What religion are you in?

[marciosmg]

kazadoom said:

marciosmg said:

kazadoom said:
I have been freed from the bondage of religion. Religion is just man's way to try and please a God that you cannot know and is all about what you do and do not do. I have a relationship with the One true God through His Son Jesus. It is all about what was done for me on the cross, and not anything that I have done. I follow His commands because I have a desire to and not because I have to, like religion teaches.

See, i dont want to start a debate, because thats not the point of this thread, but i find what you say rather strange, because if there wasnt religion (as in organized religion) to keep the teachings of Jesus alive through the times you would never have heard of Him. How can you believe in Christ which is something you got from religion and dismiss religion as a bad thing? How can you separate one from the other if they are so intertwined (i hope thats the right word - english isnt my first language)? I would really like for you to explain it to me, if you feel like it, because thats something that i find confusing.

 

Religion was not needed to keep Jesus' teachings alive, the Bible did that.  Religion is man made, and Christianity is God made.  I do not adhere to what a group of people tell me I ought to adhere to.  I adhere to what God tells me through his Word.  I have a personal relationship with God not religion.  The difference to me is that religion is created by man, therefore I am not bound by men, but by God Himself.

 

 

How do you think the Bible survived into modern times? Because organized religion spread it around and kept it safe from harm. So if they had never existed we wouldnt be talking about this today. Thats my point. Religion is the only bridge we have from the past. It is the only connection we have to be able to assert that there is truth in the bible (after all, we cant use the bible to say that the bible is true). For telling you what to do, thats what everybody does. They have their vie, so they automatically believe that other viewas are wrong. 

Just so this doesnt into a debate, you should respond to my post (so its fair - two posts each) and we should end, since this is a very complicated and long discussion. 

With that, i say: Well, at least you believe in Jesus. Which is more than i can say for those damned atheists.