Not Another Religion
Christianity has come a long way, right from the Dark Ages till now, a lot has taken place and God does not waste any experience, the good, bad, and ugly have been used by God to fulfill His purpose on the earth.
Right from the beheading of saints to the burning of believers against stakes amidst indescribable torture, God has been faithful and the fire of the message of the gospel remains unquenchable even now.
Only a few today know what it took to get the Bible printed and distributed in every corner as we see today. Men and women of unquenchable faith have paid the ultimate price for this generation to access that which was taboo in their days. Christianity as a religion is the fabrication and effort of men to serve a god they don’t know. Religion, therefore, is a leap in the dark.
Human nature yearns for power, recognition, and fulfillment in this life and even hereafter: the reason for the numerous religions in our world. Every religion promises a life of fulfillment, power, peace, and protection from harm for its followers, etc but the authenticity of these promises is all around us today.
Some schools of thought believe religion is the cause of about 90% of our woes. A lot of calamitous crimes and activities have been perpetrated with impunity all in the name of religion and it would not be far from the truth to say that religion has caused us more harm than good.
In light of the above the solution to the problems of our world: slavery, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, segregation, racial discrimination, and in this new millennium: religious terrorism and xenophobia, is not yet another religion, G-8 meeting, or peace marches but the re-establishment of the kingdom of God in the earth realm.
Religion seeks to take earth to heaven but kingdom mentality empowers citizens to bring heaven to the earth. It was not the goal of Jesus to introduce one more religion on the earth called Christianity. He desired to empower His followers to develop the capacity to superimpose the kingdom of heaven over the earthly realm. So He taught them to pray;
“When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth”
Christianity is divinity living in humanity. It is the Spirit of God indwelling a yielded vessel dispensing the goodness and the love of God to humanity. Christianity is an active and living intimate relationship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Any other kind of Christianity devoid of these is another religion.
The world does not need another religion, the world needs Jesus. Article by Apostle Percy SA. (KBITS 2022 ALUMNI)