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~ “God’s wisdom is something mysterious that goes deep into the interior of his purposes.” ~Apostle Paul

Tag Archives: Religious

“But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.” ~Jesus

January 23, 2023

The religious bullies want to intimidate us into silence. Nothing would please them more. Jesus challenges us to speak up …

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Can we handle what Jesus has to say about religious people?

June 2, 2021

Why this is important: Jesus is upset. Jesus is upset with the elite religious leaders of the day. Jesus is …

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“In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true.” ~Jesus

October 28, 2017

Jesus is clear about using “religious language”. Don’t do it. I should be genuine. I should use contemporary and understandable …

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“I’m not really religious but very spiritual.” ~Christina Aguilera

April 12, 2017

How many times have I heard someone say “I’m spiritual but not religious”? Way too many probably. It is nice …

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“Why are you so skeptical?” ~Jesus

February 10, 2017

Jesus has this way of baffling the religious community. The reaction is “He can’t talk that way” or “He can’t …

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“I’ve yet to come across this kind of simple trust anywhere in Israel.” ~Jesus

January 29, 2017

The Roman Centurian was very humble and knew that Jesus could give the command and his servant would be healed. …

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“The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” ~Jesus

January 10, 2017

It is a fairly reasonable question. We come to Jesus. From our religious culture and upbringing we ask “What must …

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“So don’t be intimidated by all this bully talk.” ~Jesus

August 12, 2016

The religious bullies want to intimidate us into silence. Nothing would please them more. Jesus challenges us to speak up …

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“Quit your worship charades.” ~God

January 24, 2016

God has a clear message for me. Jesus challenges me to quit being religious. Jesus wants me to have nothing …

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“I’m after mercy, not religion. I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” ~Jesus

January 2, 2016

Jesus, the Messiah and God’s son can do anything he wants. Jesus has been giving all power and authority from …

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“If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face.” ~Jesus

December 7, 2015

“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable” I …

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"You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it." ~Jesus

October 17, 2015

Jesus knows us. Jesus, the Messiah and our Master, challenges us to not “be religious”. If we say we will pray, …

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“God wants you to live a pure life.” ~Apostle Paul

November 3, 2014

The Apostle Paul nails it. He understands God’s goal. God wants us to live a pure life. No doubt about …

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"But you weasel out of that by saying …." ~~Jesus

October 18, 2014

Jesus is direct with us about twisting God’s words and using them to our advantage. Jesus knows what His Father …

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"You ditch God’s command and are just taking up the latest fads." ~~Jesus

September 17, 2014

Jesus challenges the religious to stay focused on God and what He wants. Fads come and go. Jesus and His …

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"You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace." ~~Jesus

August 20, 2014

Jesus challenges us to make sure our words are clear and genuine. They should reflect all of His love. Embellishing …

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"Don’t say ‘God be with you,’ and not mean it." ~~Jesus

July 21, 2014

Jesus challenges us to mean what we say. Religious jargon and trite sayings are useless. It is the power of …

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"Isaiah was right about frauds like you, hit the bull’s-eye in fact." ~~Jesus

May 15, 2014

Jesus spends special time with religious people. He is direct always. Are we frauds? It is a question to ask …

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