Jesus hates dead religion pdf

Christian beliefs in god, jesus christ, the trinity, the bible and authority, sin and reconciliation, sacraments, spiritual practices, and ethical. So god is love, yet at times hates others, hates certain actions, and even jesus hates evil. In his new book, jesus hates religion, himaya says, i dont hate religion because of what it did to me. The jesus i hate is the modern, western jesus, the american jesus, the jesus who has been a part of my life for almost fiftyeight years. Sin and evil of all kinds are contrary to his nature. Here are 9 reasons jesus hates religion and you should too. The picture behind these ceremonial laws was that sin leads to death and that the contamination of sin and death spreads to others if it is not dealt with.

If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Finding grace in a works driven culture and founding and senior pastor of thechurch at battlecreek, located in tulsa, oklahoma. But we do know that it was according to gods sovereign election. First, it is not difficult to see why god would hate evil. While jesus was not always polemical in his approach to preaching and teaching, he certainly did confront the empty religiosity of the scribes and pharisees. When i say religious, im not talking about a denomination, a doctrine or even a box you might check off on some paperwork. And i dont deny that each of these groups has suffered immensely in the past. He has chosen to hate most of them from eternity to eternal doom. Abandon dead, dry, rulekeeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved jefferson bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate, provocative poem titled why i hate religion, but love jesus. True religion is a matter of knowing god personally and growing in that relationship with him. This first verse i will give you is coming direct from jesus himself.

Pdf an exposition of judean ideas as being a compilation of views in the globalising culture of greece, rome, india and china. As jesus said, this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true god, and jesus christ whom you have sent john 17. Jesus the jewish religion in the 1st century britannica. The manmade path of religion has no place in the heart of the christfollower, and alex himaya brings this concept to life. As a general rule, jesus was popular with the masses the exception being in his hometown of nazareth, and as his popularity increased with the crowds, so did the opposition from the jewish leaders. The jewish leaders disliked, and eventually grew to hate, jesus for many reasons. If nothing else, the christian atheists are waking the churches to the brutal reality that the basic premise of faiththe existence of a personal god, who created the. The world hates jesus because he testifies that its works are evil. And christianity has been dying in this sense ever since nietzsche proclaimed that god is dead, and we have killed him.

In this verse is full and complete revelation as to why so many in the world today hate jesus. By jesus coming and dying on the cross, he fulfilled completed the law by offering himself. Religion doesnt allow for dialogue or open communication. But in a sense the witnesses actually want to be hated, based on scriptures that say jesus true followers are to. Not only does the lord hate men because of their evil deeds, but he also hates men apart from any wickedness they might commit. Jesus never explicitly gave a definition of religion but i think we can take a look at the biblical data and make a fairly strong inference to his views. Judaism, as the jewish religion came to be known in the 1st century ad, was based on ancient israelite religion, shorn of many of its canaanite characteristics but with the addition of important features from babylonia and persia. Think of dietrich bonhoeffers prophetic attempts to waken. Do you have collegeaged people in your life who have rejected jesus because of how theyve been treated by the church or how theyve been turned off by duplicity and hypocrisy. She insults me for not wanting to go clubbing, calls. The riches of a relationship with the true god through faith in christ alone cannot compare to the bankruptcy of merit religion. The people loved jesus, and they received him gladly, but what they felt from the pharisees was judgment. Halo helper good works tracker by battlecreek church.

Himaya points readers away from himself, and towards jesus saying, dont trust me. If a jew came in contact with a tomb or a dead body, he was ceremonially unclean for seven days num. The symbols used by the christian religion no longer make sense to the way of being of the average joe in the western world. For the message of religion i obey, therefore im acceptedis the opposite of the gospel. Now in jesus hates dead religion, metaxas takes readers behind the scenes into that electric moment and calls us to walk the hard path of the gospel in our trying times. In just three days, its been viewed almost 7 million times.

One glance at the 23rd chapter of matthews gospel will reveal the polemical style of jesus ministry. Pharaohs were still considered powerful after death. Religion turns every argument and disagreement into an us versus them. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. Why i hate jesus the life and times of bruce gerencser. Remember that jesus christ of the seed of david was raised. Apparently a lot of people resonate with the idea that jesus has something against this thing that we call religion. There is a big difference between a personal relationship with jesus christ and outward religion. He honestly tells his own story, troubles and all, of how he came to know christ personally and describes the wholehearted faith of past believers like william wilberforce and detrich bonnhoffer that directed their energies toward seeking justice and pursuing compassion for others. It seems to me that scientology and westboro baptists have a far more toxic public image. The jesuses of bygone eras have no power to harm me, but the modern jesus the jesus of the three hundred thousand christian churches that populate every community in america he has the power to affect. The account of jesus begins with a prologue narrated several times in the quran first describing the birth of his mother, mary, and her service in the jerusalem temple, while under the care of the prophet and priest zechariah, who was to be the father of john the baptist. The jews differed from other people in the ancient world because they believed that there was only one god. There is a kind of religion that is lifeless and is the bitter enemy of true faith.

