Originally Posted by John32241

Hi,

The actual concept that you need to be saved implies two false beliefs as I see these things.

(1) That God chose to create imperfect humans. This view is spiritually illogical. We have free choice. Many choose the negative however this is their path. The human is not inherentally dysfunctional. We get that way through free choice. Which also implies we can choose to live differently. Yes we can be helped and guided with this undertaking however no one can do what we need to do for us.

(2) Our well being depends on some one else or some thing else. This is 100% the opposit of self empowerment. Our lives are created by us and not external circumstances. Every one is empowered to make choices. The reality is that most of us just obey every authority and do what we are told. This is a choice and not some thing we can not control. The ability to discern good advice from poor negative thinking is indeed a quality lacking in our society. However the inherent ability to think and conclude based on personal reflection does exist.

John