Being disabled has given me a great deal of time to devote to reading and studying the Bible.  I have been to many churches of various denominations, and assumed that ministers/preachers were teaching the truth from the Bible. After all they studied the Bible for years and claim to be servants of God, so they know more about God’s word than I do. Being examples for the congregation surely they wouldn’t lie or mislead members of the church. Well many of you probably think is a childlike attitude or very naïve. And you would be correct.

But, 25-30 years ago it was the norm to think of people as being trustworthy.  We were taught to trust priests, policemen, teachers and others who held positions of authority. My family was Catholic at that time and had a priest visit our home frequently to bless it.  With their beautiful cathedrals, the Sunday morning service was beautiful, filled with wonderful music to glorify God. When the news came out with accounts of Catholic priests molesting young boys many people began to question the validity of religious leaders.  For me personally this was a huge eye-opener, no longer did I respect people who held positions of authority. But also began reading and studying the Bible not relying on someone else to teach me their truth.

For, many years I strayed  and wandered in the world, lost and confused about who could be trusted.  As time went by, I began questioning my believe and faith in  God.  I became a part of the worldly group, looking out for number one, finding new and exciting things to do, drinking, smoking even experimenting with drugs.  It wasn’t until I experienced a couple of emotionally involved tragedies that I began to search for God, I needed comfort and strength and I wasn’t getting that from people around me but I had enough knowledge from Bible reading to know where to seek the comfort and strength I needed.

As I searched the Bible and various denominations I found myself becoming confused about religious beliefs.  Churches were teaching one thing and doing the complete opposite, teaching things that were not in the Bible or twisted things from the Bible.  At some point of my search, I decided to stop going to church but continued reading and studying the Bible. Then started praying for wisdom, knowledge and truth, this is when I began noticing that much of what I thought I knew about the Bible and church, was not at all what the Bible actually said.

Presently I find myself studying the Bible in a whole new light. I find free (freely you get freely you give), study material, compare verses and chapters, use two or more Bible versions and recently began looking at Hebrew and Greek words for a deeper understanding of God’s Word.  What I am learning daily amazes me.

I have been thinking about starting a new page on my here for quite sometime, but much of what I am learning may offend some people, hurt their feelings or even find what I say as insensitive.  I pray that you do not take my word for anything I say about the Bible. I urge you to spend some time daily reading your Bible, pray for understanding, be open minded enough to change your beliefs and look up any verses I quote in your own Bible.  Make your Bible show you the truth and the way to eternal life.

The most intriguing thing I have learned about so far, is God’s Kingdom.  This was the good news Jesus was teaching.