Yahweh says: "They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men...the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish." (Isaiah 29:13-14)

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!'...."


Man-made concepts of "religion" are not Biblical

To believe in Yeshua Ha'Mashiyach 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 myriad "religions" and "religious people" in the world, all claiming that they have the "truth." Christianity alone contains more than 33,000 "denominations"....

Among them are the "Name it and claim it" bunch who believe they can simply "call on the Name of Jesus" and claim riches, health, possessions. They honestly believe they can simply tell God what to do and He obeys! None of them seem to be astute enough to figure out that YAHWEH is God, and WE are but human beings with limited mindsets who were created by HIM! HE is in charge; not us! The Bible tells us we are fallen beings in a fallen world. Simply "believing in Jesus" isn't going to remove that fact. The only thing "believing" does is allow us to gain access into heaven. It does not automatically make us rich or healthy or beautiful...


We must approach the throne of YHWH with tons of respect and in fear and trembling!

We have NO RIGHT to "claim" anything. We need to just bask in the fact that He cares enough about us to allow us access to Him. HALLELUYAH!

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 (here are just ten) 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 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 everyone on Earth will be opened and that they all may have a desire to worship God the way He intended.


Challenging various religions:


Challenging miscellaneous beliefs:


Readers' Comments
   

Let's discuss homosexuality....

It's okay to be "gay" if we are "in the world" but YHWH (Yahweh/God considers it an "abomination" and that cannot be altered. The bottom line is, we cannot engage in deliberate sin of ANY kind) and insist we belong to God at the same time (Hebrews 10:26).

Carmen Welker's "Free to Sin" is the true story of Tamra and Eve, a lesbian couple who had been deceived for years by "the church" where they were told God condones homosexuality. Once they realized what Scripture says about this issue, they immediately stopped the sinning and began living together as "just sisters." The book goes on to reveal how we ALL can get closer to God through obedience to His Torah.

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