1. The Crisis and Awakening
During the COVID-19 lockdown, I lost my inner peace as I began to deconstruct
my religious beliefs. Something essential was missing in my understanding of
life, history, and the Scriptures. Each day, I felt troubled by how naive I had
been about the reality of the world. I questioned how I had grown so
comfortable with this level of ignorance for decades. Overwhelming confusion
about reconciling the Holy Scriptures is a problem that, in my view, church
leaders worldwide have long ignored, and it compelled me to rethink everything
I had known.
At one point, I almost threw away
the Bible because of perceived mistranslations. However, I realized that one
must not confuse BOOK TRANSLATION with AUTHORSHIP.
2. A Critical Look at
Religious Doctrine
No religion today can claim a wholly original doctrine. In fact, all Abrahamic
religions have borrowed elements from original manuscripts. Watching people
deconstruct their faith based solely on manuscript mistranslations has been, in
my opinion, one of the most poorly thought-out journeys. You cannot trace your
ancestry back before the Roman Empire’s Catholic Church invented Christianity
and then claim you understand everything about your forebears through the
biased lens of colonizers. This ignorant impatience causes many to abandon
their faith, denying their God-given ancestral heritage. Unless your ancestors
“fell from the sky,” you must seek out the road maps of their
pre-colonial religions; otherwise, you remain as uninformed as the church
leaders you criticize.
It is a pity that many religious people allowed the so-called pandemic lockdown
to go to waste in their lives. I believe that even if Antichrists used COVID-19
as a test reset, Yahuah allowed it for us to reflect on our assumptions about
life, history, and the Scriptures. Inspired solely by the book of Proverbs, I wrote
a 202+ page book titled Gender Psyche. I faced a stark choice: endure
the pain of reorganizing my entire mentality or remain a fool like the
majority. In that painful process, all the nonsense preached by Christianity
was exposed; historical realities unfolded, and life began to reveal new meanings.
The rabbit hole was, indeed, a scary place.
4. The Battle Within:
Christianity vs. the Scriptures
Every step of this journey was a mental battle. I struggled to maintain my
long-held Christian beliefs while discovering that they never truly fit within
the context of the Scriptures. I often asked myself how I could abandon years
of Christianity simply because of a closer reading of the Scriptures. Then, the
decisive question emerged: DO YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IN CHRISTIANITY OR THE
SCRIPTURES? I said, "Fuck that what's the worst that can happen?"
It dawned on me that it is impossible to be a Christian and still believe in
the Scriptures wholeheartedly. I resolved, with my body, soul, and spirit, that
while I could defend the Scriptures, I could no longer defend Christianity
because the religion itself does not truly embrace them. It was time to expose
the lies and deceptions in all Abrahamic religions.
5. Facing Opposition
and Embracing Truth
I knew that standing up for the truth would invite attacks from diehard
Christian fanatics and loyal church members. Having been a Christian all my
life, I understood why people defended their church leaders even when those
same individuals were as misinformed as I had once been. We all believed we
knew the Scriptures well enough to argue our faith despite our misguided
ignorance. Some former friends even stopped talking to me when I began calling
out church leaders for false doctrines. I learned to care less about defending
sentimental religious positions, as many are hypocritical in defending their
church owners against God’s Word (Torah). I don’t hate Christianity; I simply
see it as a make-believe religion.
If you have distanced yourself from
me because of your religious sentiments, then good riddance. I have never ended
friendships because of Christian ignorance it is your personal choice, which I
respect. However, I will continue to expose anti-scripture ignorance whenever
necessary. If my words hurt you, even without naming names, it may be because
you are still clinging to childish ideas as an adult. As Joshua 1:8 speaks
about MEDITATION DAY & NIGHT (CRITICAL THINKING), the Scriptures are meant
for critical thinkers, not for mindlessly defending ignorant church owners. If
you are not serious about your beliefs, there is no need to defend them.
6. Embracing a New Path
Today, I study and understand the Scriptures without the mental conflict
brought on by anti-scripture Christian doctrines and celebrity church leaders.
All my saved WhatsApp statuses about the Scriptures have evolved into a
full-fledged blog at yahandyahusha.blogspot.com,
featuring over 70+ articles on various scriptural standpoints. I have also
started making pidgin English Bible videos for those who wish to deconstruct
Abrahamic religions the right way, and I am working on daily devotionals all
alongside my full-time job and professional commitments.
The mental strain caused by
Abrahamic religions has been resolved, allowing me to approach situations with
clarity and confidence. I share this journey to clear up frequently asked
questions about my stance on religion versus the Scriptures.
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