 Man-made concepts of "religion" are not Biblical Unless your worship exactly lines up with the Bible, you ain't doing it right! "Religion" is a hard concept to define. Basically, it is "the service and worship of God or the supernatural; a commitment or devotion to a faith or observance; or, a personal set or institutionalized system of attitudes, beliefs, and practices". The term "religious", on the other hand, means "relating to, or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity". Many, if not most, people are "religious". They go through the motions and pretense of worship in public, while continuing their "carnal" ways in private. Yeshua said: Matthew 7: 20 "...So you will recognize them by their fruit. 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, only those who do what my Father in heaven wants. 22 On that Day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we expel demons in your name? Didn't we perform many miracles in your name?' 23 Then I will tell them to their faces, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness!'...." To believe in Yeshua Ha'Mashiach is not to embrace a RELIGION. "Religion" is humans trying to work their way to God through prayers, good works, etc. The Gospel of Yeshua is God coming to men and women in the Person of Yeshua and offering them a RELATIONSHIP with Himself. And what makes it so wonderful and sure is that the Gospel of Yeshua is that "which God promised BEFOREHAND through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures..." (Romans 1:2). There are many "religions" and "religious people" in the world, all claiming that they have the "truth". But the bottom line is: The God of the Bible is God over the whole Earth — Jew and Gentile, Christian and pagan, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and atheist. He created the world and everything in it, and all of man’s history traces back to that singular event. Because of the Bible we know exactly how the universe and everything in it was created, and how we are to conduct ourselves in relation to God and to each other. Netzarim Believers recognize this is an absolute truth. Testimony to this are the hundreds of Bible prophecies that have already come true and are continuing to unfold before our very eyes. In a world that is becoming increasingly more decadent and godless - and leaning evermore toward atheism or weird religions that have nothing to do with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - SOMEONE needs to stand up for God! The Refiner's Fire is proudly taking on this task....  Following are articles that challenge "religion" and religions. Please understand: We are NOT necessarily attacking the people themselves (there are some "saved" people in every church who have that "right relationship" with God). But, rather, we are challenging their "religions" and false doctrinal belief systems which CANNOT be verified in the Bible! It is our most fervent prayer that the spiritual eyes of these deceived people will be opened and that they will repent and "get right" with Him. Challenging Various Religions and Beliefs:
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