Religion and religious beliefs are not the same thing than Biblical faith. More information behind the link!
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It is very complicated if we are going to site some examples.
In my personal experience, 'religion', allbeit probably with the best intentions, lead me away from God. Letting go if it brought me closer to God. Am I unresponsive? No. I respond.
What is religion?
Our English word religion comes to us from the Latin word re-lique, which means to re-bind, so religion is anything that would rebind us after we have been set free Luke 4:18 in the Liberty we have through Salvation coming from receiving John 1:12 Jesus Christ,
...simply put religion is rules, regulations and/or rituals we adopt or are imposed on us, not found in the Scriptures for us today, by men and not God.
Blessings,
Gene
Religion and religious beliefs are not the same thing than Biblical faith. More information behind the link!
http://www.kotipetripaavola.com/differencesfaithandreligion.html
Jutta H, welcome to the family!
Glad to hear you escaped from the brain washing the cults use to enslave their captives, I know it was tough, ...you my friend, have a lot to thank Jesus for just in that fact alone.
Blessings,
Gene
Yeah, Gene, the LDS is a cult! But I'm NOT a Christian. I'm a PAGAN (Wicca). And i don't want to be a part of any Christian church, because they don't understand (and even don't want to understand) my "Special" Problem TS. They want to cure me, but wirh me everything is okay, TS is not wrong as scientists prooved.
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Jutta, it is human nature that people often react wrongly to things that they do not understand. That is common to members of all religions; it is a part of basic human nature. Some of these Christians may have wronged you, but that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone connected with Christianity will treat you in that manner.Yeah, Gene, the LDS is a cult! But I'm NOT a Christian. I'm a PAGAN (Wicca). And i don't want to be a part of any Christian church, because they don't understand (and even don't want to understand) my "Special" Problem TS. They want to cure me, but wirh me everything is okay, TS is not wrong as scientists prooved.
BTW: What did you think about my Avatar?