Standards in Christian Culture: Part 1, Religion

There are many people who are looking for something spiritual but are tired of all the religions. It doesn't mean that you can't believe in God and Jesus Christ. I am not asking you to come into religion, but to accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour. Accept something bigger.

Maybe in a past experience with Christianity there was a Christian who discouraged you. They might have judged you or prosecuted you and did not give you a good witness to the Christian life. Maybe you had an uncomfortable experience at a Church. You might feel like believing in different than any religion and not follow any of them.

In Jerusalem, Jesus was in a place full with temples where people would go to God to pray, ask to be saved and blessed. Unlike those organized religions, Jesus instead sought out to the people on the street and basically walked up to them and saved them. The elders didn't like this because he was just some outsider bringing the gospel that was never heard of about God into people's lives differently than the way they taught people. He was preaching to people the way of God instead of how they did in the temples. It was a non-religious approach. It was almost like a rebellion against the organized churches they had back then. Jesus was going out of his way, against society and the teachings from the religions, to spread the truth -- the truth about God.

If you seek Him, or are seeking something spiritual, don't be afraid to read the Bible and learn the way of Jesus Christ. It will at least be very inspiring and knowledgeable. The scripts and verses from the Bible are very beautiful. At least if you've tried it, you'd have a more understanding to the Christian life and inspiration to believe in God.

As defined, culture generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance.

Religion is not the same as knowing God. There are religious people who call themselves Christian but do not have an intimate relationship with God or accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Jesus has given us the answers to live abundantly for the Lord! So live for God, and not for the stuff fabricated by society.