Blood relations destroy; spiritual relation saves.

[stephen goswami]

Blood relations destroy; spiritual relation saves.

My history professor father was an avowed atheist, preaching that in class, family and among friends. He said that there is no God, soul and afterlife. This produced suicidal depression in me. Then, why continue this meaningless miserable existence? So in childhood I often contemplated suicide whenever disciplined. But others said suicide is sin and the eternal soul suffers for it after suicide.
So, to save my soul, I fled home at 12 years age to enter a Hindu monastery. But learning from their scripture, that gods committed suicide at the end, my depression deepened. I came back home and searched in other religions. Father also held his tongue in check.

I found Muslim’s Allah also orders suicide. Almost at the verge of insanity I found Christ through some Christian preachers- one Indian and one European. They saved me by connecting me to Heavenly Father and Christ, 50 years ago. Eventually only about one year ago I brought by father and atheist uncle to Christ before their recent death. My agnostic mother also believes in Christ now. Freedom from the bondage of family by the power of Christ enabled me to serve them and others best.
So Christ refused to see his mother saying that his real mother, brother and sisters are the spiritual ones who obey Heavenly Father. So he saved his mother at the cross by separating her from the blood relatives. Now I am trying to save those, degenerated by their family, society and religions by connecting them to Christ.
Now families are worse than before. Contraceptives, Viagra, abortion etc have turned them worse child killers. They are engrossed in watching the mass media promoted sex and violence in the devil’s box. So coming mentally apart from family and society like Abraham we should establish relationship with Christ and other Christ- followers here and in Heaven. That celibate I am doing for 45 years. Holy Spirit helped me to find the few Christ-followers here among the mass of nominal "Christians" and the right saints among the community of saints.

[ren47]

On the other hand, I find Atheism to be a source of comfort. It gives me moral freedom and I feel it means we should make a difference in this life and be proactive. You will probably find that Atheists do have something to provide the comfort that religion does - I have learning, myself - and many are happy.
On the other hand, people are different. Different belief (and unbelief) systems suit different people. If Christianity is what gives you happiness and hope then that is good.
And I do agree, the media is not perfect. But it does do good - what about programmes that raise issues or cause debate?

[stephen goswami]

On the other hand, I find Atheism to be a source of comfort. It gives me moral freedom and I feel it means we should make a difference in this life and be proactive. You will probably find that Atheists do have something to provide the comfort that religion does - I have learning, myself - and many are happy.
On the other hand, people are different. Different belief (and unbelief) systems suit different people. If Christianity is what gives you happiness and hope then that is good.
And I do agree, the media is not perfect. But it does do good - what about programmes that raise issues or cause debate?

I have learned that Jesus has not made any religion. He said that unless we love our neighbor we can’t make heaven here or up there. He called us to become God , the controller of our destiny, by becoming His children in the first place. As the unity of earthly parents is creating and saving us, so also the unity of heavenly parents in the spiritual realms is the God creating and saving. I have enough contacts with demised souls to become theist. that gives me better moral freedom