Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
Religion is a bunch of crap, and always will be.The only good Religion is Vinny's Sexiligon.
Your are absolutely right, religion is a bunch of crap. But relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ is not a religion (except to those who are not discerning enough to understand this). Jesus never once used the word religion to describe His activity or purpose in coming to this earth. Now I already know what urizen is going to say, he is going to dispute what I have just said, but who cares.
"The word religion derives from the Latin word religare, meaning "to join, or link" and classically understood to mean the linking of human and divine." http://www.explainthat.info/re/religion.html
Based on what I have learned from studying the Bible the word "religion" is in the Bible. It is translated from the Greek word "threskeia" and it signifies "religion" in its external aspects. (i.e. many of the "outward" things that you see people doing to curry God's favor without actually confessing Jesus as Lord and coming to him in genuine repentance from sin). You know what I mean? In an ostensible way, without there being any true conversion.
In the Bible, the word religion occurs five times and the word religious twice. In none of these instances is this word associated with or descriptive of what Jesus came to this planet to accomplish or to establish. However, the word religion is used to allude to Judaism. The word religious is purposely used in James 1:26-27 to set in opposition that which is counterfeit and deceitful. In the Bible the word religion is never used (not even once) to refer to nor to characterize Jesus' church, their doctrine, system of beliefs, or relationship with the Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit. The word Christianity is nowhere in Scripture, but I presume that those who employ this term do so for the purpose of differentiating those who follow Jesus from those who do not. That is all.
In conclusion, I am not trying to launch a crusade to abolish and eradicate the term Christianity because it is only a name and it exists for sake of setting believers in contrast to those who do not follow Jesus. This is just another hair-splitting episode in the exciting adventures of hair-splitter extraordinaire, and yours truly, JesusIsAlive!
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
Your are absolutely right, religion is a bunch of crap. But relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ is not a religion (except to those who are not discerning enough to understand this). Jesus never once used the word religion to describe His activity or purpose in coming to this earth. Now I already know what urizen is going to say, he is going to dispute what I have just said, but who cares."The word religion derives from the Latin word religare, meaning "to join, or link" and classically understood to mean the linking of human and divine." http://www.explainthat.info/re/religion.html
Based on what I have learned from studying the Bible the word "religion" is in the Bible. It is translated from the Greek word "threskeia" and it signifies "religion" in its external aspects. (i.e. many of the "outward" things that you see people doing to curry God's favor without actually confessing Jesus as Lord and coming to him in genuine repentance from sin). You know what I mean? In an ostensible way, without there being any true conversion.
In the Bible, the word religion occurs five times and the word religious twice. In none of these instances is this word associated with or descriptive of what Jesus came to this planet to accomplish or to establish. However, the word religion is used to allude to Judaism. The word religious is purposely used in James 1:26-27 to set in opposition that which is counterfeit and deceitful. In the Bible the word religion is never used (not even once) to refer to nor to characterize Jesus' church, their doctrine, system of beliefs, or relationship with the Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit. The word Christianity is nowhere in Scripture, but I presume that those who employ this term do so for the purpose of differentiating those who follow Jesus from those who do not. That is all.
In conclusion, I am not trying to launch a crusade to abolish and eradicate the term Christianity because it is only a name and it exists for sake of setting believers in contrast to those who do not follow Jesus. This is just another hair-splitting episode in the exciting adventures of hair-splitter extraordinaire, and yours truly, JesusIsAlive!
Religion is changed a tiny bit by the leaders it was a pagan roman emperor who put the bible together sayin that jesus was devine put the peeps who wrote books in the bible saw jesus as the leader of a brotherhood
Religion has its ups and its downs.
Religion can bring people together and create a community that will help each other out. It teaches children moral values by using false figures of god and the devil to reward you with heaven or punish you with hell. It is alot easier to raise children when you make them fear god. Don't do this or you will go to hell, don't do that or Santa wont send you presents. Some people couldn't parent without god and religion.
Nobody can say if religion is good or bad. It's all an opinion. Nobody knows ware the world would be if no one invented the bible or any other faith. We could all be united as one or we could all be kill each other with no fear of god. Who knows?