Why so many people do not understand the bible or religious books

[jennifer_bloom]

I believe that knowledge and wisdom comes at a price and if you don’t pay the cost, you won’t have access to it, like I experimented with over 40 supplements to treat my medical problems before I came up with a combination that I approximates the idea mixture I need for my health issues, that cost time, money, side effects, energy, comfort and priority organizational sacrifices . All to gain the knowledge of health.

Wisdom is similar, you might not have access to it when you first look for it and when you learn a truth, there might be a superior truth you can derive from the first truth, or another truth you can learn in unrelated parallel into your first truth, and then there might be different ways to articulate and frame your truth, and methodologies to expedite your truth.

[EmbraceThePain]

They just haven’t spent a lot of time researching or learning about these religious texts.

[Marhaban-1]

Because they don't read so find it hard to comprehend

[PoliteSpeaker]

lol. True but that's not why. But certainly people do not read after schooling.

[PoliteSpeaker]

People don't understand it because 99% of preachers don't even understand it. People don't know how to become millionaires because 99% of teachers are broke. For instance, "Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear." (Book of Isaiah). What the hell does this mean? It means you need not words for god to hear you. Spirit does not operate by words. The second you've got it in your mind, God hears it. You do not need to repeat strings of words for God to hear you. "Use not vein repetitions like the heathens do".

"But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.…" Your inner room is not a physical room by the way. It's your mind. "inner" room.

(Book of Mark)
“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

LETS BREAK IT DOWN:
1. heart does not mean your damn heart. It means your subjective mind aka your subconscious mind. Back then they referred to the subconscious mind as the heart.

2. "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" What the hell does that mean? Let's break it down. So first let's remember that prayer happens in the mind not your spoken words. Spoken words are for us humans and it helps strengthen are faith/belief and get clear on what we want but it is not needed in order to pray. Okay Jesus says believe that you have received it... What does that mean? It means believe it in your heart, subjective mind, your emotional mind, your subconscious mind. How do we do this? We take that distinct image of what it is you want. Let's say you want a red lambo. You know what model and color you want etc etc all the details. Take that image and accept it has yours. Drive the lambo in your mind, accept the lambo as yours in your mind, thank god for the lambo, and just keep seeing yourself with it, when you look out the window don't see your 1997 Buick but instead see your new lambo. When you're driving, you are not driving the Buick but instead you are driving the lambo ;). Belief takes time. The subconscious mind cannot tell the difference from what real or imaged like the conscious mind. So your subjective mind will believe you literally have a lambo if you condition your subconscious mind. The same way you make a habit is the same way you make a belief. The subjective mind responds to emotion so the more emotion you add to it then quicker it will happen. Once you have the belief then you will get the car unless you somehow completely go off course and start to fill your mind with doubt and worry. Which Jesus noted above. For when you can thanks to god for the things you have only in imagination, you have real faith.

We will leave it at those don't wanna scare people about the meaning of other things in the Bible. Not that it is scary at all but it may not be what you thought.

[Cocochoh]

Here what you will need understand. The bible provide a reward to no solution. Telling someone to stop lusting fir example, is cool. Lust leads to sexual immorality. Fine we get that but then it's like. We can't just up and fuck a bish. No, we gotta sleep with the whom we gotta marry. So what's the solution? Pray? Fast? Cut off all electronics, ban provocative dress codes? Buy a girlfriend like they do in Japan hoping she'll marry you then smash? Like we supposed distract ourselves, true but how? I know the answer but bible don't tell you.

[jennifer_bloom]

I’m the bible, Jesus told an unproductive slave that if he cannot measure God’s standard, he should seek improvement and not passively allow sin to control him and also that you should pursue growth in other areas too so if lust is something you can’t control, focus on other traits that are accessible to you like secret prayer or charity or worship or forgiveness or kindness or hard work etc…

[Cocochoh]

Okay, I'm spiritual, I can speak in tongues, I don't conform to this world, etc, but I'm speaking on behalf of New readers, jus like parable Jesus spoke up about the seed, I know.
But the bible needs stop telling people " don't do this, improve, pray, seek God's wisdom."
The human mind will wander but spirit is indeed willing. But the Bible does not teach how to do any of it unless you do 100% of work. Then it's like. Well I don't think God help. New believers don't see things the way me and you do. And wish bible explain it.

[Paige90]

Grammar, proofreading and Spell Check can be your friend.

[Black-a-knese]

Mainly because most pastor or people who actually lead churches are Child predators, profiting off the church funds, cheating, and so on. Most people I meet who don't understand the Bible is because the same one trying to spread his word. Can't even follow the advise they are giving. Then going into a church is one of the most judgmental places you can go. So you add all that together, you refuse to deal anything with that religion or any for that matter. It's not always the book being the reason, or the person intelligence. It only takes one wrong interaction at the wrong church. Where I come from, we got more churches then food options makes you wonder how many are actually good.

[Paige90]

Your comment is VERY judgmental! Most pastors are not child predators or cheating! Like any other profession, there are a few that aren't sincere bit not "most."

[AngelMegumin]

Religion was the only source of moral and spiritual guidance back in the day. Today society can refer to famous influential people, history or other alternative sources of virtues and evil. Religion becomes outdated and essentially useless for the people since there are alternatives that make up for it today.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

Same reason why the bible or religious book don't understand many people

[_no_one_]

and the same reason why many people don't wanna understand basic science.

[jimmy2]

The Bible say you want wisdom ask for it and He freely gives

[disgustingweebtrash]

Do you adhere to the bible or the church?

[Kelly6]

not everyone is that smart to understand it

[PoliteSpeaker]

has nothing to do with being smart. Plenty of smart people can't figure out how to get a husband or a wife or build meaningful relationships.