"Hindi ka maililigtas ng relihiyon mo." - Iyan ang laging sinasabi ng mga taong malamang ay hindi alam ang tunay na kahulugan ng salitang relihiyon.
Kapag sinabing relihiyon, ang unang pumapasok agad sa isipan ng mga tao ay Katoliko, Born Again, Iglesia ni Cristo, MCGI, Seventh Day Adventists, Baptist etc. Ngunit, ano nga ba ang relihiyon? Kung titingnan natin ang malalim na kahulugan nito ay mauunawaan natin kung ano nga ba ang relihiyon.Ang relihiyon ay galing sa wikang Latin na Religari na ang ibig sabihin ay pagkakabuklod/pagkakaugnayan ng Diyos sa tao at ng tao sa Diyos. Ang diwa nito ay binabanggit sa Bibliya:
"Ang kumakain ng aking laman at umiinom ng aking dugo ay nananahan sa akin, at ako sa kanya." (Juan 6:56)
"Ako ang puno ng ubas, kayo ang mga sanga. Ang nananatili sa akin, at ako sa kanya, ang siyang namumunga nang sagana; sapagkat wala kayong magagawa kung kayo'y hiwalay sa akin. Ang hindi nananatili sa akin ay itatapon at matutuyo, gaya ng sanga. Ang gayong mga sanga ay titipunin at susunugin. Kung nananatili kayo sa akin at nananatili sa inyo ang mga salita ko, hingin ninyo ang inyong maibigan, at ipagkakaloob sa inyo. Napararangalan ang Ama kung kayo'y namumunga nang sagana at sa gayo'y napatutunayang mga alagad ko kayo. Kung paanong iniibig ako ng Ama, gayon din naman, iniibig ko kayo; manatili kayo sa aking pag-ibig. Kung tinutupad ninyo ang aking mga utos, mananatili kayo sa aking pag-ibig.; tulad ko, tinutupad ko ang utos ng aking Ama at ako'y nananatili sa kanyang pag-ibig." (Juan 15:5-8)
"Kung inaakala ninuman na siya'y talagang relihiyoso, ngunit hindi naman marunong magpigil ng dila, dinadaya lamang niya ang kaniyang sarili at walang kabuluhan ang kanyang pagiging relihiyoso. Ganito ang pagkarelihiyoso na minamarapat at kinalulugdan ng ating Diyos at Ama: tulunganang mga ulila at mga babaing balo sa kanilang kahirapan, at ingatan ang sarili na huwag mahawa sa kasamaan ng salibutang ito." (Santiago 1:26-27)
Samakatuwid, pinatutunayan ng Bibliya ang kahalagahan ng relihiyon kaya ang mga taong nagwawalang bahala sa relihiyon ay pinatutunayan lamang na sila ay mga Anti-Bibliya. Maliwanag na walang binabanggit sa Bibliya na ang relihiyon ay walang kaligtasan.
Amen kapatid!
TumugonBurahinHERE IS WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT RELIGION:
TumugonBurahin1 Timothy 3:16 No one can deny how great is the secret of [[OUR RELIGION]]: He appeared in human form, was shown to be right by the Spirit, and was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, and was taken up to heaven. [Today's English Version/Good News Bible]
1 Timothy 3:16 Here is the great mystery of [[OUR RELIGION]]: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory. [Contemporary English Version]
AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING VERSES AFTER ST. PAUL ANNOUNCED THE MYSTERY OF OUR RELIGION HE WENT ON TO DECLARE THE SUBSTANCE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH: The Incarnation of Jesus, His Divinity being of the Spirit, Jesus supremacy over the angels and His proclamation all over the world.
WHAT DOES THAT SIGNIFY? OUR RELIGION LEADS US TO THE CORRECT UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAITH. IF YOUR RELIGION IS WRONG THEN YOUR FAITH IS WRONG. FOR INSTANCE, IF ONE'S RELIGION IS SATANISM HIS WORSHIP WILL NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE LORD JESUS BUT TO THE DEVIL.
THERE IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF RELIGION THAT YOU MUST CONSIDER:
James 1:27 What God the Father considers to be [[PURE AND GENUINE RELIGION]] is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
THE APOSTLE ST. JAMES AGREES WITH ST. PAUL THAT THERE IS A PURE AND GENUINE RELIGION. THIS RELIGION IS INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR WORKS OF CHARITIES AND IN KEEPING ONESELF FROM CORRUPTION OF THE WORLD. IT MEANS THAT THE ABSENCE OF THIS TRUE AND PURE RELIGION IS DANGEROUS FOR ONE'S SOUL. YOU ARE MAKING YOURSELF VULNERABLE TO THE CORRUPTION OF THIS WORLD.
AS CHRISTIANS OUR FIDELITY IS GIVEN TO CHRIST OUR KING AND TO THE CHURCH THAT HE BUILT AND TO THE SET OF BELIEFS [CREEDS] THAT HE HANDED ON TO US THROUGH THAT ONE AND ONLY CHURCH:
1 Tim 6:20 [English Standard Version] O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
2 Tim 1:14 [English Standard Version] By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
Question this to those Who said Religion cant Save:
DID CHRIST TEACH US TO ABANDON RELIGION?
DID THE APOSTLES TEACH US TO REJECT RELIGION?