Life's Questions
Q and A session:
Q: I was raised in a Catholic family but what I was taught didn't seem right somehow. There were many things that people could not or would not explain to me and so I think I'll start my questions on the subject of religion. My first question is:
Is there a place called 'hell' where people who have sinned go to when they die?
William: What do you think hell is?
Q: I was told that hell is a 'lake of fire' in which sinners are cast into to suffer the torment of being constantly burnt and there is no escape from the pain. Also that it's a place rule over by the devil.
William: From what you have said we have two things to deal with here and they are 'hell' and 'the devil'. I will start with hell first.
Hell is not a place outside of the soul. Hell actually refers to a state that the soul finds itself in because of what is in the mind. As you should know, it is what is in the mind that affects the self. The idea of hell being a place that is outside of the soul and a place that sinners are sent to be punished for nonconformity, is a lie that has been fabricated and perpetuated to cause fear in people, who are then offered a solution to avoid going to hell. It falls into the ancient method of control relating to problem - reaction - solution.
Q: How does this method work?
William: Those who wish to control you first create a problem in your mind, which causes a reaction of fear and then those who would control you, tell you that they have the only solution to your problem and so you turn to them for help and guidance, believing that it is the only way to avoid the suffering of hell.
Q: What is this 'hell' that is in the mind?
William: Ask someone who is in a complete state of fear and confusion, who can see no way out. Ask someone who has lost a loved one or is losing a loved one, and can do nothing about it. Ask someone living under tyranny and oppression. Do you understand what I'm saying? The 'fire' is the effect upon the self, of the tormented mind.
Q: I understand what you are saying. Now to my other enquiry, we are told that there is a devil who reigns over the earth and he travels around tempting people to do evil things so that he can take their souls to hell. Is this just another lie to frighten us and make us conform?
William: There is a devil, it is called the physical body. You only have to look around to see who is dominating the earth. Satan is the animal consciousness as opposed to the Divine consciousness. They can be seen as two different self identities. If you think that you are no more than the physical body, then the needs of the physical body would come first. In other words, you would be worshipping and fulfilling the needs of the physical body/devil as opposed to fulfilling the needs of the soul. So the physical body/devil is the 'tempter' and the Satan consciousness is the one that desires to act on those temptations. The controllers have been very clever in their use of psychology.
Q: I have to admit that deep down inside, I knew there was something wrong with the church's teachings. In fact, looking back, I can't believe how people are taken in by such a childish story. I had a problem when I left the church as I still loved Jesus for his teachings and what he did, but I could never accept that he was God or that he died to personally pay for my sins in what they call 'the Atonement'. They said that all we have to do is believe these two things and all our sins would be forgiven and again, if we didn't we'd go to hell.
William: First of all, go back and read the words of Jesus. He was not God, he was a Son of God and he made that quite clear. He also made it quite clear that all that he had done, you could do also. This is confirmation that you are also a child of God. Now as for Jesus dying personally to pay for everyone's sins, of both those who lived at that time and after, I would say that this is one of the most dangerous lies ever concocted. It completely takes away a person's responsibility for all the wrongs that they have done to others and negates the need for repentance. I mean, if all your sins have been paid for already, in exchange for worship, then what have you got to worry about? What is the purpose of feeling guilty, when all your guilt has apparently been taken away?
Q: If I could jump in here and ask a question. What did Jesus suffer and die for?
William: Jesus made a stand against the devil and the Satan consciousness, which were directing the lives of the people. They made him suffer and die because he was exposing the truth of the iniquity of the false teachers and he suffered and died in an attempt to show people the correct way to live with each other (the Way) and how people could pay for their sins personally through repentance, which is acknowledging and feeling the suffering caused to others by your actions. His suffering and death was an incredible act of Love.
Q: You imply that religious teachers have taken people the wrong way, how could a person know this?
William: If you consider the 10 Commandments, you will then realise that those who were supposed to be the keepers of them, have in fact, broken them and that includes the supposed keepers and teachers of the New Testament. For example, can you find anywhere in the 10 Commandments where it says 'thou shalt not kill unless I order it'? It appears that those in charge of the organisation which is supposed to be the church of Jesus, have broken just about every commandment and gone against all of the teachings of Jesus. So ask yourself, is this the church that was built on the teachings of Jesus, or is it one that has been changed for the benefit of an organisation that is polluted with those who have the Satan consciousness.
Q: If this is the case, what is the future of the church and what must true Christians do?
William: The present church has no future. It will eventually be exposed for what it is. It will bend like a reed in the wind until it eventually breaks. Christians must go back to the teachings of Jesus and judge with the same love and the same consciousness that he had. Only then would Jesus have not died for nothing, and only then will the parasites who have been in control, be exposed and leave.
Here is a poem that I wrote that I ask you to consider.
Children of the Broken Dream
Oh children of the broken dream
Victims of an evil scheme
Filled with fear and shame and guilt
On your broken souls their empire was built
They told you what you must believe
So the voice within, you had to leave
Though shalt not kill you've heard it said
And yet they left a trail of dead
Love your enemies, they said to you
Do as I say, not as I do
You were born a sinner they did say
Follow us we know the way
Follow blindly and you will be free
Yet the blind are those who cannot see
They said give all you have to those in need
And they took all you had for their power and greed
Their temples they built regardless of cost
And outside their doors are the cold, hungry and lost
Someone paid for your sins, they tell you with pride
But for those who've not heard, salvations denied
For all who have sinned both greatly and small
Just believe in their word, one payment for all
No need for hurt as repentance for sin
No need for the truth or Love's word that's within
You thought you'd find Love but they led you astray
From one who was the Light, the Truth and the Way
If you truly have Love the Word is within
So listen to that voice and let your journey begin
Love is all that is good and is true
And there is fulfilment and forgiveness for you
Search in your soul, not on earth or above
For there you'll find heaven and God who is Love
(Work in progress)
