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A big issue I have with religion is simply, religion. Nowhere in the Bible does it talk about this organized business call religion. The Bible’s main story is the RELATIONSHIP that God wishes to have with each one of us. The Bible talks about a separation between God and man due, to our sin, but that a holy, merciful, loving God has made a way through his son (Jesus Christ) for us to be reconnected to him. This reconnection is described in the Bible and has nothing to do with the BIG business of the modern church. I am not saying that all churches are bad, but I am saying that a lot of them are not in it to spread and teach God’s word to all. They are in it to make MONEY and be PRESTIGIOUS. God does not care if we are in a church to praise him, or sitting in the middle of a field with believers worshiping him. God’s church is us, not buildings. He does not need our mega million dollar buildings, expensive sound equipment, or fancy lighting systems to be connected to him. He does not need us to twist and interpret his scripture. He just wants a relationship with him. He asks us to love him, worship him, and live our lives for him. This is a vertical relationship with our Savior, not a man made religion.
What does the Bible say?
Prov 8:17 “I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.”
Rom 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
How does it Apply to our lives?
I think this is critical to our lives. Instead of running through our daily lives trying to follow rules set up by religious institutions, let God’s word lead you in your search to be closer to him. Read God’s word for yourself and let yourself draw close to him. Let him teach you and guide you in your life as oppose to letting someone else tell you what the Bible says. Stop playing church and start living for and with our God who wants to Love you.
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Here is a couple of thoughts running through my head.
ReplyDeleteWhat did the church do for over 1000 years without a bible yet still managed to grow?
Now we have the bible and every imaginable form of bible study known to man yet Christianity is on the decline. What gives?
It's funny. Today the Word of God is everywhere and it is taken for grant it. Back then they only had pieces of the Word and they cherished it. This country lacks adversity and has complete freedom to make individual choice. Americans will definitely not stand before God with excuse!
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