Christianity has lost its authenticity in other words. The right is already screaming false flag and crying obama is taking. Jesus christ, the founder of christianity was constantly opposed by the religious leaders of the jews. Many scholars of traditional african religion report that. Remember, that jesus said these things after his death and resurrection from the dead and after the coming of the holy spirit. More 3,000 high quality jesus pictures and religious images to download from our collection.

Page 1 of 12 sunday, october 30, 2016 remember that jesus christ of the seed of david was raised from the dead according to my gospel. About a year ago, i did a twopart sermon on the gospel. First of all, i know you losers hate it when i say i told you so, buti told you so. They saw jesus associating with the common people and saw them cheering him, loving him. I dont live in america so religion is definitely not as wellaccepted or typical. No other book has all of the correct dates concerning jesus life and. Jesus christ, by his crucifixion and resurrection, conquered death. Jesus hates dead religion by eric metaxas overdrive. Thus, satan, the angel of death and darkness, was defeated. Is god dead times iconic cover at 50 time magazine.

No longer content with pretending those things dont happen, pastor himaya retreats with readers back to the scriptures to see what jesus thinks about manmade. The birth narrative in the quran for jesus begins at maryam 19 1634 and alimran 3 4553. Satan hates this scripture because it proclaims the eternal victory of christ over satan. Jesus hates dead religion bonhoeffer, wilberforce, and the power of living faith by eric metaxas. If you want to talk about the law of moses being religion, then read 2 corinthians 3. Jesus hates dead religion by eric metaxas goodreads. Jesus hates religion part 4 guilt by battlecreek church. While i appreciate how this artistcontinue reading does jesus hate religion. If you dont hate your father, you cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. The videowhich in a few days has gone from hundreds of views to thousands to millionsshows jefferson bethke, who lives in the seattle area, delivering a wellcrafted, sharply produced, spoken word poem. Any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

The primary challenge modern culture offers christian faith is that the former is itself the fruit of a historicocultural process deeply influenced by. Alex himaya is the pastor of a fastgrowing church, thechurch. Historical records of criticism of religion goes back to at least 5th century bce in. However, gods election of some people but not others, doesnt give people an excuse not to turn to the lord jesus in repentance and faith. Have you struggled with how different jesus is from organized religion. Jesus jesus the jewish religion in the 1st century. Do what jesus did the ten scriptures satan hates most. Jesus hates dead religion by eric metaxas is available in. If theres more than one possible meaning to a verse, who gives you the right to say that one interpretation is definitely the right one. The only thing the pharisees looked at was the peoples sin, and so they had a certain contempt for the common people. Legalism is a matter of going through rituals and of keeping rules, but its devoid of the personal knowledge of god. The time of himayas life when he pursued religion is the time he missed jesus. Thats the basic premise of a new you tube video that has gone viral recently.

Conflicts between african traditional religion and christianity in. She seems to support just about every other religion and culture and states its just their beliefs and culture but will turn around and say the total opposite of christianity. Regardless, the dividing lines between religion and jesus are clear. Jesus hates religion is not simply another book about christianity, but a detour sign on the road of life. The april 8, 1966, cover of time launched a heated debateand religious thinkers are still reckoning with the fallout. God hates religion sermon series truth of god cbcg. It goes without saying that i condemn all forms of religious bigotry. Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion. Eric metaxas is a humorous, transparent, and cogent presenter of the difference between dead religion and biblical christianity. Though your why i hate religion video contains a lot of truth of which i appreciated and thought was very cleverly portrayed, its main premise and following conclusion are dead wrong. Thats the message eric metaxas, author of the bestselling biographical phenomenon, bonhoeffer, brought to the sixtieth annual national prayer breakfast. The contents of this book were first given on the air, and then published in three separate parts as the. Jesus hates religion focuses on the sole importance of a relationship with christ. Now, before you think i have gone off the deep end and im renouncing my faith please understand what i mean by religious.

There is a difference between real faith in god and mere religion. African traditional religion and the coming of christianity. At jesus second coming the righteous dead will be raised to life and taken up to heaven along with the righteous who are still alive on the earth. Jeff shared that he tried religion and walked away from it, only to realize that he misunderstood. No longer content with pretending those things dont happen, pastor himaya retreats with readers back to the scriptures to see what jesus thinks about man made. I sympathise strongly with anyone who has been persecuted or discriminated against in the secular sphere on the basis of their race, religion, economic status or sex. Therefore, he said these things in the same dispensation as we live in. Why i think jesus hates religion and you should, too. Nothing has changed, except that the end is near and jesus will soon return, and he wants to prepare his church for his coming.