Faith for DummiesSample

So cool you are here again! Maybe you prayed for your very first time yesterday. Hooray!

Today, I would like to highlight the differences between religion and relationship. Maybe you have some struggles with the word ‘religion’. You might have been to a church in your past, but it just did not feel right at that time. Or maybe you have been wondering whether religion is not just the cause of a lot of damage in this world.

Every person is different. Everyone has their own unique story, and therefore they have different doubts and questions. Luckily God is great enough to take care of all of these billion stories. He is all knowing. And if God is indeed all knowing, He probably knows you personally too, right?

Yesterday, I mentioned living a life together with God - christians like to call this ‘a relationship with God’ nowadays. Where religion is mainly about sticking to rules, laws or traditions, relationship is more about why you would want to stick to these. To clarify:

Religion: “Start your day everyday with prayer.”
Relationship: “It would be good to start your days with prayer, because your relationship with God will grow.”

Religion: “Don’t do anything on Sundays!”
Relationship: “It is better to do nothing one day a week, because you will endure in the long term.

Do you see the difference? Maybe you have a very religious idea about faith, because you think you can’t do anything anymore once you start believing. But the christian faith has nothing to do with following rules or laws, yet it has all to do with living a life together with God. ⚖️

Do you know who agrees? Jesus. Let’s read what He has to say to the religious people from His time.