These shirts come in unisex sizes s, m, l, xl, xxl. Now, drawing upon an additional ten years of observation and experience, these authors go one step further, offering new insights and a. We began by talking about the 10 virgins 5 who were wise and 5 who were foolish. If jesus and the early disciples didnt ask people to convert to a religion or ideology, then neither should we. Order 5 or more copies of how jesus broke the rules to set you free and receive a free dvd magdalena. Based on an exhaustive study of what jesus did and said about relationships, this book guides readers on a 40day journey that will bring new health and richness to their marriages, families, friendships, and all the relationships in their lives. We are loved by christ no matter our age, sex, race. This morning on twitter i saw this tweet, jesus offers relationship, not rules. Moving from rules to relationship online books in format pdf. And i think as a man, i think it is easy to think i dont need help for this or that, but in my relationship with jesus, he has been such a friend to me that i can talk to him about anything. We all know the phrase, but when pressed, many of us have a hard time explaining exactly what we mean by it. People get so caught up in being a specific religion instead of the actual meaning behind it. The law said that for one day each week, no work should be done.
Those who possess a toxic faith have stepped across the line from a balanced perspective of god to an unbalanced faith in a weak, powerless or uncaring god. Just because you have been converted to make a decision to turn away from sin and darkness, from the power of the devil to the living god. Relationships, not rules, mattered to jesus faith and. Jack felton christian library of lancaster collection. Download pdf jesus christ and the religions free online. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages.
But when it comes to religious practice, christianity is in a state of serious decline. One decade ago, bestselling authors stephen arterburn and jack felton exposed the dangers of what they called toxic faith. About the personal relationship with jesus and its a. The word religion has become a pejorative in the pulpits of too many preachers, and it has spread to the pews, as well. In the passage before us we are going to consider the danger of living by rules rather than living in a relationship with the living god. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Experiencing healing from painful spiritual abuse, helping countless believers to understand and overcome their religious misconceptions. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are. Truly through adversity we can become victorious and more strong in our relationship with christ. How to want more of jesus and less of you cindi mcmenamin read about christian dating and get advice, help and resources on christian single living.
Experiencing healing from painful spiritual abuse, helping countless believers to understand and overcome their religious misconceptions now, drawing upon an additional ten years of. Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. I hate the aspect of religion that says you have to do something to be right with god. People more into religion than relationship with jesus. I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please god, and it didnt work. Recently amazon suggested a book with the following subtitle. Click here to access info from christian rules and laws please. An article in the journal of family psychology examined 94 different studies on family and religion found that religion had a small but distinct positive influence in preventing divorce among couples.
In fact, few of the rules and regulations that comprised the religion of. Heather grey tee shirt that reads more jesus less religion in navy blue writing. In short, im learning the whole personal relationship with jesus perspective is more a modern evangelical construct than it is an historical, orthodox and biblical one. Now, drawing upon an additional ten years of observation and experience, these authors go one step further, offering new insights and a positive approach to the dilemma in this long. Today i would like to fix your focus and motivate your mind to becoming more and more like christ.
Jesus religion author jefferson bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate, provocative poem titled why i hate religion, but love jesus. A crowd had gathered around jesus in a home, with the result that there was no time to eat. It calls for exclusion based on one single criterion. To show the importance of a person not just having a religion but a relationship with god. As ye have therefore received christ jesus the lord, so walk ye in him. God desires to have a relationship with us no matter what day of the week it is. How to embrace jesus without religion, read more about spiritual life growth, christian living, and faith. Yet this image perfectly captures the essence of religious extremism. Explain jesus relationship to the law and the christian believer s relationship to the law.
This is by no means a generalization of believers in certain denominations because i know that there are those who choose religion over a relationship with christ in every christian church. Jesus is the fulfiller of the law, meaning that he came to carry out gods promises in the covenant as well as the prophets prediction of the coming messiah. Well, theres an answer to that question that is obvious to most of us. Jesus himself lived out the ethic of the kingdom of god that he demanded of his followers.
When jefferson bethkes video went viral in early 2012, what impressed me even more than his spoken word poetry was how he responded to his critics. Understand the difference between religion and relationship so you can please god and find joy in your life. Despite the very personal nature of religion, it is an issue that many couples struggle with on a repeated basis. Religion can make us more environmentally friendly or not you might think that being religious would make you more likely to care about the natural world. More jesus, less religion published by water brook press 5446 north academy boulevard, suite 200 colorado springs, colorado 80918 a division of random house, inc. To all who want to enter into deeper joy, fuller obedience, greater influence, and a healthier experience of god, more jesus, less religion points the way back to the grace of the lord and shows what it takes to avoid the pitfalls of toxic faith. More jesus, less religion picks up where toxic faithleft off.
