RELIGION vs. RELATIONSHIP

Hey guys! I have had a very rough past three weeks with exams, etc. But I have been writing about things that have been happening and now I am back to share them with you!

Ultimately, there is only ONE THING that you need to hear:

If a parent has many rules and punishes their child if they make a mistake, the child will obey the parent out of fear. The parent is like a “master” and the child the “slave”. These children usually end up being rebellious and bad.

If a parent and child have a RELATIONSHIP wherein they talk to each other and care for each other, the child will obey the parent out of LOVE: because they want to make the parent happy. Not because they have to and fear punishment if they don’t.

There is no fear in love.

It is the same with God.

In the Old Testament, He was like the strict parent with RULES. But then Jesus came and took the punishment on your behalf.

Now, God is like the parent who cares about a RELATIONSHIP with you.

What do I mean by relationship?

Well, it’s very simple really. How do you initiate and build on relationships in your life?

·         You meet someone

·         You then spend time with them

·         You honestly communicate with them how feel and what you like/dislike

·          You do little things for them to show your love for them

·         You compliment them and build them up with kind and loving words

·         You thank them for what they do out of love for you when you least deserved it

·         How else do you build on your relationships with people you care about?

Well, building a relationship with God is pretty much the same… He created the concept of ‘relationship’ after all…

Next post we will discuss whether one can get into Heaven without the Bible, Fellowship or the Church. I bet you have thought about that one before…

Love