Religion

I don't really like having discussions about religion on my blog. It's a very sensitive subject. But I saw this video on YouTube and I said to myself that this is worth the share. It's a very powerful poem made by Jefferson Bethke, on the difference between God and religion.




"A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. This poem highlights my journey to discover this truth. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good enough" for God. With Jesus though you have humble confident joy because He represents you, you don't represent yourself and His sacrifice is perfect putting us in perfect standing with God! - Jefferson Bethke

Of course, we have different opinions on things. I agree with Jefferson when he said that people sometimes build facades to mask their imperfections because their religion tells them that these sins make them unworthy. But I disagree with religion starting wars. I believe that it is the IGNORANCE of the people and total disrespect of religions that do start wars. And to say that Jesus hate religion..? I think "hate"is such a strong word.

Another poem was also written (and uploaded on YouTube, as well) as a response to the video.

"I agree with a lot of what this guy said, but I do have some sharp disagreements with him. - Trent Horn"

What's your say on this?

Day 22 - Bible Verse

Day 22.

"Favorite Bible Verse"

With all that's been happening to the world, it seems like this post topic came with perfect timing and is very appropriate. Here is my favorite bible verse.

"With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)

No matter how hopeless things seem to be, there will always a ray of light. Keep the faith. Faith is our connection to the Lord. We lose our faith, we lose our connection with God. His word is powerful and ALIVE, and that we should carry HIM with us as we face the challenges in our paths.

It's just that sometimes, people can easily lose faith.

During times of trouble or pain, we tend to question God. We tend to question His plans. "Why is this happening to me, Lord? Why do all of these pain, I am feeling? What have I done to deserve this?" It is all "I" and "me". We never bothered to think and meditate about what's happening around us. We never stopped to really comprehend the reason behind our pain.

It's a sad truth that most of us, during the bad times, we ask for God. We remember God. But what about during the good times? Most of us doesn't. Deny it all you want. But most of us tend to forget that there is a higher power, when things are going our way.

I know that God has a plan for all of us. And I know that in His plan, He will arrange for some circumstances that will test our faith. We will be facing pain, grief, loss, heartaches and some serious adversities in our lives. But as long as we have faith in Him, everything will turn out fine.

Have faith. Keep the faith. Just believe. All things are possible to him who believes.