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Rituals versus Relationship
Most religions that exist today teach that people have to do certain tasks such as performing good works, performing rituals and duties, praying and meditating, etc. to make themselves worthy to reach an elevated state of being or to be at peace with their deity. Christianity is different in that it is all about having a personal relationship with God.
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While there is something to be said about individual growth in the Christian life by the Holy Spirit, a Christian who is not part of a local church will miss out on God teaching Him through the church and through individuals in the church. Read Full Answer.

One of the responsibilities of the church is to baptize and carry out Holy Communion. These are to be carried out as a community of believers and not individually. Both baptism and communion have theological implications on what it Read Full Answer.

It does seems like God’s law can be really restrictive at first sight with all the “thou shalt not…”. But what would be the alternative of lawlessness (no God’s law)?

So let’s try to picture life without God’s law governing in the hearts of people in view of 6 of the 10 commandments God gave and see what the direct opposite of the law is. Read Full Answer.

The church is “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Pet 2:9) Since everything that God does for his children is to the praise of his glorious grace, (Eph 1:6, 12, 14) Read Full Answer.

There were 2 brothers in the book of Luke 12, and one of them was not satisfied with the inheritance that was given to his brother. He asked Jesus to tell his brother to divide up the inheritance with him. To which Jesus warned them to take care, and be on their guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of one’s possessions. Read Full Answer.

Psalm 51:17 – The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Isaiah 57:15 – For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to Read Full Answer.

To die to self means that we are to put behind the sinful things of the world and to live a life solely surrendered to God and his commandments. It means that we are to deny the desires of our flesh that are contrary to God’s ways (be dead to sin) and begin to seek to further the kingdom Read Full Answer.

Hypocrisy is the act of pretense whereby a person professes a belief or moral standard that is contrary to what he actually possesses.

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We read in Scripture (Matt 5) that believers are the salt and light of the world. This means that as the world heads towards corruption and evil, Christians strive in the very opposite direction. This often results in much hostility and persecution from the world. In this sense, the Christian is relevant to the world not Read Full Answer.

No one likes a hypocrite. Someone who puts on a veneer of holiness but is really just mean, prideful and selfish. And let’s face it, there are plenty of hypocrites in church. And it might surprise you to find that God is REALLY angry about it.  Whatever anger you might feel about hypocrites God feels Read Full Answer.