Don’t Like Religion? Neither Did Jesus!

Please welcome my guest, Doris, as she discusses religion versus a relationship with God.

By Doris Homan

Do you dislike hypocrites? So did Jesus. Do you think religion is empty and those who play the game or go through the motions are fake? You’re in good company. 

Man-made Religion

Jesus had some very harsh words for the religious leaders of His day. He called them “blind” and “whitewashed tombs beautiful on the outside but on the inside full of dead men’s bones and full of uncleanness” (Matthew 23:16, 27).

Christ said they were blind guides leading the people into more legalism and not leading them to God. Because they looked good on the outside but were dead spiritually on the inside (see Matthew 23).

In Psalm 50:7-15, the Lord rebuked the religious practices of the Old Testament in making sacrifices. But He rebuked the practice only because people were completing the act without the right heart attitude of worshipping God. Instead they were simply going through the motions. 

Faith Versus Religion

There is a difference between faith and religion. Faith comes from God but religion is fabricated. Religion is man’s invention and attempt to appease God. 

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