Many of us think of religion as a specific belief. We are asked sometimes, "what is your religion?" An answer we may give is Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Pentecostal, Islam, Buddhism as well as many other choices. It almost seems like a menu, doesn't it? We have all these choices to pick from. A person can be an atheist too, and have no belief in a supreme being. However, religion is not just a name of an organization that you belong to or a building that you go to! It is really a way of living our belief! I listed below, the definition of religion by Merriam Webster Dictionary. I believe though, that most of all, religion is our beliefs and practices that demonstrate what we believe. The question I have for you today is, "Does your religion please God?"
Full Definition of religion, according to Merriam Webster
1a : the state of a religious a nun in her 20th year of religion b(1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance 2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness 4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Key Verses
"Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 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 1:26-27(NIV)
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