Most people know religion and practice it believing that this is what God desires from us. It is what has been taught throughout the ages.
Few people know how to have a relationship with their Creator. It is not difficult to understand that this truth is being diminished because of the fact that it will cause major disruptions to the religious systems of this world if people begin to realize that it is not necessary. The control of people and the massive amounts of wealth that Religion generates is the main reason why the religious leaders will not allow this concept to go unchecked and derailed. This is a scary fact that demands our attention and thought.
When you speak with anyone today about being a believer of The Gospel of Jesus Christ, one of the first things that the person will ask is “What church do you belong to”. This is a very common thing to hear and nobody stops to think about what is be asked. This is because we have been indoctrinated and programed to accept and believe this unbiblical idea that we are suppose to belong to a church instead of us all belonging to Jesus Christ as His body of believers and being members of His Kingdom. This is a very controversial subject and we are ready to face the persecution that we will receive as we address this subject with anyone who is willing to listen.
https://jesuslifetogether.com/foundations-series/sword/the-traditions-of-men
AMAZINGLY… JESUS CHRIST DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO PROMOTE RELIGION IN THE BIBLE! HIS FOCUS WAS ALWAYS ON THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
John 8:42-45 Jesus calls the Religious leaders of the Temple System of that time children of the Devil and their Temple System the Synagogue of Satan.
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
AMAZINGLY the word “RELIGION” does not appear in the original manuscripts of the OLD TESTAMENT. It is mentioned in the NEW TESTAMENT 3 times by the Apostles Luke, Paul and James
Acts 26:5 – The Apostle Luke states that he practiced The Jewish Law before he believed on Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior
Galatians 1:13-14 – The Apostle Paul states that he practiced the religion of the Jewish Faith before he believed on Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior – Paul states that he persecuted the Followers of Jesus Christ (The Eklessia) when he was practicing The Jewish Law.
James 1:26-27 The Apostle James states that pure religion is what man does for the good of man – Pure Religion IS NOT how man maintains a relationship with God.
I would like to challenge you… please put down religion for a minute and and open your mind and heart to the possible truth that you are missing out on an amazing relationship with God. If this is possibly true, wouldn’t you want to experience this relationship that I am talking about? Wouldn’t you want to know your creator intimately and personally?
RELIGION \ PHILOSOPHY WILL NOT GIVE YOU A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD!
RELIGION IS ABOUT TO GET MORE DANGEROUS!
Although there are many religions in the world today, there is a movement that seeks to join them all together to form the “One World Church” that will be under the New World Order. Most people do not see what they are doing yet, but they are making progress.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, ROMAN CATHOLICISM IS JUST ANOTHER RELIGION. IT IS NOT THE EKKLESIA OF JESUS CHRIST.
I was born and raised Catholic. I attended the St. Rose Parish church in Chelsea Massachusetts and attended the Parish school. I was also an alter boy for this Parish. My family left the Catholic Religion after my grandmother passed away from a heart attack and the parish priest informed us that she was not going to heaven because she did not complete all of the sacraments and did not attend mass regularly. They told us that she was going to purgatory and that we needed to pray the rosary and have mass dedicated in order for her to eventually make it to heaven! My mother challenged the Parish priest and asked where purgatory was in the bible. He stated that it was not in the bible and that it is found in the catechism which was given to us by the church fathers (Popes). My mother pointed out that the bible clearly states that we should not add anything to the bible or take anything away from the bible. The Bible is what we should read and follow, not man’s additional traditions. We left the Roman Catholic Religion and never looked back.
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest RELIGION in the world today, with approximately 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide as of 2019. The Roman Catholic Church was formed around 314 AD after The Pagan Emperor Constantine declared Christianity to be the official RELIGION of Rome. The problem is that the Roman Empire did not discontinue their previous Pagan Religion Practices which they adopted from the Pagan Religions of the nations they conquered over time. Instead, they added the Christian doctrine to their existing Pagan doctrines creating a false Christian Doctrine. (The Catholic doctrine is not based on the bible alone. It is loaded with Pagan traditions that are contradictory to what the Bible teaches. This makes Roman Catholicism a man made religion that is a mixture of many belief systems.)
The Apostle Paul warns us about False Apostles – 2 Corinthians 11:1-4 & 11:13-15
1 I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that. 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily. – 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
No Other Gospel Galatians 1:6-8
6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel 7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! 9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
THERE ARE MANY RELIGIONS TODAY – DO WE ALL WORSHIP THE SAME GOD?
Definitely not! The many gods of the different religions of our world are not the same. There is one creator of the universe and everything that is in the universe.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS TODAY?
THESE WEBPAGES ARE DEDICATED TO SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE TRUTHS OF RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD vs. RELIGION
We started an online fellowship on Meetup that meets every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm CDT. Please check out our group and join us if you can!
https://www.meetup.com/ekklesia-christianity-without-churchanity/
We don't go to a church, Because We are the Ekklesia!