Legit

How does one suspect that some spiritual statement is true?  How do you know that "The 12 Steps of AA work," as many say?  You might ask the same question of the Resurrection of Jesus.  "Jesus is risen," people say.  How do you know that it might be true?  Both AA and the Risen Jesus have common proofs for the believers.  Say what?  If you want to know that something might be true, look at the followers.  Have their lives changed for the better and not just a little better.  I mean going from a drunk, to a person who is not drinking is better, but I mean "real" better.  Some people have learned to stop drinking without the 12 steps,  or maybe just two or three steps, but look at what else if anything, has changed in their life.  Have they become selfless, compassionate, forgiving of those who don't even ask for it, kind, patient and non-judgmental?  If the 12 steps are for real then this is what should happen to those who practice them.  The same goes for Jesus people.  Lots of "believers" go to church, even tithe, and appear respectable at least on Sundays or Sabbaths, but otherwise are not very nice people.  Christians say they believe in Jesus but I think maybe they are delusional, because they don't follow what he said.  What good is a Risen Jesus if he makes no difference in your life, or more importantly, in the lives of others who are affected by the so called believers bad behavior.  Ya gotta work Christianity, Judaism and the 12 Steps.  Intellectual belief, and knowledge avails us little otherwise.