Teach the jesus and relationships 4lesson bible study in your youth ministry and help your students see what jesus had to say about relationships. Our text paints for us what i believe is a very accurate picture of the times that we live in. Our relationship to jesus must be above any natural relationship we have, and we must follow him at all costs. I told you we were beginning an 8week series on authentic christianity. Moving from rules to relationships colorado springs, co. Mar 02, 20 jesus summarizes the rules with two rules jesus doesnt break any of the bibles rules, but he breaks certain religious rules. Aug 02, 2016 jesus realised that this mans needs were emotional as well as physical. Religion reforms, relationship with jesus christ transforms relationship now lets go to relationships from a christian perspective for relationship is what christianity is all about.
That probably sounds like a huge contradiction coming from from someone who claims to be a jesus freak and uprooted his family to move across the country to attend a bible college too. No phrase is more characteristic of evangelical lingo than this one. Mar 07, 2009 well, why cant people who claim to have a personal relationship with jesus agree on what he wants and what hes like. The focus of the video by jefferson bethke is to highlight the difference between false religion and a relationship. Instantly our conversation changed directions and leapt toward the heart of christs gospel. How to want more of jesus and less of you christian dating. In each case of interfaith marriage or relationship, we see that religion is no more important than skin color, height, weight, or musical talent. All he wanted was for the disciples to make more disciples in the judaic religion but with a more spiritual emphasis. Whether you pray to god, jesus, allah, jehovah, the sun gods, or any one else is entirely between you and that entity.
He does so because he values helping people more than following others expectations, traditions or religious rules. Countless people have found that religion can kill the joy of a relationship with god. The ancient role of a shepherd was much more than an assignment to herd sheep. Learn to recognize serious misinterpretations of vital biblical concepts such as accountability. By the time i finish writing this post, ill bet jeff bethke s viral youtube phenomenon why i hate religion, but love jesus has likely garnered 8 12 million views. The shepherd loved his sheep, he knew them, named them, provided for and protected them. Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship with. This man mattered far more than rules and he needed touching. Religion can make us more environmentally friendly or not. We see god most clearly through our relationships with others. An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods. There is relationship with god and life in his kingdom, and then there is religion.
Jesus is much more than a great leader or wise teacher. While there are many different types of religions out there i am only focusing on christianity today and what it means to truly live for jesus. One contemporary christian musician writes, more like falling in love than something to believe in, more like losing my heart than giving my allegiance. Nothing matters more than relationships, and no one understands them better than jesus. Moving from rules to relationship and read more jesus, less religion. Apr, 2010 be set free from manmade rules, churchianity, and legalistic religion. This is a perfect onehour video to watch with your womens bible study group to help the stories of jesus interaction with women come alive. They say things like relationship over religion or jesus over religion, but they forget things such as repentance and sanctification. The quickest way i can sum it up is to say that i have a personal relationship to jesus as opposed to i have a personal relationship with jesus.
However, although classified as a world religion, true christianity is not about earning eternal life, but rather about receiving eternal life as a free gift from jesus. Mar 15, 2012 i shared a video in church last week that a lot of people have been asking me about. Jesus treated people differently when we think of jesus, we usually think of a soft spoken. Jesus didnt disobey rules to be rebellious but to demonstrate that love makes the rule redundant. At ym360, we want to see students know god and make him known. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the holy bible, new international version. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of music bed music bed. Download jesus christ and the religions ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. He loves a broken heart who wants to serve him rather than someone who is busy doing the right things. Aug 29, 2012 if we dont believe jesus is god, who became a man, lived a life of perfect obedience to his father, died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead, we wont be saved and can have no relationship with the father or jesus christ. Allow him to fill you up and to change you for the better. Know god personally most people seek forgiveness and eternal life by being faithful members of some religion. For readers who want to enter into a deeper joy, stronger obedience, greater influence, and healthier experience of god, more jesus, less religion points the way to the grace of the lord and shows what it takes to avoid the pitfalls of a faith based on legalism and works.
