Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Baptist, Lutheran and other religious orders in America have their differences, but they do have similar interests. They believe in one God; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They believe Jesus Christ is the incarnate son of God. They believe in heaven and hell. One would think that these fundamentals would lead all the different religions to become one—one in belief and one in practice. Not so.
Why would all the different religious orders mentioned, and dozens of others not mentioned, say they are united into the body of Christ, yet show such a disparity of practicing faith? In the book of Hebrews, those who were raised in the Jewish faith were introduced to the Christian faith. Many people wanted to retain their old culture and add the new practice of gaining heaven by belief only. All they wanted was to mix Law and Grace!
The Bible as we know it today has been around for 2000 years. Its truths and precepts haven’t changed as much as a grain of sand! Why then do we have so many religions, so many beliefs, and so many rules of worship? Tradition is a hard habit to break. History tells us, it’s not about tradition; it’s all about ‘rightly dividing the Word’. Christian’s should have a conscience about (1) regular Bible reading, “Until I come, devote yourself to the…reading of the Holy Writings, (Scripture)” 1 Timothy 4:13 and (2) regular Church attendance, “Let us not give up on meeting together.” Hebrews 10:25. These two police each other. Do you fit—the profile?
See how you fit, read about ‘The Fellowship of Believers’ in Acts chapter 2.
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