{"id":402,"date":"2018-12-05T09:49:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T17:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=402"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:39:32","slug":"religion-isnt-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/religion-isnt-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion Isn’t Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"
Religion Isn’t Enough<\/span><\/div>\n

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“The essence for the follower of Jesus lies in living by faith and not by religion. Living by faith consists in constantly redefining and reaffirming our identity with Jesus, measuring ourselves against him–not measuring him against our church dogmas and local heroes.”\u00a01<\/p>\n

<\/sup>–Brennan Manning, Christian Author<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Religion cannot solve our problems. In fact, through the ages, religion has been the problem. When\u00a0people “have religion” without a living faith in Jesus,\u00a0they tend to\u00a0substitute biblical dogma for a personal experience with God. Religion without personal faith is a formula for sectarianism, bigotry, and violence.<\/p>\n

Jesus was brought to Pilate to be crucified by the religious authorities of His day. The Crusades were instigated by people with opposing religious beliefs. During the Dark Ages, religious people killed those who didn’t accept their dogmas. The unstoppable wars\u00a0in the Middle East\u00a0stem from long-standing religious\u00a0differences.<\/p>\n

The true test of one’s profession is found in how they live their lives–how they treat other people.<\/p>\n

1<\/sup>\u00a0Excerpt from\u00a0The Signature of Jesus<\/em>, Multnomah Press, p. 86.
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