Greetings trust I find you well on this beautiful day that the Lord has made for us to rejoice and be exceedingly glad in it. Today we want to look at religion versus new life. Religion is where most of us are coming from, religious backgrounds. Religion teaches us to be holy and be good in order to go to God. New life makes us now understand that it is not possible for you to be good alone. You don't have to be good to go to God, you go as you are and God makes you good. We have redemption through his blood even the forgiveness of sin Col1v14. Only those that are not well are the ones who need a physician anyway.
Religion is behind the many church rules. We have churches where women and men don't mix they have their different allocated sections. But the funny thing is after the church service the same women and men squeeze and rub against each other to get into a taxi or bus. The woman who was brought to Jesus was brought under religion, according to the law of Moses she was supposed to be stoned. They brought her to grace for Christ brought grace whereas Moses brought the law. Religion is going to God but with new life God comes to you. The woman was ushered into the new life. When you come to God you come as you are.
With new life it doesn't matter what you have been through you don't have to be holy to come to God you come as you are and God makes you holy. Moses passed through the same ground until one day he had to take off his shoes for the ground was holy because God was there. Religion sees holiness in things whereas with new life holiness is in Christ. Religion is also behind idolatry, it's what makes us hang certain things and pictures in our houses which don't mean anything at all. When you meet Jesus your life won't remain the same whatever weapon formed against you shall not prosper for you are a new creation.
The major problem in church now is the mixing of things. Religious people can be in the club the whole of Friday night, Saturday night but they know it's good to be in church so Sunday morning they are the most punctual. Its either you are for God or for the devil, never mix the two. Don't be mixing things, you can't serve God and mammon (Mat 6v24). You can't be sangoma's customer number one (witchdoctor, native doctor) and also be giving the loudest Amen in church every service. If you be for God stand with God if not go and serve your master the devil. Why do you think Christ said many we will come saying Lord we knew you and He will reject them (Mat 7v23)? Also the bible says that our works shall be tested by fire (1 Co 3v13).
There is too much movement with religion. They brought her to Jesus, but they took only the woman and left the man. But the bible says here that there were caught in the very act "they" i.e. the two of them. Religious people are very far from God, they cover their iniquity with church. That's why its going to be interesting come judgment day, when we get to see who-is-who really. New life rids us of all these things, if only our eyes are opened we will understand what goes on around us.
Our weaknesses are perfected in Christ that's why He says come as you are. Sick people go to hospital some will be critical, some in intensive care some recovering but the desired aim is for them to get healed. We stumble and fall but the aim is to remain steadfast in Christ and eventually He will transform our lives. Don't be a judge of people in the church because we are all at different levels of processing. That's what grace does. You have a right to forgiveness and healing.
We thank God for the new life and His grace. Shun religion and walk in the new life with Christ.
Stay blessed
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