Misguided Faith

I have known of men who place their faith and loyalty in religion and its teachings. Dogmas and teachings of which most, if not all, are twisted truths from the Word of God. It is needless to say that they have stretched the text in the Bible beyond its meaning.

We all know that the 10 commandments were given to Moses for the people of God in the Old Testament and then in the New Testament Jesus give us the 2 greatest commandments. The commandments given in the Old Testament and New Testament are not of two different entities. But nowadays men who thought they are doing a good job by trying to interpret it and bring it down to level of men’s understanding and comfort zone have to put up 1001 more ways and laws on how to follow Jesus Christ in this present world. Due to its unduly stretching of the text, it becomes more obscure and has created gray areas that rendered men to be more confused. They have stretched the text and misinterpreted the Word of God in order to support the laws and dogmas that they have created that are unscriptural. They have taken verses out of its context. Now, it explains why some have to go through traditions, rituals and practices because the god of this world hath blinded them, which believeth not lest the light of the precious gospel of our Saviour Jesus Christ should shine upon them. And now it has engulfed and trapped them. They have gotten so used to it that it blinded them into thinking that these are just how it should be done. It blinded them causing their hearts to harden from searching and finding out the truth.

What is my faith? Where is my faith grounded? My faith is not in religion. My faith is not grounded in man’s traditions, dogmas and practices. My faith lays in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who is my personal Saviour and it is grounded in the living Word of God, the Bible. My faith doesn’t get any better by being proud and loyal to belong in such religion. But I know that I belong in the right church because we look unto Jesus as the author and finisher of our faith. It is not ourselves that we preach nor the traditions and practices, dogmas and laws created by certain councils but we preach Christ, who was crucified and raised from the dead and whose blood is the atonement for all my sin. It is not about what I should do to attain eternal life but it is what Jesus has done for me in order for me to have eternal life. It is by faith that I accepted Him as my personal Saviour and it is by God’s grace that all my iniquities have been paid off. It is by the Holy Spirit that lives in me that I am able to do all things in Christ, which strengthened me. I still commit sin but by the grace of God am I convicted and amend my life for the glory of our Saviour Jesus Christ whose blood has washed away my sin since I believed and accepted Him in my life. I believe the Bible is the living word of God and it is the only living authority in my Christian life. Not the Bible and other books. Not the Bible and other religious practices. One cannot serve two masters. It is either they will hate the other or love the other better.

I have eternal security in Jesus Christ. It is not by good works whereby we must be save lest we boast but it is a gift from God. It is a gift that I, as a sinner, don’t deserve. Do I have to practice the “sacraments” in order to attain holiness? So, if I missed it, does that make me less of a Christian? Does that mean that I will lose my salvation? That is but one of the false doctrines that most religions been spreading around the world. They don’t have the assurance of the eternal security that is found in Jesus Christ. That is why they feel that they have to do a lot of things in order to buy that mercy and love and be acceptable in the Lord’s sight. Not thinking that no amount of our righteousness is good enough in the sight of God for no, not one is righteous in this present world. All our righteousness is as filthy rags. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his ways? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. Keep the Bible close to your heart. Be in prayer for the Holy Spirit to lead you. Be in fellowship with a fellow believer and grow in the knowledge of our Saviour Jesus Christ.