What is being or becoming FREE of Religion?

2018 February 18th Streaming

We continue this week with who the Father is to each of of us who has ears to hear what the Spirit is saying! I often hear believers and avid church goers use the phrase, “I’m so glad I am free of religion”. Maybe you’ve uttered these sincere and meaningful words. It seems religion is something to be avoided! But what is religion? Can anyone be really “FREE” of it? If you listen closely to what many declare about religion, it is something others have and not them. Several years ago I was listening to a preacher of a large denominational church talk about another denomination as being religious. I smiled, because it sounded like the pot and kettle analogy. Why does it appear almost everyone wants nothing to do with religion? Yet they are no further from religion than when they first started. That being said, many who are declaring they are “FREE” of religion are held captive in the “illusion of explanatory depth”. I know that’s a pretty strong and bold statement. Let me ask you a question, as I conclude this email. Do you think, feel or believe everyone who calls themselves “Christian,” really is? Jesus answered this question in the Gospel of Mathew chapter 7. The answer to the question is “no” they are not. If the answer were “yes” then salvation would be subjective. Does everyone declaring to be “FREE” of religion mean they are? No! Their problem is simple – It’s Spiritual! Four factors many have failed to see with their eyes, hear with their ears, or comprehended with their minds. Let’s talk about it…..