Satan's plan for your life is that you reject the Gospel that justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciles us and the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19. and become religious and join the organized church. If you do that all of the demons in hell will rejoice.
All religions have been influenced by the Catholic church, even the Lutheran church. They are still baptizing babies. I attended a baby baptism awhile back. After the pastor baptized the baby he said, "This child now has eternal life". The fool thinks that baptism saves. I said something to my sister in law about it, but she didn't want to hear it because it was her grandson.
Some time ago I went to visit my wife's uncle to talk to him about his relationship with Christ. While I was reading John 3:16 to him he stopped me and said, "Bob, you don't have to worry about my soul, I have been confirmed by the Lutheran church". He was trusting in his confirmation to save him. He didn't want to hear about how Jesus saved him.
Organized religion is a product of Catholicism and Judaism. All churches have by-laws, the by-laws determine the function of the church and its membership. Example: You cannot become a member of the Baptist church if you are not baptized in the Baptist church. Its the law. Other churches have similar laws. In some churches you are required to tithe a certain amount of money monthly. If you don't, its goodbye. This is the exact thing that Paul taught against. The whole idea is to keep you under the law so that they can control you.
The "Historical Gospel" of Jesus Christ is not compatible with organized religion. Paul said, "The Just Shall live By Faith" Romans 1:17. Living by rules, laws and religion is not living by faith. Religion is about you, who is a sinner. Religion is man's preoccupation with his own spirituality. The Bible knows nothing about our old Adamic nature being rehabilitated by the works of the law or religion. In the Gospel Jesus puts our old Adamic nature to death, Romans 6:6. He doesn't rehabilitate it by religion. He then brings forth a new nature that is spiritual and is in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Sinful, religious man needs to go outside of himself to something that is greater than himself, mainly Jesus Christ. Religion causes one to become a subjective introvert. In and of ourselves we are sinners. We are born into sin, Psalm 51:5. We live out our days as sinners and we die as sinners. There is nothing that we can do to change that, nor can religion change that. The Gospel leads us outside of ourselves because the Gospel is about Jesus Christ and what he has done to redeem us.
All religions have been influenced by the Catholic church, even the Lutheran church. They are still baptizing babies. I attended a baby baptism awhile back. After the pastor baptized the baby he said, "This child now has eternal life". The fool thinks that baptism saves. I said something to my sister in law about it, but she didn't want to hear it because it was her grandson.
Some time ago I went to visit my wife's uncle to talk to him about his relationship with Christ. While I was reading John 3:16 to him he stopped me and said, "Bob, you don't have to worry about my soul, I have been confirmed by the Lutheran church". He was trusting in his confirmation to save him. He didn't want to hear about how Jesus saved him.
Organized religion is a product of Catholicism and Judaism. All churches have by-laws, the by-laws determine the function of the church and its membership. Example: You cannot become a member of the Baptist church if you are not baptized in the Baptist church. Its the law. Other churches have similar laws. In some churches you are required to tithe a certain amount of money monthly. If you don't, its goodbye. This is the exact thing that Paul taught against. The whole idea is to keep you under the law so that they can control you.
The "Historical Gospel" of Jesus Christ is not compatible with organized religion. Paul said, "The Just Shall live By Faith" Romans 1:17. Living by rules, laws and religion is not living by faith. Religion is about you, who is a sinner. Religion is man's preoccupation with his own spirituality. The Bible knows nothing about our old Adamic nature being rehabilitated by the works of the law or religion. In the Gospel Jesus puts our old Adamic nature to death, Romans 6:6. He doesn't rehabilitate it by religion. He then brings forth a new nature that is spiritual and is in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Sinful, religious man needs to go outside of himself to something that is greater than himself, mainly Jesus Christ. Religion causes one to become a subjective introvert. In and of ourselves we are sinners. We are born into sin, Psalm 51:5. We live out our days as sinners and we die as sinners. There is nothing that we can do to change that, nor can religion change that. The Gospel leads us outside of ourselves because the Gospel is about Jesus Christ and what he has done to redeem us.
