By their fruits ye shall know them

 

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I want to make a distinction between a belief and a religious community / believers .

Concerning a belief: ah, a belief may be very true , very pure , very idealistic . Sometimes it got started with a mighty prophet , sometimes with a single sacred event , sometimes God has initiated this belief on earth, sometimes a holy man , but in all cases it is the past , it's over, it's just theory. I prefer to look with you at the practice .

Therefore we restrict ourselves to a religious community / believers .

That is an active practice on earth. There you can see people getting going, there are the results of the religious community visible. There outsiders can get an impression of the effect on the outside world . There you can ask the believers what their participation in this religious community has brought them.

So there we have to deal with objective effects .

There we can see the fruits of this religious community.
And therefore this is a handy guide :

“By their fruits ye shall know them”

Is one separating fellowmen, or bringing them together ?
Is one spreading lover or rather hate?
Is one giving man freedom or is one sowing anxiety?
Is one helping sick or sad fellowmen or is one making attempts?
Is one spreading tolerance or is one judging ?
Is one inspiring fellowmen or is one causing fear ?
Is one speaking about a world of beauty or about a world of ugliness?

Is one giving hope or is one discouraging fellowmen?
And above all is one speaking of a loving God or of a resentful God ?

In this manner one can discriminate if one is dealing with a good religious community / believers or with deluded ones.
In the first case , God is the source of inspiration .
In the second case, the devil, the monkey of God .
In the first case, man is progressing spiritually.
In the second case, man is getting in arrears.
So look at the deeds , not the words.

“By their fruits ye shall know them”

My blessings to you all