James,

The issue of your wife not being able to bear children is, I am sure,
a painful one. Perhaps you can offer the love you have to a child
who was given up for adoption? I know it sounds like a glib answer,
but it is an opportunity to love and raise a child.

Regarding why we are here, I have found that we can waste a lot of
time considering that question, time that could have been spent
living life. I know this from first hand experience. Personally, I
don't dwell on what others believe or don't believe. I try to stay
strong in my own personal convictions, and live my life based on them.

Perhaps you should also know that I do not believe the Bible to be
the "inerrant word of God" but just the observations of many people
who were trying to find individual and regional identity. The
gospels, I believe, are a combination of recorded teachings by Jesus,
and some stories included to follow the Jewish tradition and give
legitimacy to this new sect of Christianity. As they were written,
at the earliest, some 35 years after Jesus died, much of it is questionable.

I'm sorry if my views discourage you, or you had a different idea of
what this group was about, but I figured it best to be honest right
up front in case you get the wrong idea about us.

Legalism and the adherence to a literal interpretation of the Bible
can lead to a certain kind of bondage and allow some church leaders
to manipulate and abuse their followers. Throwing off the shackles
of this view can lead you to live a much more rich and fulfilling life.

All the best,

Jack


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