Religion that God our Father Accepts
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27
I believe what James is saying here is a warning to all believers.
Tony Campolo the American Evangelist wrote,
“These issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.” Tony Campolo.
Sadly especially here in North America in many ways what passes for Christianity is simply secular things given a Christian name.
The “pollution” of the world has entered our churches.
Within the so called evangelical churches a confrontational philosophy has taken over in some cases. A philosophy that attacks anything deemed to be “Unchristian”.
While in many of the so called mainline or traditional churches secularism has slipped quietly into their teachings.
I believe it is time for all who call themselves Christians to get back to the basic teachings of the Bible. To remember that it is the inspired word of God and needs to be followed.
I believe a great light shines on Christians. Christians have been given the task of taking the good news of Jesus Christ to all the nations of the world. It is a task we must take seriously.
In doing this task we must present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the purest form possible.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27
I believe what James is saying here is a warning to all believers.
Tony Campolo the American Evangelist wrote,
“These issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.” Tony Campolo.
Sadly especially here in North America in many ways what passes for Christianity is simply secular things given a Christian name.
The “pollution” of the world has entered our churches.
Within the so called evangelical churches a confrontational philosophy has taken over in some cases. A philosophy that attacks anything deemed to be “Unchristian”.
While in many of the so called mainline or traditional churches secularism has slipped quietly into their teachings.
I believe it is time for all who call themselves Christians to get back to the basic teachings of the Bible. To remember that it is the inspired word of God and needs to be followed.
I believe a great light shines on Christians. Christians have been given the task of taking the good news of Jesus Christ to all the nations of the world. It is a task we must take seriously.
In doing this task we must present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the purest form possible.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Francis of Assisi.
Please think about it
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