I really don't want to be defined by religion. Too often, we get caught up in who's right, who's wrong, how it should be done, etc and forget the purpose: serving God and having a personal, intimate connection with Christ.
Winning a philosophical or religious debate is what some preachers have resorted to. What if I like some of the principles of the Catholic faith and some of the beliefs of the Jewish? How about finding those guiding principles that best relates to me and begin living and walking them out without being handcuffed or classified as a Baptist, COGIC, Muslim, Pentecostal, or Budhist.
Religious figureheads would counter and say that a "double-minded man is unstable in all of his ways" or it is appropriate to be "cold or hot - not lukewarm". Fine with that, but I am more convinced than ever that relationship trumps religion.
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Ohhh, I am sooo with you. We as Christians will never succeed in winning over souls to Christ if we continue with "Religion." I would like to consider myself one to have a relationship with Jesus. If you find me a place in the bible where it says we are saved by the title Christian. Let me know!!! I know many so called Christians that practice everything else but Christianity. Don't get me started, I'm about to preach a sermon on this comment.
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