The Falling Away From The Faith (continued) Within the new testament the words religion and religious are mentioned in three books, Acts, Galatians and James, when you read these three books you shall realize that religion has nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity, for when the apostles Paul and James use the words religion and religious it was to condemn them. Paul in the book of Acts chapter 13 directly accuses the religious leaders of the Jews for the death of Christ Jesus and in chapter 26 he uses the word religion when testifying that he lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of the Jewish religion, but because he now professes Christ as Saviour, he has thrown off the rags of religion. The religious leaders of the Jewish authorities wanted him dead, and in Galatians Paul uses the word religion to describe his former manner of life in the Jewish religion and how he once persecuted the church of God. In chapter 1 verses 11 and 12, we read in Pauls own words; “for I would have you know brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man, for I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ”, Paul testifies that mans religion has nothing to do with the Lord God or Christ Jesus, that religion only serves the purpose of man, and is the enemy of the truth of the gospel.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:19:59 +0000
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