
Originally Posted by
J. M.
The Bible has been in multiple revisions - this is a fact.
Our church fathers revised some of the contents of the bible.
Some would say that it is already not a reliable source of spirituality but it is still.
There are actually books of great wisdom and spirituality aside from the bible.
Here is another fact - the doctrine of Reincarnation is included in the bible and was a strong belief among early Christians. It was during the reign of emperor Justinian in the 6th century that he ordered that all of the major passages in the Bible that espoused a belief in reincarnation to be removed!
Another fact - it is not Jesus who compiled, assemble and put together for the making of the Bible, not even his disciples, but the church fathers. Now, another fact, there are a lot of christian texts that they did not include. How about the Gospel of Thomas? The Gospel of Phillip? The Gospel of Judas? These are disciples of Christ. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene? The Dead See Scrolls? All of these were confirmed authentic! There are even a lot of books hid by the Vatican and are not to be published.
A mind that is close, nothing will be learned. Keep an open mind. There also exists secret teachings of Jesus.