RELIGION OR GOD

Religion has crippled and corrupted our understanding of GOD. God never intended to start or establish a religion; it’s the Enemy who through honey tasting deception intruded into the True faith and established the religion and deceived the entire church world.

Its more than 2000 years and we are still nowhere near to the first century church nor have established a relationship with our father GOD and Jesus the son of GOD like a real child of GOD.

The reason is simple though we have become Christians, but have still not become disciples yet. Christianity of today , be it Protestant/Baptists/Pentecostals AG,Four square denominational and non denominational churches etc…all have some or greater influence of the DARK AGES- ROMAN CATHOLIC church system. It’s high time we need to put on our thinking caps and start thinking for ourselves. The ONLY standard for us is the WORD OF GOD.

1. We have accepted Jesus as our savior but still living under Old Testament covenant which was based on the LAW not on the Grace and finished work of the Cross.
2. Old Testament speaks about HOLY SPIRIT speaking to and through Prophets, Kings and Priests only however New Testament speaks about GOD speaking to all of us and through all of us.
3. Old Testament talks about Men going to GOD and New Testament talks about GOD living in US.
4. OLD Testament talks about the SERVANTHOOD and New Testament talks about SONSHIP.
5. OLD Testament talks about LAW condemning the people because of their sin whereas New Testament talks about No Condemnation to all who believe in Jesus and are born again.
6. OLD Testament talks about the blessings based on our obedience but New Testament talks about the Blessings based on the FINISHED work of the cross.

These are the last times in the calendar of God’s WORD. YESHUA Messiah is coming back to take his CHURCH (bride) with HIM. BUT the question is are we ready for it, Are we prepared to go with him?(Including me).

In the Gospel we find Jesus was never hard or harsh with sinners (men and women), however we find that HE was very Strict with RELIGIOUS People and with merchandisers in the temple.

God wants Righteous people not the Religious people but in the church we have all the Righteous people who are living a Religious life style. God wants Pastors and teachers and Prophets, but the church is producing the merchandisers and profit making leaders.

NOW a challenging scripture for all the CHRISTIANS, no matter what denomination we associate ourselves with. According to Matthew 7:21, 22,23 Not every one that says LORD, LORD will not enter into the KINGDOM of GOD (Including Rahul John), but only he who does the WILL of the Father. Many will say to me in that day LORD, LORD , Have we not prophesied in your name,? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? But Yeshua will tell them plainly “I never knew you” depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

What is the meaning of doing the will of the Father? It is TRUE that accepting Yeshua Messiah as our LORD and Savior is the WILL of the father however after we accept him as our savior and LORD we are born again and have been included in the family of GOD. We have received the spirit of adoption which cries Abba, FATHER. OUR spiritual nature has been changed by the WORD and the HOLY SPIRIT. We have been saved. NOW on we need to follow CHRIST and need to become like him in all the aspects of humanity (conformed to the image of the son of GOD).

There are several choices and decisions we need to make.

Who is more important to us –

GOD OR RELIGION?

YESHUA OR the CHURCH traditions?

WORD of GOD OR the religious culture (Pentecostal, CSI, Brethren, Baptist, CNI, Methodist etc)?

FINISHED work on the cross by YESHUA OR our own RELIGIOUS works/PRAYERS (going to church, tithe,offerings etc)?

Becoming like YESHUA OR becoming like our church leaders (prayer style and talking style)?

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYERS OR our own prayers?

WORD OF GOD OR our prayer / ministry?