure. Whether the goal is to lift this amount or follow only these nutritional guidelines, the Body Builder must develop the ability to carry a task through to the end or your destined to fail.

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Someone Else's Point of View on Creation

Here's a different point of view of how life originated in what's going on on our planet and throughout the universe.

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The Laws of Attraction Video Portrays Our Divine Essence

The Laws of Attraction video like "What the Bleep" beautifully portrays that what-we-all-are in our essence is profoundly exquisite, or divine if you will.

Quantum entanglement is an area of science that will one day dominate the way we look at information; the way we communicate secretly and the way our computers do their thing. Problem, however, is, it's really bloody complicated.

Thus, in order to know the Laws of Attraction, you do not need to know about Quantum entanglement. You just need to know that positive emotions brings forth more positive manifestation in your life. You can use the fact in your day-to-day life, but you may want to use its power to its full advantage so you can be ensured of a better and brighter future ahead.

When you catch yourself being "negative," don't beat up on yourself --that only keeps the negativity going. Your emotions power your visualization. Feeling good is a must for the Secret Law to work, as suggested by the Laws of Attraction video.

Affirmations are positive statements that reinforce your definite purpose.

One may ask how does Laws of Attraction help you improve your life? It is purely by meditating you will lower your stress and stress is a major cause for numerous illnesses. Without any stress, your life quality improve. It gives you a healthy mind to pursue your dreams.

Your life journey is not only to enable yourself to go for your dreams, but also to help other individual find their life purpose using the principles of self-belief, values-building processes, collaborative learning, and sustainable personal development based on the Law of Attraction.

You know you have been watching the Law of Attraction video and other daily affirmation videos and take heart that positive results are showing up in surprising ways.

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