I fear for many who
"represent" God before man. So many hide themselves behind Biblical
"knowledge" and have very little compassion for others. Many pride
themselves in their knowledge or position in life. Many are driven to excel in how
they are portrayed before others instead of before God. Many strive for
academic knowledge at the expense of spiritual knowledge. Many seemingly know
the Scriptures well; yet, they barely know He who is the author of the
Scriptures. It is so easy to hide ourselves behind the Scriptures and lose
sight of how to live them.
If that's not bad
enough, these "leaders" in the church influence others and keep them
away from God. Many hold the Scriptures
in low esteem and offer people the wisdom of man instead of the wisdom of
God. They confuse the minds of their
people to the point where they don't know the truth and as a result, they don't
know Jesus as Savior and Lord. They
create religious people, but not a people with a relationship with God.
The Lord holds each
of us accountable for how we handle the Word. We are to be learners of it, but
more importantly, we are to be livers of it. What we know about God won't get
us to heaven, knowing God will. Knowledge without the relationship is valueless
and vanity. There is nothing more tragic than to get wrapped up in what we know
and lose grip on Who we should know.
The Lord desires a
relationship with us, not a people who are religious fools. Religion will not
get you to heaven, a life-changing relationship with Christ will. Don't let
your religious thoughts keep you from Christ. Get to know Him well and He will
teach you all you need to know. He is the way, truth, and life. He alone can get you to heaven.
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