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![WHAT IS THE TAOIST (OR, DAOIST) BRANCH OF BUDDHISM ALL ABOUT? [1 of 6] Another spin-off from Buddhist Hinduism is called either Taoism or Daoism, a religion practiced mainly in China, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore. Those nations are where we see Taoist temples, but the practice has also become popular in the Western world. Taoism’s set of “scriptures” are referred to as the Tao, and other included texts make up their full spectrum of religious materials they call the Tao-te Ching. “Tao” is a Chinese alphabetic character that means “a way” or “a path." So, Taoism means "the way,” which reveals more about
the Buddhist religion of George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. In fact, that franchise recently put out a popular new series called The Mandalorian, a show about a fictitious, mercenary people who follow a philosophy they often verbalize as, “This is the way.” But what is the real truth that we know from the Bible? Who is the only way, the truth, and the life? John 14:6 says no one is able to reach heaven to be with God unless they go through Jesus Christ. So, Star Wars’ and Taoism’s “way” is death—choosing to reject Jesus—suffering in hell for eternity, a horrific end. We get to
heaven by accepting Christ’s free gift of salvation through
His sacrifice on the cross. That is the only way. | image tagged in mandolorian,star wars,taoism,george lucas,buddhism,bible | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5ynday.jpg)
![WHAT IS THE TAOIST (OR, DAOIST) BRANCH OF BUDDHISM ALL ABOUT? [2 of 6] Never being technically unified into an overall religion, Taoism (or Daoism) can be divided into three categories: philosophical, religionist, and Chinese-folk beliefs. The Bible has nothing good to say about the last one involving ancestor worship—the practice of communicating with dead people. God calls that the abomination of necromancy, and He is deeply offended by it. In fact, Judaism’s first monarch, King Saul, went too far one day when he practiced necromancy through help from a witch. That led to God’s immediate judgement on Saul, having him die in battle the next day—along with every one of his many sons; within twenty-four hours, Saul and all his heirs to the throne
were dead. Because of the division of practices in Taoism, it’s difficult to pinpoint
exactly what they believe, but generally speaking we see Taoist themes
in many movies, like the previously mentioned Star Wars franchise. Roughly stated, Taoism teaches a “flow of the universe,” or “force,” that supposedly keeps everything balanced in a natural order, and is said to be the source of both existence and nonexistence. Some Eastern mystic religions like Taoism refer to this as the “yin and yang” principle, which can express itself through equal forces of good and evil opposing each other. What does that sound like? It is exactly the religion of Star Wars. And the movie series even decided to build more doctrine into that false faith, the idea that a nifty
machine can be placed close to a being, and in that way, it takes a blood sample
that measures “midi-chlorians.” The more the gage rises, the better
that life form is said to be able to manipulate the “force." While
Star Wars films are popular because the stories are well written
and produced, unfortunately, they have greatly increased
the popularity of Buddhist Taoism around the world. | image tagged in star wars,yoda,taoism,daoism,bible,buddhism | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5yne13.jpg)
![DO OUR EFFORTS PRODUCE SALVATION OR ARE THEY EVIDENCE OF IT? [1 of 2] Warning, God’s graphic language: Our efforts (works) do not produce salvation; instead, they are evidence of it. Let me illustrate that idea with the original Hebrew definition, but I will warn you that God is being graphic here about how our works, to try achieving salvation for ourselves, greatly offend His holiness. The Hebrew term “filthy rags” is quite strong. The word “filthy” is a translation of the Hebrew word “iddah,” which literally means “the bodily fluids from a woman's menstrual cycle.” And we know what rags are, so this description of bloody rags refers to every cult and religion that prescribes works to make it to heaven, which includes every faith outside biblical Christianity—yes, every single one—because
they all claim their followers have to earn there way to that faith’s
good afterlife. This often includes volunteer work done for the organization, like recruiting new members, as well as donating a lot of money over many years. These false faiths teach things like getting to heaven by going to the weekend services, refraining from pork, or worshipping on Saturday. They claim those personal efforts will get you salvation through your own efforts, but God sees those organization’s prescribed works for what they are: each of those ill-advised efforts—to add to or circumvent salvation through Jesus alone—is like you tossing another filthy menstrual rags in front of God's holy throne. Advocating works to get yourself to heaven is like throwing a bloody rag in front of a holy, holy, holy God. And
it's not me saying that, God said it. Why is God giving us such a graphic
picture? "These 'righteous acts' are considered by God as repugnant
as a soiled feminine hygiene product." God is saying—Excuse me?!—my
son's blood was shed for you, yet you have the audacity to claim
you will somehow get to heaven through your own efforts. | image tagged in salvation,heaven,hell,god,bible,jesus | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5v15qv.jpg)
