The Tao Te Ching says, in effect, that the truth that can be expressed in words in a human language is not the Truth that can set you free. Words in a human language engage the mind; freedom cannot be found in the mind. True freedom can only be found in the Spirit of God through Christ. If you believe that, it will not set you free. The Bible, like all information in a human language, is, at best, an accurate map. If you possess an accurate map to good water and you thank God for it and recommend it to others, always carry a copy of it, study it and fervently believe it, you will still die of thirst unless you understand its meaning, follow it to the water and then drink. The Christian Religion can not save you from the results of your error and brokenness; it has no power to make you free. The Christian Religion exists only in the mind, only in the human imagination. Christ is absolutely real, the Spirit that beats your heart. Christ can make you free, but only if you follow the map, find the Living Water and drink. Believing will not accomplish this; the only power that can set you free is the Living Christ dwelling in you as the Spirit of all life: God, present in you in human form.
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