Not all families will be happy and supportive about one. Rules, laws and commandments within christianity and how they affect christians. From the bible, we learn that, god is a god of relationship, for he. Oder your own copies of tireo classic cartoon movies on dvd u get over 200 cartoon movies with free audio messages all from tireo, u get more for your money, all cartoon movies produced. A few years ago, i wrote an article for another blog in which i wondered out loud about the helpfulness of using the phrase personal relationship with. What the bible says about sabbath and relationship with god. The merriamwebster online dictionary defines religion as, the belief in a god or in a group of gods. For jesus it is, more often than not, a welcome first. This ought to give you some idea of the pernicious nature of religion. Moving from rules to relationship is a kind of blueprint on that journey. Jesus doesnt hate religion the major problem with saying jesus hates religion is that it is not true. Christianity is relationship, not religion or ritual.
Think of the story of zacchaeus, the chief tax collector in jericho, who would have been considered the chief sinner in the city. Jesus relationship on the law and the christian believer. Going to church becomes a chore just because you have to go because its sunday. Experiencing healing from painful spiritual abuse, helping countless believers to understand and overcome their religious misconceptions now, drawing upon an additional ten years of observation and experience. When we gather with other christians, the decisions god wants us to make become even more apparent matthew 18. Experiencing healing from painful spiritual abuse when religion becomes a means to avoid or control life, it becomes toxic. Jesus made no plans for his disciples to organize a new religion. Moving from rules to relationship arterburn, stephen, felton, jack on. Return to the roots of a strong, obedient, yet gracefilled relationship with your creator.
Discovering jesus, part 3 the social relationships of jesus. The christfollowers voice directed toward the storm has no power, but the christfollowers voice directed towards the son jesus christ has great power. Mar 28, 2016 the best decision you will ever make, ever, is to step into that relationship with jesus. He discusses also the relationship between the reign of god, the church, and the religions.
How jesus broke the rules to set you free sharon jaynes. In that relationship with him, its almost like a father and son relationship where you can speak about the smallest minute things with one another. To all who want to enter into deeper joy, fuller obedience, greater influence, and a. The relationship that christians have with jesus can vary greatly from person to person. Becoming citizens of gods kingdom has little to do with accepting a catalogue of rules or aligning with a religionit is all about a relationship with jesus. As long as we are all able to grow from the experience then we know that we. Because he is the way we will never get lost, because he is the truth we will never be confused, because he is the life we need never be depressed. Religion emphasizes doctrine whereas discipleship is about living to love and enlighten others without any emphasis on doctrine.
Moving from religion to relationship faithlife sermons. Yet few, if any, of the rules and regulations that are important to us as christians today seemed to matter much to jesus. Paul was the most religious man of his day, and here is what he wrote. Religion, rules, and relationships sospression blog. It has become obvious to me since writing toxic faiththat the way jesus did things on this earth was so different from how many of us. Jesus and religions relationship status its complicated 01192012 03. Feb 26, 2014 jesus said he was the way, the truth and the life. Jesus breaks religious rules compassion and justice.
Moving from religion to relationship sermon by edward. Oct 09, 2006 the good news of the gospel of grace is we no longer have to live under the rules and regulations of the old testament law. The video has received over 20 million views over the past few months on youtube. Moving from rules to relationship stephen arterburn.
Jesus helps us see whats right when were with people. Today, church attendance is at an alltime low, and the number of americans who profess to being christian is rapidly dropping. If we dont believe jesus is god, who became a man, lived a life of perfect obedience to his father, died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead, we wont be saved and can have no relationship with the father or jesus christ. The message blew up on socialmedia, triggering an avalanche of responses.
Relationships are about love, not jesus the atheist papers. A guide to help you live a more fulfilled life part i we all live by a set of rules that guide the choices we make and the attitudes we hold. What jesus really said about relationships articles. One decade ago, bestselling authors stephen arterburn and jack felton exposed the dangers of what they called toxic faith, helping countless believers to understand and overcome their religious misconceptions. Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship with jesus christ. Eight things jesus showed us about relationships 1. Thus, the basic rule that the commandment lays down is that god requires that each person set aside this day for the worship and service of him. We live in a rapidly changing world that has significantly altered the way people view relationships. For those trapped in churchianity, bestselling authors arterburn and felton not only expose the dangers of toxic faith, but offer proven insights to free you from manmade rules, judgment, and legalism in order to return to a gracefilled life. The relationship principles of jesus by tom holladay. We repent from our former sins, cast off our old life a life which enjoyed living in the passing pleasures of sin. Actually, helen, i answered, tucking my mail under my arm, i think of christianity more like having a relationship with god, not being religious. The shepherd and his flock have been everpresent symbols of the lord and the people of his pasture. Click download or read online button to jesus christ and the religions book pdf for free now.