Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Religion Vs. Faith

Have you ever heard one Christian arguing with another about what they believe? Well, that is usually one religious doctrine arguing with another religious doctrine. It usually doesn't have anything to do with Faith. It is usually just one church denomination going against another denominations' belief. Jesus warns us against this. First He tells us that a house divided against itself can not stand. In other words, if Christians are going to fight and argue against each other because of their doctrines then they are getting ready to fall into Satan's trap of dividing them.

Then Jesus tells us in Mark 9 about forbiding others who are doing His work, just because they do things a little differently or they do not follow all of your ways. Notice I said YOUR ways. I heard someone say once when talking about healing. How amazing it is that those Christians who do not believe in miracles and healings for today would rather argue with you about someone being healed than rejoice because they were healed. They would rather argue doctrine and their small mind thinking than beleive that GOD is still working miracles today and healing people today. That is to me, a selfish faith. That they would rather leave someone sick with disease in their body than to believe that they were healed or could be healed. Amazing isn't it? Jesus says in His word that we are healed, but yet some out there will argue that there are certain diseases that have no cure. That is just misplaced faith. That is putting faith in what man says instead of what the word of GOD says. AMEN!

Let's see how Jesus responds to a like situation.

Mark 9 v 38-40....Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us." But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is on our side."........

How much clearer than that can Jesus get? Just because some celebrate the LORD a little bit different than others, just because some do not raise their hands and shout, or kneel down when praying does not mean that their way is wrong. We all have our way of worship, and we all have our level of FAITH. Although we are all given the same measure of FAITH, we all do not always use our whole measure. Sometimes, we may skimp on our faith level. Sometimes we may have a hard time believing something like miracles and healings are for us. I encourage you today to read the word and see what GOD has to say to you about miracles and healings. Don't read the word as if it were for just that day and time that it was written. God says His word is for all of us forever. Do you even remember what the word is? He is the word. AMEN!

John 1 v 1 .....In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD......

JOHN 1 v 14.....And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the FATHER, full of grace and truth....

RTB.....Mark 10-12....

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