6.20- Helping people to get out of toxic and unhealthy religion is a part of my work.
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There is a big difference between false religion and out of date religion and pure religion.
There is a push toward power and money that goes under the name of religion, but it is false, toxic and unhealthy religion. For people to put things before the love of people and God has always been false religion. From the golden calf of Moses's day down unto the false teacher who says on radio and television, "Send me $10 and God will make sure you get an extra $100. Religion focused on money and power is false and destructive.
There is religion that is out of date. The Jewish religion was for the purpose of setting up Jesus Christ to be the Messiah who would come and save both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Old Testament Scriptures are there for our encouragement, but it is an old covenant that has been fulfilled by Jesus on the cross and now we are blessed with the New Covenant.
Then there is pure religion. James describes this in this way.
James 1.
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
There is a big difference between false religion and out of date religion and pure religion.
There is a push toward power and money that goes under the name of religion, but it is false, toxic and unhealthy religion. For people to put things before the love of people and God has always been false religion. From the golden calf of Moses's day down unto the false teacher who says on radio and television, "Send me $10 and God will make sure you get an extra $100. Religion focused on money and power is false and destructive.
There is religion that is out of date. The Jewish religion was for the purpose of setting up Jesus Christ to be the Messiah who would come and save both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Old Testament Scriptures are there for our encouragement, but it is an old covenant that has been fulfilled by Jesus on the cross and now we are blessed with the New Covenant.
Then there is pure religion. James describes this in this way.
James 1.
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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