Lust masquerades as Love
Pride masquerades as Joy
Sin masquerades as Freedom of Choice
Satan masquerades as an Angel of Light
Churchianity masquerades as Christianity
Churchianity is full man's traditions, God's word is full of understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever. ~
Psalm 111:10
Christianity is an
independent monotheistic religion and, like Islam and Judaism, goes back
to Abraham, the progenitor of the Israelites. Christianity has the most
followers worldwide with over 2.2 billion believers.
Although the United States has more than 400,000 Churches the Christian majority is shrinking,
and could dip below 50% by 2070. The U.S. Christian majority has been
shrinking for decades. A Pew Research Center study shows that as of
2020, about 64% of Americans identify as Christian. Fifty years ago,
that number was 90%.
More
recent study published in 2022 by Pew Research Center, have found a
retention rate among American Christian Churches closer to 67%, and cited that
the decline of Christianity is primarily due to people leaving Christianity and choosing to have no religious affiliation. (rather than due to people converting to other religions)
Real Christians are not leaving Christianity... they are leaving counterfeit Churchanity. Bible believing Christians are fed up with organized religion's false doctrines and unbiblical practices. Jesus himself separates real Christians from Church goers. ~ Matthew 25:32
Real Christians know that no Church has a franchise on God, or a monopoly on the truth.
The Church Jesus founded is not an earthly organization. True
Christian assembly is with Believers, not institutions. Believers are
individuals, searching for God by revelation, perseverance, and
personal conviction. They worship in spirit and in truth, not in
Articles of Faith, dogmatic ritual, or by unction from a hireling
clergy.
Jesus Christ is the only person who changed the world with His sacrifice for all humanity. Just imagine what the Kingdom of God will accomplish when this same Jesus returns.
“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
~ Revelation 21:3-4
Actions speak louder than words. Who you really are is not shown in your
words. It is shown in your
deeds. Jesus came to earth to give us a perfect example. For
millennia, his words have echoed throughout the ages. And even more so
his deeds. He didn't just speak of God's Kingdom, He brought it to us.
It became visible in his daily life. He did not only speak of love, He
is God's love made touchable. He did not only speak about the price of
discipleship, He paid the price. He did not only speak of suffering,
but
went all the way to the cross. Even more than his words, his actions
show what God the Father is like.
Jesus Revealed The Father
If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. He who has seen Me has seen the Father. ~ John 14:7-11
Be an echo of God's love that is visible in deeds!
The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong.
To
learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true
meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's
Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.
