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son is that we are commanded by the Lord ing and so on. But in general religion is
to preach the gospel. Number two; faith just a religion that’s what it is. Doing well
will only come by hearing about Jesus. If without Christ is nothing. You cannot enter
no one will preach who will believe? (RO- heaven doing good works without Christ in
MANS 10:14) “All that the Father gives your heart. That is just religiosity.
me shall come to me and that anyone who
comes to me I will certainly not cast out.” Jesus said, “Those who came before me,
(JOHN 6:37) There are those whom God all types of religions who climb up some
really have chosen and the rest are not other way are thieves and robbers”. The
on God’s list. Let us just say you are not most effective tool that the devil will use
chosen but if you hear the gospel and you in hindering people from hearing the pure
decide to accept Jesus into your life, the gospel of God is through religion. Religious
Lord will not cast you away. people are closed-minded. It was the reli-
gious leaders who instigated the mob for
God did not intend Judaism to be a re- Jesus to be crucified. Through religion Sa-
ligion. All those ordinances that God has tan the thief comes to steal, kill and to
given them were for their own good. destroy. The originator of religion is Satan.
Those ceremonials during their festivities But the good news is that God the Father
were pointing to the cross of Christ and all is the initiator. Through His only begotten
those signified the coming Messiah. They Son, Jesus died for our sin to give us the
were hoping for the Savior to come. Even free gift of eternal life.
in the Old Testament God was the initiator.
Jesus is alive; He is a person not a religion
WHEN DID CHRISTIANITY BECOME A RE- and true Christianity is not a religion. It is
LIGION? a personal relationship with God through
Jesus Christ.
Christianity becomes a religion the mo-
ment the gospel is contaminated. (GA- Remember that man is by nature a reli-
LATIANS 5:9) “A little leaven, leaven the gious being. Even if you are an active
whole lump of dough.” Jesus said, “Beware member of a church but if you have not
of the leaven or the yeast of the Scribes truly and seriously repented from all your
and the Pharisees.” (MATTHEW 16:5-12) sins and if you have not heartily accepted
What the Lord means is that we should be Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior,
very careful of any contaminated gospel then you are no different from the rest of
or else Christianity will become a religion. the religious people in this world. Get rid
of all religiosity. You must have a personal
Religion is man’s effort to do well. There is relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ the
nothing wrong in doing good works. That only Savior and Lord the Almighty.
is what religion is supposed to be that is
why the Government allows all religious It is written in (HEBREWS 9:27), “Just as
organizations (as long as it is legally reg- man is destined to die once, and after that
istered) to be tax exempt. James says in to face judgment.” There is no purgato-
James 1:26-27 that religion is to look after ry in the Bible. There are only two plac-
orphans and widows in their distress. The es where our soul will go, heaven or hell.
reason why James mentioned religion be- Where does our spirit go then when we
cause Christians at that time in general just die? (ECCLESIASTES 12:7), “…and the
tend to be religious but the problem was dust returns to the ground it came from,
hypocrisy. So he gave practical advices on and the SPIRIT return to God who gave
things like anger and quarreling, showing it.” Don’t worry about the rest of the peo-
favoritism, controlling the tongue, boast- ple who are not saved because of religion.
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